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CHAPTER XIX. 



THE GENERA CECEOCLADUS,ORNITHOCEPHALUS, 

 BURLINGTONIA, DENDROCHILUM, DINEMA, 

 AND TRIAS. 



These are also inhabitants of the different 

 islands of South America^ particularly the West 

 Indian islands, and will require a higher tem- 

 perature than many of the South American species 

 do while growing, together with a very liberal 

 supply of water during the time. 



The whole of these genera should be grown 

 upon billets of wood, the cork barked oak is to 

 be preferred before any other, as I find they root 

 more freely on it, but before using the billets I 

 cover them with sphagnum as far as the plant 

 will occupy, binding it down with lead-wire. I 

 then place the plant upon it, and also secure it 

 down with the same material, observing that all 

 plants that are recommended to be grown on billets 

 of wood should have the head of the plant placed 

 in an inclined position, so that no drip will then 

 lodge in the heart of them, as otherwise damp 

 will follow among the young leaves. Syringing 



