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ORCHIDS. 



employing many collectors, and they have sent us many 

 plants, which have always arrived in fine order, both from 

 careful selection and careful packing. 



We trust the day is not far distant, when amateurs in 

 this country will send out collectors, and bring home Or- 

 chids in quantity. 



The Orchids of Mexico and South America are of 

 easy access, and by the Pacific Railroad the Orchid 

 homes of the East Indies are now very near to us. 



AERIDES CRISPUM. 



