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combination which for grace and beauty is unsurpassed. 

 We have large pans of this plant, which are a constant 

 pleasure all through the dull months of winter. 



For house decoration this plant is unrivaled, the flow- 

 ers remaining in perfection for many weeks, and for cut 

 flowers there is nothing better. A little weak liquid 

 manure is beneficial to the bulbs when growing ; for the 

 stronger we can grow the bulbs, the better the flower. 

 After blooming, let the bulbs rest awhile till the shoots 

 show at the base, then repot and grow them in good heat. 



The foliage of these plants is evergreen, except Calan- 

 the vestita and Calanthe Veitchii. They generally make 

 their growth after the flowers have faded. They should 

 be grown in large pots, with loam, leaf mould, and rotten 

 dung j the plant should be set about level with the brim 

 of the pot ; good drainage should be provided. 



Grow in the Indian house, and never allow the plant 

 to get dry during the growing season. They need but 

 little rest, during which period the soil should be kept 

 damp, except Calanthe vestita and Calanthe Veitchii, which 

 must be kept dry. Propagated by division. They are 

 very subject to the attacks of brown and white scale. 



All the species are best grown in pots ; the varieties of 

 Calanthe vestita, however, do well in baskets. 



Camaridmm. Lindley. Epiphyte. 



Name from /canape, an arched roof. 



Camaridium ochroleucum B. R., 844. 



See Cymbidium. 



