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in the Mexican department, allowing them i aly sufli- 

 cient water to keep the plants in sound condition. 



Epiphytal Orrhi-l~ arf f r.>in'l chiefly in the humid 



forests of tropiivil ■ - -■"•n along streams where 



they receive tin n i isture during the dry 



season. A few f,'i -i , _ i -~y situations or among 

 brush. These roni-! . h- :1. <■( i-limbing Epidendrums 

 of the JE. evectiim secticm, a' ivw Oncidiums of the cau- 

 lescent type (the distance between the pseudobulbs 

 often denoting a year's growth), and some of the terete 

 Vandas, etc. 



Aerides, PhalEBnopsis, Vanda and the epiphytal Cyp- 

 ripediums are distributed throughout India, Malay 

 Peninsula, Cochin China, Celebes, Borneo, Philippine 

 Islands, Java and some of the Oceanic islands, usually 

 following the moist forests of mountain ranges, occa- 

 sionally at high elevations. With one or two exceptions, 

 as Vanda carulea, all do satisfactorily in the East 

 Indian department, reserving the warmest part for Pha- 

 laenopsis, which as a rule grows nearest the sea-level. 



AngriBcums are natives of Madagascar and tropical 

 Africa, with one isolated species, A, falcatum, which is 

 from Japan. They grow in humid, shady locations, 

 where they can receive a copious supply of water at all 

 seasons, and are closely allied to Vanda, requiring the 

 same general temperature and treatment. 



Dendrobiums are most common throughout India, 

 Moulmein being a central district, but they are also 

 plentiful and widely distributed throughout eastern 

 Australia, New Guinea, the islands of the west Pacific 

 and Oceanica under various climatic conditions. A ma- 



acted by heavy dews and the condensing vapors, which 

 arise during the early mornings in those countries. 



Bulbophyllums and Coelogynes have their homes 

 principally in the mountainous forests of East India and 

 Borneo, where they are copiously supplied by frequent 

 rains. X. n! .11 j i- a l.i-st in the Brazilian department. 



Cattl.-,- [ inhabit the humid forests of the 



various i : i ti-'s of tropical Amerii-a, from 



Mexic. - ..In i, :i.,,_i, ihe U. S. of Colombia to Peru, 

 the Nurili .\.u,a„.jii valley, through Venezuela and 

 Guiana, and the mountain belt of eastern and southern 

 Brazil, usually at an altitude of 2,000 to 5,000 ft., except- 

 ing the Mexican s^-ecies Jj. aibUla, L. aitceps, L. atttttm- 

 nalis and L. majatis, which grow at from 5,000 to 8,000 

 feet, commonly among Polypodium fern. 



Cattleyas and Laelias grow on rocks and trees often 

 devoid of other vegetation along the margins of rivers 

 and ravines usually in shade, where they receive a copi- 

 ous supply of water from heavy dews and condensation 

 of morning fogs which saturate the forests during 

 the dry season, and often excessive rains while growing. 

 They should be grown in the Brazilian department, 

 excepting Caftleya citrina, the Mexican Ltelias and L. 

 Jongheana, which thrive best in the Mexican depart- 

 ment or warm end of the New Granadan house. 



Stanhopeas are found from southern Mexico south to 

 Peru, Venezuela, Guiana and Brazil at rather low eleva- 

 tions, often in dense forests, the individual species hav- 

 ing a very wide range. The Brazilian house affords 

 them the best temperature, but they may be grown in 

 any of the departments with success. 



Epiih iMlri;in 1- :i 1 r-c and varied genus, widely dis- 

 tributi.I 1 : I lioal America, from South Car- 

 olina t.. n r. 111. and one of the few epiphytal 



genera iiiini n iii_- i)i. I nited States. Thev are found at 

 all elevai,..i,, lu.ii. >ia-level to 10,000 ft. or more. The 

 writer found E. Ibayuense growing in quantity on the 

 margin of perpendicular clay ridges fully exposed to 

 the sun at this altitude in the U. S. of Colombia in a 

 robust, healthy state, and the same species below 5,000 

 feet in the same condition. Many of the individual 

 species cover a wide range of distribution. They require 

 the same general treatment as Lielias and Cattleyas. 

 Few species are worthy of cultivation except for botan- 

 ical purposes. 



Maxillarias cover much the same range as the last 

 genus, but are not quite so widely distributed. They 



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grow equally well in either the Brazilian or Mexican 

 departments. 



Oncidiums itr--- ili^tri'iM'-t! :ii'.i,_- tlu- mountain ranges 

 from soufli- ' II ^l■| . i f'l m tlie southern and 

 northern ji-.i li i . ' :,\.,ug the coast, the 



SpanishM;. i : < 1 1 iMu-an sea. The O. 



Cartliaijiii, „ ;iimI /' j- - ■.' i i"ii> are found at sea- 

 level and seldom above OOil ft. i-l.-vation. These grow 

 best in the Brazilian house. Nearly all of the other 

 species may be grown in the Mexican department, 

 except a few, such as O. cucuUatum, O. Phiihvnopsis 

 and the O. macranthum section, which are found at high 

 altitudes; these should be grown in the New Granadan 

 department. 



Odontoglossums follow the higher wooded mountain 

 ranges from southern Mexico. Central America and the 

 Central Andes of U. S. of Colombia south to Peru and 

 the northwestern portion of Venezuela, ail at high 

 altitudes. They usually grow in the moist shady forests, 

 where the rainy season is lonsr ciiiitinued or condensing 

 fogs and dews are very hi:i\\, Im • innu' inanv of the 

 species in an almost perpetual iiiinn, their 



only relief of excessive m^i-i . , _- to be from 



the frequent heavy winds that jm ,:iil m i In -,. regions. 

 The Mexican species grow well in the cool end of the 

 Mexican department, while those of the C. luteo-pur- 

 purexim and crispum type require the new Granadan 

 house. 



Lycastes are distrilnitfil frmn s.-mth.-rn Mexico to 

 Peru along the mountain ran-. .. nvinillN- at an altitude 



of 4,000 feet in rath, r -lia.i. .i I.. .mi ^; th. y are most 



common from south. m I . >. .1 ( .,|..iij!,ia to their 

 northern limit. L. t'!r'nj"H't i> tr-.iu ^.authern Brazil 

 and far removed from the general area of distribution, 

 with little resemblance to any other species. Its- 4-an- 

 gled monophyllous pseudobulbs produce semi-pendent 

 scapes carrying often as many as eight flowers, not un- 

 like a Cymbidium in general appearance. Lycastes 

 grow well in either the Mexican or New Granadan 

 department. 



Selenipediums are the South American representatives 

 of Cj-pripedium. They are distributed from Costa Rica 

 south to Bolivia, through Venezuela, Guiana and eastern 

 Brazil, at from 3,000 to 8,000 ft. elevation, in wet 

 marshes and on the branches of trees in shaded forests, 

 in all cases where they get a bounteous supply of water 

 at all seasons. The Brazilian or Mexican department 

 suits them equally well. 



Masdevallias, Restrepias, and Pleurothallis firrow at 

 high elevations in Venezuela, Mexico and south to 

 Peru, with a few in the Organ mountains of Brazil, 

 their principal center being U. S. of Colombia near the 

 Odontoglossum district. They always follow the moun- 

 tain ranges, growing on trees, rocks and on wet, marshy 

 slopes, in extremely wet locations. The Chimjera sec- 

 tion is found at the lowest elevation. They all grow 

 best in the New Granadan department. 



Newly Imported Orchids. — On arrival of oases of 

 Orchids from their natural habitats th.y Im-il.l h. .-ir.. 

 fully unpacked as speedily as possil.i. , ■■ i ! i.-i 

 room where insect pests that often an 

 may be destroyed, and laid carefully a 1 _ 11 



one another, on the bench of a sha.li. ■:■ I \. milat..! 

 house or packing-shed. Slmul.l th.y all I... f..un.l in 

 good condition, the pseud. .i.nlh.ni- ~[,., n-. such as 

 Cattleyas and L«lias, shoul.l I..- h..-. .1 ..xr thoroughly 

 and allowed to remain foral...ut a w.-, k. at the end of 

 which time they should be examined for any signs of 

 decay and bruises. All such parts should be removed 

 with a sharp knife. The plants should be cleaned and 

 sponged to remove dust, potted or basketed, as the 

 ca.<e reriuires, and planed in a shady portion of their 

 resp.-.'tivn d.-partm.nt.^. allowing them sufficient water 

 to ;.'ra.lually ~tart tli.iu into action, after which time 

 thev will rn.iuiri- the same treatment afforded established 

 plants of their kind. 



Cypripediums, Masdevallias, Phaltenopsis. Vandas, 

 the Batemannia and Bollea sections of Zygopetahim and 

 other non-pseudobulbous genera should be phn-ed on 

 damp sphagnum in a well-shaded, airy department for 

 a week or ten days, without syringing, until it is ascer- 

 tained what amount of damage they have received in 

 transit. After sponging the leaves carefully and remov- 



