No, 9, 
EPIDENDRUM CILIARE *. 
+ AA Order. 
GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 
A native of the West Indies, long since 
introduced into our stoves, where its beau- 
tiful flowers are produced in October and 
November. 
The Epidendrums are generally consi- 
dered a kind of parasitical plants, growing 
in their native state upon the decayed bark 
cially in winter. 
* Reduced to one-third of the natural size. 
