No. 22. 
EPIDENDRUM COCHLEATUM. 
Class. Order. 
GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 
A native of the West Indies, introduced 
in 1786 by our late worthy friend, Dr. An- 
derson, of St. Vincent. Itrequires the stove 
heat, and thrives in a soil composed of 
rotten leaves and sand. The flowers are 
produced in succession, aud are so lasting, 
that we believe, for several years past, there 
has not been a time when we have not had 
some in bloom: it may be increased by 
offsets, 
To the attentive observer, who delights in 
examining the forms of flowers in all their 
wonderful and endless variety; no class of 
plants can afford more gratification than the 
Gynandria. The astonishing singularity of 
some of these, added to their exquisite 
beauty, renders them peculiarly worthy of 
our most assiduous cultivation. Let us 
never, while we admire these engaging 
objects, forget - indulgent * Parent of 
ood,” whose * pencil paints” them with 
such inimitable splendor. But may our 
