ORCHIDS, 
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CATTLEYA CHOCOENSIS. 
THIS variety — fepresented in Plate No. VI.—is a native 
of the Province of Choco, in the United St 
is somewhat rare, though a favorite with flor 
ble on account of its winter blossoming. 
ates of Colombia. It 
ists; especially desira- 
It is not easy to present in the drawing, the full beauty of this 
flower, because of its drooping habit and the shutting or closing 
tendency of its petals. The Chocoensis is of delicious fragrance ; 
not showy, perhaps, as the C triane, but justly to be prized for 
its fine perfume. 
Sweets of the wild! that breathe and bloom, 
On this lone tower, this ivied wall; 
Lend to the gale a rich perfume, 
And grace the ruin in its fall; 
Though doom’d, remote from careless eye, 
To smile, to flourish, and to die, 
In solitude sublime: 
Oh! ever may the spring renew 
Your balmy scent and glowing hue, 
To deck the robe of time! 
Breathe, fragrance! breathe, enrich the air, 
Though wasted on its wing unknown! 
Blow, flow’rets! blow, though vainly fair, 
Neglected and alone! 
These flowers that long withstood the blast, 
These mossy towers are mouldering fast, 
While Flora’s children stay — 
To mantle o’er the lonely pile, 
To gild destruction with a smile, 
And beautify decay! 
