68 ORCHIDS. 
LYCASTE.— 4 Lady's Name. 
Tuis small family, belonging to the third tribe of orchids, 
originating in Central and South America, bears the name, it is 
supposed, of a celebrated Sicilian beauty. They are epiphytes of 
the pseudo-bulbous class. Being natives of the Western hemi- 
sphere, the species do not need a very high temperature ; neither do 
they require so decided a rest as some other varieties of the order. 
They must be freely supplied, when growing, with air and water. 
