THE ORCHID REVIEW. [ AUGUST, . 1923- 
SONGS OF THE ORCHIDS. 
BULBOPHYLLUM BARBIGERUM. 
Each flower is like And lo! they start 
iving gem, At the breath thereof, 
And closely clings And the soft wind hears 
To a bract-lipp’d stem. From lilting lips 
The soft wind comes The whispered love 
To the flowers of love Of a fairy heart. 
MASDEVALLIA MUSCOSA. 
Why is thy lip atremble, 
O blossom strange and rare? 
Fear’st doe my heart for wonder, 
ine eager eyes that stare? 
Why is thy lip atremble ? 
Dost thy heart fear the crude 
Intrusion of my footfall 
On thy mossed solitude ? 
Or is’t the overflowing 
Of joy in thy heart’s core ? 
Or thy strange spirit te 
Its secret mystic lore? 
(): wondrous blossom, thou art 
*Tis meet my heart ae praise thee 
That doth such beaut 
God touched thee with His spirit 
And thou art wondrous fair. 
J. H.-A. Hicks. 
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PosiITion OF PLANTs 1n HouseEs.—-A matter of considerable im- 
portance in the successful cultivation of Orchids is the position the plants 
occupy. Those that require shade are best accommodated in the end that 
obtains the least amount of sunshine, if there is such a difference by 
reason of the surrounding buildings or trees, while plants that delight in a 
brighter atmosphere should be given the positions most in accordance with 
such requirements, even suspending them near the glass, but not so close 
as to get unduly hot, or the foliage may get damaged. Plants with fleshy 
leaves, such as Brassavola Digbyana, can withstand, and indeed require, 
much more light than those having thin and delicately formed leaves. 
