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MY GARDEN. 



The odoiitoglossums do not like too much heat, but plenty of light, 

 without the direct sun. 



The Tricopilia tortilis (fig. 638 a), from Mexico, is remarkable for the 

 twisted character of the petals of its flower. It grows in the fernery. 



l?'lG. 64Z, — Miltonia. 

 Fig. 640.— O. Alexandriae. Fig. 641.— O. Phalsenopsis. 



The Miltonias (fig. 642) yield very exquisite flowers. They are not 

 easy to grow, and require heat. My plants have not done very well. 



There is a plant much appreciated by the Spaniards, who call it 

 the Dove Orchid, or Holy Ghost Orchid (Peristeria alata, fig. 643). It 

 grows freely in the cucumber-house, and forms bulbs as large as a 



turkey's &g^. From the 

 bulb one or two flower- 

 stalks rise, about three feet 

 high, from which a thick, 

 fleshy white flower grows ; 

 the middle of this in shape 

 resembles a dove. It is 

 upon the whole a flower 

 more curious for its asso- 

 ciations than for its beauty, 

 and a single plant is suffi- 

 cient as a specimen. 

 I have not at present an AngrcEcum sesquipedale (fig. 644) : it has 

 a white blossom, and it is remarkable for its having a long appendage, 

 which the crickets delight to eat, making the flower look ridiculous. 



Fig. 643. — Dove Orchid. Fig. 644. — Angra:cum sesqaipedale. 



