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habitats. Of Masdevallia coccinea we read:—‘ This magnificent species 
grows on the ground, on the southern slopes of the high mountains 
near Pamplona, at the height of 9500 feet; April. Its brilliant flowers 
resemble, at a distance, those of the Bejarias, Vacciniums, and other 
plants of those lofty regions”; and of Epidendrum frigidum :—‘ This 
singular species grows on damp rocks a short distance from eternal 
snow, at the height of 13,000 feet on the Sierra Nevada. It is remark- 
able for a varnish which covers the whole plant, including the flowers, 
which are pale rose; August and September.” Masdevallia Schlimii was 
named by Mr. Linden after Mr. Schlim, his half brother and travelling 
companion, by whom it was discovered.” The only Cattleya in the list 
was the previously known C. Mossie, which he met with in 1842, near 
Caraccas, at a height of 3,000 feet, flowering in March.” 
Dr. Lindley drew up from M. Linden’s notes an interesting analysis 
of the plants with respect to altitude and climate, and remarked on the 
great importance of a correct knowledge of these facts by the cultivator. 
The following note by Dr. Lindley is interesting, as it foreshadows the business 
which commenced shortly afterwards :—‘‘ Of these plants many are alive 
in the gardens of this country or of Belgium, in consequence of M. Linden 
having furnished contributions to some of our great English collectors, 
and having parted with the residue, consisting of between 70 and 80 
species to M. Jonghe, . . . Brussels, who has them for sale.” 
On returning home he established himself in business as a nurseryman 
at Brussels, and issued an annual catalogue, the earliest one which we have 
seen being No. 8 of the series, and dated 1853. Some time afterwards 
M. Linden was appointed Director of the Zoological Gardens at Brussels, 
presumably in 1856, for his catalogue for that year appears for the first 
time as “ Prix Courante des Plantes cultivees dans les serres de J. Linden, 
au Jardin Royale de Zoologie et d’Horticulture de Bruxelles.” After the 
death of M. Ambrose Verschaffelt, M. Linden removed to Ghent (this was 
about 1870), retaining, however, his Brussels establishment for a time. 
About 1881 the business was turned into a company, called ‘‘ Compagnie 
Continentale d’Horticulture,” with M. Linden as one of the Directors, a 
position he also held in another company, “ L’ Horticulture Internationale,” 
which was established at Brussels when the former one ceased to exist. 
M. Linden sent various collectors abroad, Schlim and Wallis being two 
of the principal ones, and through them he introduced a large number of 
Orchids and other plants to European gardens, many of which were 
described by Reichenbach, in the Gardeners’ Chronicle and elsewhere. 
In 1860, with the collaboration of Messrs. Planchon, Reichenbach and 
Liiddemann, he commenced the publication of an illustrated work relating 
to Orchids, entitled Pescatorea, of which, in spite of its excellence, only 12 
