ORCHIDACI M. 



fibry peat, intermixed with a large portion of sand 

 and potsherds ; should the peat have much sphag- 

 num mixed with it, so much the better : they like a 

 moist house, where there is not too excessive heat. 

 Give water plentifully, and keep them shaded from 

 the heat of the sun, otherwise they will change to 

 a yellow sickly hue. When they have perfected 

 their growth, diminish both moisture and heat. 

 Give them a season of rest ; but withhold not 

 water from them altogether, as is recommended for 

 some of the wonderful Orchideae tribe. 



Class, Gyxaxdria. Order, Monandria. 



Broughtonia sanguinea — Jamaica — 1793 — All sum- 

 mer — Division. 



Its flowers are a beautiful carmine, and it is 

 worthy a place with the best collections. 



nitida — Division. 



aurea — Mexico — 1838 — Division. 



Its flowers are yellow, and larger than those 

 of sanguinea. 



This genus succeeds best on logs of wood, strew- 

 ing about their roots some light peat, and taking 

 care to have them well covered with green moss 

 collected from the trees in thick woods. When 

 growing, give them plenty of water, and but little 

 when they are at rest. They delight to grow in a 

 moist but not in too excessive heat. When sus- 



