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GUIDE TO THE CONSERVATORY. 



This extensive genus grows freely potted in 

 light mossy peat, chopped sphagnum, and potsherds. 

 The pendent varieties, such as Pierardii, Cuculata? 

 Macrostachya, &c, &c, are much better suspended 

 either in baskets or shallow pots. The smaller va- 

 rieties, such as Jenkinsonii, Aggregator, &c, 

 grow well upon blocks of wood suspended from 

 the roof of a moist house. Give a liberal supply 

 of water when growing, gradually diminishing it as 

 they perfect their growth. 



Class, Gynandria. Order, Monandria. 



Epidendrum variegatum — Rio Janeiro — 1830— 

 January— Division. 



Sepals and petals of a yellowish green span- 

 gled with dark purple spots : a beautiful species. 



• cochleatum— W. Indies — 1 786 — September 



— Division. 



Sepals and petals yellowish green ; lip purple ? 

 striped with darker colour. 

 — — pastoris — Mexico— 1837 — Jan. — Division. 

 Flowers a dingy olive colour, having a pow« 

 erful fragrance resembling Vanilla. 



■ vitellinum — Mexico — -1838 — Sept. — Divis. 



Flowers orange : a beautiful species. 

 nocturnum — W. Indies — 1816 — Autumn- 

 Division. 



Flowers yellow ; scentless by day, but during 



