ORCHID ACEiE. 



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has pale rose-coloured flowers, which do not appear till 

 September. There are several other species which require 

 a greater amount of heat than the above, natives of the 

 West Indies and Mexico. The roots are increased by divi- 

 sion, and the soil best suited to them is a mixture of turfy- 

 peat, light loam, and a portion of manure ; they should be 

 kept in a dormant state in the winter, by being placed 

 where they will be cool and dry, but early in the spring 

 they will require a warmer situation to force their growth. 



CALADENIA. 



A genus of Australian Orchids, said to be difficult to cul- 

 tivate, though they do not require much heat. They are 

 occasionally brought amongst others of the same Order, but 

 very soon dwindle and die; they are on this account not 

 worth inquiring for by the amateur, but should any of the 

 genus fall in his way, they may flourish for a time by being 

 potted in loam, peat, and sand. The flowers of the twenty 

 or thirty species which have been brought over are either 

 lilac, purple, white, or yellow. 



