50 Upon the Cultivation of Epiphytes of the Orchis Tribe. 



prevails, we have seen that they disappear, but that as soon as 

 atmospheric humidity increases sufficiently, they spring up in my- 

 riads from every tree. 



I am persuaded that if these facts are carefully borne in mind, 

 we shall no longer experience any difficulty in the cultivation of 

 Orchideous Epiphytes, and that the time is not distant when the 

 beauty of the Dendrobiums and Bolbophyllums of India, of the Onci- 

 diums of the West Indies, of the Aerides of China, and of the Epi- 

 dendrums of Peru, will add a charm to every hothouse. 



