For the introduction of this singular and highly curious 
plant, our Botanic Garden is indebted 'to Mr Cleghorn of 
Montreal, who sent living roots of it from Canada to Mr 
Murray. These, along with many other rare American, 
especially orchideous plants, were put into a border of the gar- 
den, prepared with a due admixture of peat-earth, and co- 
vered with a very large and deep many-sashed glass frame, 
and the whole have flourished to such a degree as to be pro- 
nounced (by those who have seen both them and the vege- 
tation of Canada) finer than they appear in their native soil 
and chmate. This I can readily believe, from the present 
plant itself, which has attained to nearly thrice the size of the 
figure given by Nuttall. 
C. multiflora, which was formerly confounded with the 
European C. innata, differs from it in the much greater num- 
ber of flowers produced on a spike, the form of the lip, and in 
the presence of a very distinct spur. It extends, according to 
Nuttall, from New England to CaroHna in the United 
States, and appears to be not uncommon even in Canada. 
Nuttall says it is parasitic near the roots of trees. With 
us, the attachment of the roots has simply been with the soil ; 
and its flowering-season the month of May, whereas it is given 
in America as blossoming from July to September. 
Three species of this genus are enumerated by Mr Nut- 
tall as inhabiting N. America; or four, if Cymbidium Jiye- 
male of Willdenow be really of that genus, which diff'ers 
remarkably in habit, having a tuberous root, and a solitary 
root-leaf. 
Fig, I. Side view of a flower. Fig. 2. Front view of ditto. Fig. 3. Lip. 
Fig. 4. Column of fructification. Fig. 5. PoUen-masses.— more or 
less magnified. 
