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CATTLEYA MARGINATA. 
their remarkable peculiarities. Nothing could be more fascinating in a drawing- 
room, than a few plants such as this, in full flower, hung from the ceiling ; the 
block of wood to which they are fastened being half concealed by moss. Not 
requiring a very high temperature, it is also singularly fitted for such an object. 
To grow it nicely, it should be fastened to an old log of wood, and kept in a 
cool house during the winter. The cooler part of the Orchidaceous-house, where 
it will not get too much moisture, will likewise suit it best in summer. It may be 
grown in a pot, if desired ; but this system is not so completely in accordance with 
its habits. 
The genus, now so rich in fine plants, commemorates W. Cattley, Esq., of 
Barnet, one of the earliest cultivators of Orchidacese. 
