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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. 5 of 
Barnet, one of the earliest cultivators of Orchidaceee. 
