NEW AND BEAUTIFUL ORCHIDE^E. 
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Orchideae.” It requires the stove,, and thrives if planted in moss and broken pieces 
of pot, and is suspended from a rafter. — Bot. Cab. t. 2000. 
Cirrhaea Warkeana. — This is a native of Brazil, and was discovered by 
Mr. Warre. It bears a strong resemblance to the other species : they are all 
highly interesting and curious plants, well deserving every possible care in 
cultivation. It succeeds very well in the stove, planted in moss with potsherds, 
and a little sandy peat soil. Like the rest, it will admit of occasional increase, by 
dividing the bulb. — Lod. Bot , Cab. The C. viridipurpurea should be treated 
precisely the same as the Warreana ; but the C. Loddigesii will do very well, if 
potted in a light vegetable mould, providing the drainage be complete. All the 
species require a very humid atmosphere to bring them to flower in perfection. 
Indeed, all the Orchideous Epiphytes of the stoves require a similar treatment in 
this particular, although in others they may somewhat differ. The whole genus of 
Dendrobiums , for instance, hang in their native woods upon the trees, in a pendent 
manner j they, therefore, cannot be cultivated with success, unless some means of 
this kind are resorted to. The usual mode, therefore, is to suspend the pots in 
which they are planted to the rafter, or merely hang the plants themselves upon 
trees, covering the roots with a little moss, so arranged that the branches can shoot 
freely in their natural way. The T>. secundum , chrysanthemum, cuculatum, &c., 
grow very freely, if planted in perfectly rotten wood and moss ; also in pots, covered 
over the outside with moss. The D. moniliforme , longicorni , pulchellum, &c., grow 
best in moss, mixed with a little vegetable mould and broken pot, and suspended 
like the other. 
The genus Aerides will thrive with a treat- 
ment somewhat different to Dendrobium. A. cor- 
nutum has a most delightful fragrance when in 
flower, not very dissimilar to that of the tuberose. 
A. paniculata will grow and flower, if cut off from 
all nourishment except what it receives from the 
air. It does not, however, flourish so well in this 
way as if planted in a basket, having a mixture of 
chopped moss and vegetable mould at the bottom. 
After the plants are placed in the baskets, spread 
a little moss over the roots, and hang them up to 
the rafters, by means of a few twigs, formed as the 
flgure. The Renanthera Coccinea is a splendid 
plant for this purpose ; its beautiful crimson flowers 
hang in a most graceful manner : but it flowers 
equally well, if a bit of moss be tied round the stems, 
and kept constantly damp. After it comes into 
flower, it may be taken down, and hung up in a 
warm room of the dwelling house, where, if treated 
with care, its flowers will continue for a long time. 
It is readily propagated by cuttings. 
