among palms, ferns, and the large ornamental-leaved plants, to form a winter- 
garden of Orchids, as described very precisely by M. Bungeroth in the Journal 
des Orchidées a short time ago, they will be astonished at the use which may 
be made of these admirable plants for lightening up and relieving the rich 
foliation of these giants of the tropics. 
This progress ought, in our opinion, to be the more ràpidly accomplished 
because it is favourable to the good cultivation of certain généra. From the 
observations of M. Bungeroth, cited in the article which we hâve mentioned 
above, it appears that certain généra, and particularly Cattleya, grow in preference 
upon certain trees, whose bark appears to be specially favourable to their 
végétation. 
To return to Zygopetalum Gautieri , this beautiful species cornes from 
the province of Santa Catherina, Brazil, whence it was sent to M. Ambrose 
Verschaffelt, by M. Gautier, to whom it was dedicated. It flowered for the 
first time in Europe in 1867. Since then, it has become widely diffused in 
cultivation, where its elegance has been very warmly appreciated. 
