LIST OF ORCIIIDEiE. 
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scattered and pauperised 1 How much acute suffering would 
the comparatively paltry sum of forty shillings, in many a case, 
have prevented ! Nay, are there not instances in which the 
prompt help of a few shillings would prevent weeks and months 
of misery and privation? Then what class of chanties can be 
more useful, or find more opportunities of doing good ? and 
among what class of men can be found so many cases of tem¬ 
porary distress for the exercise of so benevolent a calling? We 
anticipate the very best results; we foresee that in the hands 
of a vigilant committee very small means will confer large 
benefits, and we can safely appeal to men of all opinions on 
behalf of so good, so great, and so beneficial an establishment. 
And what is the description of persons who are looked to foi 
support. First, the gardeners themselves; and, for men whose 
means are so limited, the subscriptions should be low: on this 
account we approve of its being fixed at five shillings pei an¬ 
num. It is within the means of every gardener in a situation, 
while it cannot be beneath the notice of the wealthy who aie 
inclined to set an example by paying the same, or to give of 
their abundance, and increase it.” 
The first General Meeting was held at the Crown and Anchor 
Tavern, Strand, on Monday the 28th of last month; and it is 
proposed that the future meetings take place on the second and 
fourth Tuesdays of every month. 
We leave it now in the hands of those most immediately con¬ 
cerned, and trust this appeal will not be altogether without its 
fruits. — Ed. 
LIST OF ORCHIDEiE. 
(Continued from page 159.) 
75. Dendrobium cupreum. (Derived from the colour of its 
flowers.) Stem bulbous. Flowers copper-coloured, veined with 
a reddish tinge, and the labellum has two reddish brown blotches 
on the inside. This plant requires a mixture of sphagnum, rotten 
wood, and turfy peat, and plenty of water while growing, with 
a temperature of 75°. — Native of India . 
76. Dendrobium moschatum. (Derived from its flowers being 
musk-scented). Stem robust, growing from six to nine feet 
