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"The plant was purchased," says Mr. LLKVELYN, "about (hrec JI^ears since, from M. Dnscu AMI'S,*
and soou uftenvards potted in very rough fibrous peat, being kept neiixly dr}' in u cool plant-house, until
its new buds began to swell, when it was removed to u hot and damp stove, kept exclusively for OrchidacceB.
AVater was regularly given until its bulbs had accjuired their full size, when it was discontinued by degrees,
and the plant carried back to a lower temperature. This treatment has been repeated, and under it
tlie entire genus seems to tlu-ive, altliough, perhaps, from tlie vigour of some specimens of L. anceps and
L. avitimmdix, which 1 have attached to pieces of rough-bsirked wood (witli a little peal lied round the
roots), 1 should prefer that course of treatment to the more usual one of potting them."
Tlie mode of treatment pursued by j\Ir. LLEWELVN is certiiinly the only one under which success can
reasonably be expected : but there is yet a point to be gained, for while the specimen at Penllergare, however
beautiful, consisted of only a solitary tloM-er, in a \\-ild state three or four are borne upon a spike, in the
manner represented in the plate. We must not omit our acknowledgments to Mrs. LLEWELYN for a most
accurate drawing made upon the spot (in Jul}', 1840), and which enabled us, with tiie assistance of native
specimens in Prof. LIKDLEY'S Herbarium, to prepare the accompan3ang ligure.
The vignette represents a Cocoa-nut, marvellously carved by the native Indians of Guatemala, from
whom it was procured by Mr. SKINNER.
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