The old trees were decorated with beautiful orchideas*, yellow bannisterias, blue-flowered bignonias, peperomias, arums, and pothoses.[…]* Cymbidium violaceum, habenaria angustifolia, &c.
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The old trees were decorated with beautiful orchideas*, yellow bannisterias, blue-flowered bignonias, peperomias, arums, and pothoses.[…]* Cymbidium violaceum, habenaria angustifolia, &c.
Source: wiktionary
Lœlia Albida. A very interesting addition to our stove orchidea, and sent from Oaxaca to Mr. Bateman of Kynpersly.[…]Angræcum bilobum.—An orchidea from Cape Coast Castle.[…]Balbophyllum limbatum.—This orchidea Messrs. Loddiges received from Singapore.[…]Cirrhopetalum vaginatum.—The flowers of this orchidea are of a pale straw colour.[…]Cælogyne Cumingii.—This orchidea was brought to this country by Mr^. Cuming.[…]Mycaranthus obliqua.—Another orchidea from Sincapore to Messrs. Loddiges.[…]Liparis spathulata.—An orchidea.
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Cœlogyne elata.—An orchidea from Nepal, with whitish flowers, but not particularly handsome.
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[…]; on the trunks of the larger trees may be seen pepper-worts and other delicate creepers, chiefly convolvuli, impomseas, the pitcher plant, whilst the orchideas suspend their pendulous flowers from the branches of the trees;
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