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BLETIA Gebina. 
Japanese Bletia. 
GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 
Nat. ord. ORCHIDACEÆ. (Orcuips, Vegetable Kingdom, p. 187.) 
BLETIA.— Supra. 
B. Gebina (Lindl. in Journ. of Hort. Soc. 2. 307) ; foliis oblongo-lanceolatis 
plicatis acutissimis recurvis, racemis strictis 6-9-floris, bracteis oblongis 
obtusis cucullatis membranaceis citó deciduis, sepalis patulis lineari- 
oblongis petalis subundulatis pauló angustioribus, labello trilobo laciniis 
obtusis intermedia crenulatá crispatá lamellis 5 ad basin usque extensis 
duabusque brevibus lateralibus pone apicem, clinandrio crenato.. 
Calanthe Gebina, Loddiges’ Catalogue, No. 1846. 
Our drawing of this novelty was made in the garden of 
the Horticultural Society, to which it was presented by 
Messrs. Loddiges in the spring of 1847. It is described in 
the Journal of the Society in the following terms :— 
* Leaves broad, plaited, rising up the stem, from six to 
eight inches long, or more, and two inches wide, the upper- 
most acuminate, the lowest obtuse. The flowers are about 
as large as Bletia hyacinthina, from six to eight in a spike, 
two inches and a half in diameter, nearly white, with a faint 
tinge of blush. The lip is pale delicate violet, obtusely 
three-lobed, with seven plates upon its surface, of which two 
at the side are confined to the middle lobe, and the five 
others are extended to the base, which is a little stained with 
yellow." 
It is nearly related to B. hyacinthina, and, according to 
Messrs. Loddiges’ catalogue, is a native of Japan. No 
description of it, however, is to be found in books. 
Itis a terrestrial Orchid, which requires a slight pro- 
tection from frost, and to be kept rather dry while in a 
dormant state; afterwards it should be well supplied with 
