moisture and heat. It grows freely in a mixture of fibry 
peat and half-decayed leaf-mould, and is increased by dividing 
the old plants when in a dormant state. 
It flowers in April. 
Being nearly hardy, it is a desirable plant where there 
is no stove, as it may be grown in a cold pit kept close 
during summer. 
Fig. 1. represents a view of the upper side of the lip, with 
its elevated plates; 2. a column; 3. one set of pollen-masses. 
The latter are entirely those of Bletia, and bear no resem- 
blance to the structure of Calanthe. ! 
