100 orchid-grower's manual. 



green spike drooping like a pholidota, ten inches long, white, 

 deliciously fragrant. Blooms in January. 



B. harhigerum. — A curious dwarf-growing plant, with dark 

 green leaves and pseudobulbs ; sepals and petals greenish 

 brown ; the lip is covered with dark-coloured hair, and is so 

 loosely attached at the base as to be moved with the sHghtest 

 breath, which gives it the appearance of a living thing. It 

 lasts long in bloom. From Sierra Leone. 



B. Lohhii. — The flowers of this species are large, the 

 sepals and petals deep yellow, the upper part spotted with 

 purple. It produces its solitary flowers on radical scapes 

 during the summer months, and lasts long in beauty. Native 

 of Java. 



B. maculatum. — An interesting and pretty species ; it has 

 long obtuse bright green leaves, and prettily- spotted flowers. 

 It is of easy culture, and must be kept in the warm house. 

 Native of India. 



B. reticulatum. — This is a very singular Orchid from 

 Borneo, the handsomest of the genus, the leaf being somewhat 

 heart-shaped, with the nerves of a deeper green than the rest 

 of the leaf, giving it a beautifully reticulated appearance ; the 

 flowers, which are borne in pairs, are white, striped inside 

 with purple, and the lip is spotted with the same colour. It 

 is easy of culture, delighting in the strong heat of the East 

 Indian house. 



B. saltatorium. — A curious dwarf Orchid from Western 

 Africa, of a greenish brown colour ; blooms at difi'erent times 

 of the year, and lasts some time in perfection. The plant 

 should be grown in the East Indian house. 



B. Siamense. — A very pretty species, and well adapted for 

 those who, having but little space, devote it to the small- 

 growing kinds ; the leaves are longer and stouter than those of 

 B. Lohhii, with ovate pseudobulbs ; the flowers are pale yellow, 



