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for the first time in this country by J. Day, Esq., in 1865 ; 

 leaves pointed, six or seven inches long, somewhat fleshy and 

 bright green in colour ; sepals and petals yellowish white, 

 banded or barred with streaks of reddish brown ; lip white, 

 spotted with orange, and streaked down the centre with violet. 

 It requires the same treatment as the other species. 



PiLUMNA. 



p. fragrans. — A deliciously sweet-scented plant, very like 

 Trichojnlia in habit and appearance. Its flowers are produced 

 on spikes three or four together, the sepals and petals being 

 greenish w^hite, the lip pure white. It succeeds well in the 

 cool-house, and is best grown in a pot, with peat and moss, 

 and good drainage ; a good supply of moisture is requisite 

 during the growing season, but when at rest less will suffice. 

 It should be well elevated above the rim of the pot. 



P. nobilis. — This beautiful species is worthy of a place in 

 every collection. The blossoms are larger than the former 

 species, and are also sweet-scented, and produced on spikes 

 of four and five ; pure white, with a blotch of orange yellow 

 in the centre of the lip. Native of Peru. 



Pleione. 



A genus of pretty small-growing deciduous plants, with 

 flask-like pseudobulbs and light green membranous leaves. 

 They are considered by some entitled to generic rank ; other 

 authors, however, make them only a section of the genus 

 CcBlogijne, from which indeed they seem to difler but slightly, 

 except in habit. Every year, after finishing their growth, the 

 leaves begin to die away, and this is the proj)er time to rest 

 them, when they should have only just enough water to keep 

 them from shrivelling. The flowers are produced during the 

 autumn and winter months, after a period of rest, and 



