252 orchid-grower's manual. 



P. Wallichiana, and with flowers three inches in diameter ; 

 sepals and petals bright rose ; lip white, spotted with crimson 

 and striped with brown ; it lasts in beauty two or three 

 weeks. 



P. lagenaria. — A fine dwarf species, also from India, in the 

 way of P. maculata ; flowers on single stems three inches 

 long ; blossoms three inches across ; sepals and petals mauve ; 

 lip white, veined with crimson. This also continues a long 

 time in perfection if the flowers are kept dry. 



P. maculata. — A beautiful Orchid from the Khoosea Hills, 

 with leaves six inches long ; sepals and petals delicate white ; 

 lip same colour, beautifully barred with crimson. It blooms 

 in October and November, continuing three or four weeks in 

 perfection. 



P. Reichenbachiana. — A very distinct species of this ex- 

 ceedingly handsome genus, which I saw last autumn in 

 excellent condition with Mr. Beesley, gardener to S. P. Cal- 

 lander, Esq., Whalley Range, Manchester; the flowers were 

 large, and produced two on a spike ; sepals and petals rosy- 

 lilac ; lip sufi'used with rich purple and fringed in front with 

 magenta. Native of Rangoon. 



P. Wallichiana. — ^A truly handsome dwarf species from 

 India, producing its solitary flowers in October and November, 

 and lasting two weeks in beauty. The colour is of a deep 

 rose, and the lip the same, with a dash of white in the 

 centre ; the blossoms are three or four inches across. 



POLYSTACHYA. 



This is a small genus, the species of which are mostly 

 foana in various parts of Africa ; to this rule, however, there 

 ai-e a few exceptions. It is a family of small dull-coloured 

 plants, and consequently does not find much favour at the 

 hands of many Orchid growers. 



