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enemy is a small white scale, which secretes itself in the 
sheathing bases of the leaves. 
B. candida.—This—the type of the genus—is a compact 
plant, well suited for basket-culture. The leaves are firm 
in texture, and dark green. The gracefully drooping 
racemes are produced from the axils of the leaves; they 
bear four to six very handsome flowers, which are snowy 
white, with a slight stain of yellow on the upper part of the 
lip, “in substance and appearance like white satin trimmed 
with gold.” It blooms during the months of April and May, 
lasting about three weeks in perfection. The flowers are 
very fragrant. It is a native of Demerara. Introduced in 
1834. 
Botanical Register, xxiil., t. 1927. 
B. decora.—This has a long, slender, rooting rhizome, 
bearing small, oval pseudo-bulbs, each having a single leaf. 
A lesser leaf appears at the base of a bulb, and from the 
axil of this the scape springs. The flower-stems are erect, 
bearing from five to ten blossoms, which are white or 
pale rose-coloured, spotted with red, saving the large, 
spreading lip, which is pure white. The straggling rhizomes 
must be tied into position, so as to bring the roots from the 
base of the pseudo-bulbs under the influence of the basket 
or block. It blooms during May and June, lasting for a 
long time in full beauty. It is a native of St. Paul’s, 
Brazil, whence it was introduced in 1852. 
Plate; Botanical Magazine, t. 4834. 
Var. picta has deeper-coloured flowers, and blooms in the 
autumn. 
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Botanical Magazine, t. 5419. 
B. fragrans. — This beautiful plant is a favourite on 
account of the hawthorn-like fragrance of its flowers. It 
