84 ORCHIDS. 
where stove plants are cultivated, and is frequently the 
only Orchid represented. It was introduced in 1848, by 
Messrs. Veitch & Sons, since which time it has been con- 
siderably improved by cultivation and selection, and also 
Fig. 20. Calanthe veratrifolia, showing Habit and detached Flower 
(Habit, much reduced; Flower, nat. size). 
by cross-breeding. The type has apple-shaped pseudo- 
bulbs ; large, plaited, bright green leaves; and a basal flower- 
spike, from rft. to 3ft. long, sometimes branching. Each 
flower is about 2in. across; sepals and petals similar, 
spreading; lip large, divided into four lobes, pure white, 
wre 
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