GEVAP TBR. 2X XV 1. 
LISSOCMILUS. 
ABOUT thirty species of terrestrial Orchids, several of 
them decidedly handsome and distinct in character, are 
comprised in this genus. The pseudo-bulbs are fleshy 
when young, hard and almost woody when old; they are 
usually underground. The leaves are more or less lance- 
shaped, with prominent, longitudinal nerves. The flowers 
are borne on long, stout, many-flowered scapes, springing 
from the side of the pseudo-bulbs. A distinguishing charac- 
ter of the flower is the dissimilarity of the sepals and 
petals—the latter being much larger, and generally different 
in colour. The lip is saccate, and is joined to the base 
of the column. All the species are native of Southern 
and tropical Africa. 
Culture.—These plants are most successfully grown in 
pans, in a compost of fibrous loam, leaf-soil, and a little 
coarse silver sand. When in full growth, they must be 
freely supplied with water; but in order to insure flowering 
it is necessary in winter to keep them dry for about three 
months. During active growth, weak manure-water may 
be given at intervals of a week or a fortnight. The species 
here described may, with the exception of L. giganteus, be 
grown with the Cattleyas. The cultivation of L. giganteus, 
of which but few plants are at present introduced, is less 
