400 ORCHIDS. 
P. pendula.—A distinct and handsome species, with 
oblong, furrowed pseudo-bulbs, and lance-shaped, striated 
leaves. The flower-scape is pendulous, from rft. to r4ft. 
long, and is produced from the base of the pseudo-bulb. 
As many as twenty flowers have been produced on a 
single raceme. They are fragrant, and nearly globular, 
measuring Iin. to r4in. across. The sepals are concave, 
and united at the base, and, together with the smaller 
petals, are of a pale yellow, tinged with rose, and thickly 
dotted with purple on the inner side. The thick, fleshy 
lip is yellowish white, with small, purple spots, and has 
an elevated protuberance on the centre. The column is 
furnished with two wings passing downwards into the lip. 
P. pendula rarely flowers in cultivation: the finest 
example of it ever seen in England was grown in the 
collection of Baron Schroeder. The species requires tropical 
treatment, and should be planted in a teak basket. A 
native of Demerara; introduced in 1855. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 3479. 
