PHATUS. All 
rosy purple. A native of Madagascar, whence it was in- 
troduced in 1881. As before intimated, this species is a 
difficuit plant to grow successfully. It requires a higher 
temperature than the other species, and should have a 
shady, moist position in the tropical house. It seems to 
thrive best in a compost of peat-fibre, sphagnum, and small 
crocks, with abundance of water at the réots all the year 
round. It also thrives when fastened to an_ upright 
raft, with a tuft of living sphagnum about its rhizomes. 
It is apt to fall a prey to thrips, if not carefully watched. 
A large consignment of it has recently been brought 
to England by Messrs. Sander and Co. Syn. Bletia tuber- 
culosa. 
Fig. 100 (for which we are indebted to the Editor of 
the ‘‘Gardeners’ Chronicle’’). 
P. Wallichii.—A fine species, similar to P. grandifolius 
in habit. Its leaves are from 3ft. to 4ft. long, with promi- 
nent, longitudinal nerves, and its flower-stems are erect, 
and from 3ft. to 5ft. in height. The flowers are qin. 
across, with lance-shaped sepals and petals, white on 
the outside, and of an_ orange-yellow, flushed with 
reddish purple, on the inner side. The lip is yellow, except 
in the throat, where it is of a brownish purple; it is 
pointed at the apex, and has a crisped margin. A native of 
the Khasya Hills, whence it was introduced in 1837. It 
is well suited for room decoration, its stately habit 
being very effective, and its flowers lasting about six weeks. 
It blossoms from February to May. 
Var. Manni has larger flowers, much deeper in colour, 
and is one of the handsomest of the genus. It is figured 
in the Botanical Magazine, t. 7023, as P. Wadllichiz. 
