PKOMEMAS. 139 



P. humilis.^A. splendid species from India, dwarf-growing, 

 in the way of Wallichiana, and with flowers three inches in 

 diameter ; sepals and petals bright rose ; lip white, spotted 

 with crimson, and striped with brown. Lasts in beauty two 

 or three weeks together. 



P+ lagenaria. A fine dwarf species, also from India, in the 

 way of maculata ; flowers on single stems three inches long ; 

 blossoms three inches across ; sepals and petals mauve ; lip 

 white, veined with crimson. 



P. maculata. A beatiful Orchid, from the Khoosea Hills, 

 with leaves six inches long ; sepals and petals delicate white \ 

 lip same colour, beautifully barred with crimson. It blooms 

 in October and November, continuing three or four weeks in 

 perfection. 



P. Wallichiana. A truly handsome dwarf species from 

 India, producing its solitary flowers in October and November, 

 and lasting two weeks in beauty. The colour is of a deep 

 rose, and the lip the same, with a dash of white in the centre ; 

 the blossoms are three or four inches across. 



PROMEN^IAS. 



This is a small genus of pretty, little, dwarf-growing 

 Orchids, about three inches high ; they produce their flowers 

 from the side of their bulbs, and hang over the edge of the 

 pot. They are not very showy plants, but curious, and 

 ought to be in every collection, and are best grown in pots 

 with peat, in either house, with the same treatment as 

 Paphinia cristata. 



Promencea Rollissonii (from Brazil). It produces its pale 

 yellow flowers during the autumn, lasting three weeks or more 

 in beauty. 



P. stapelioides (also from Brazil). The colours of the 

 flowers are green and yellow. It blooms in July, August, 

 and September, and lasts long in perfection. 



