1^0 ORCHIDS. 



B. Bletia campanulata. Mexico ; Peru. 



Flowers deep purple, white centre. Blooms at different 

 seasons, lasting a long time in perfection. 



C. Bletia coccinea. Mexico. 

 Flowers deep red. 



C. Bletia florida. Trinidad B. R., 1401. 



SYNS. Cymbidium floridum. 

 Gyas florida. 



Bletia pallida. Lodd. Cab., 629. 

 Flowers pale flesh color ; lip white, striped with yellow. 



R. Bletia gracilis. Mexico .... Lodd. Cab., 1977. 



B. R., 1681. 



The perianth is yellowish brown ; the lip flesh-color 

 veined with crimson on the upper part ; the other parts 

 of the flower green. 



R. Bletia Guincensis. Sierra Leone. 

 Flowers small purple. 



R. Bletia Havanensis. 

 Flowers apricot color. 



B. Bletia hyacinthina. China ... Lodd. Cab., 1968. 

 SYNS. Limodorum striatum. B. M., 1492. 



Epidendrum striatum. Sert. Bot., 7. 



Cymbidium striatum. 

 Cymbidium hyacinthinum. 

 Gyas humilis. 



The flowers are beautiful rose purple, shading to lilac ; 

 the lip pale red, marked with deep crimson. 



This species should be grown in the greenhouse. 



