DESCRIPTIVE LIST. 1 8$ 



Camarotis. Lindley. Epiphyte. 



Name from Kapdpa, an arched roof; alluding to the shape of the lip. 

 B. Camarotis obtusa. East Indies. 

 Flowers pale rose, with yellow lip. 



B. Camarotis purpurea, Sylhet . . Pax. Mag., 7, 25. 



Sert. O., 19. 



Perianth lilac-purple ; lip deep purple ; flower spikes 

 produced from the side of the stem, in pendulous ra- 

 cemes, in March and April. It is a neat-growing, free- 

 flowering, and attractive plant. 



These plants should be grown in the Indian house, in 

 a moist heat, on blocks, in pots or baskets, in moss. The 

 plants should always have heat and moisture at the roots 

 and need very little rest. 



Catasetum. Richard. Epiphyte. 



Name from icard (down), and o-era, a bristle. 



C. Catasetum atratum. Brazil . . . . M. O. P., 3. 



B. R., 24, 63. 

 B. M., 5202. 



Perianth purple-brown, petals marked with brown, the 

 lip dull green broken with yellow ; a floriferous species. 



C. Catasetum cattosum. La Guayra . . . B. M., 4219. 



B. R., 27, 5. 

 M. O. P., 5. 



Perianth dull reddish-brown ; lip green, with a yellow 

 swelling and a spot of same color. 



