DESCRIPTIVE Li ST. 283 



G. 



Galeandra. Lindley. Terrestrial. 



From galea, a helmet, and avr)p, an anther. 



B. Galeandra Baueri. Guiana . . Pax. Mag., 14, 49. 



B. R., 1840, 49. 

 Bat, 19. 

 B. M., 4701. 



Perianth greenish brown ; lip deep purple. Blooms in 

 June, July, and August on a drooping spike. 



B. Galeandra Blanchetti. Bahia. 



Perianth greenish brown ; lip rose outside, white inside, 

 bordered with purple-violet. 



B. Galeandra cristata. Cayenne. 



The flowers resemble Galeandra Devoniana, but are 

 smaller and not so highly colored. 



A. Galeandra Devoniana. Rio Negro. Bat. 2d Cen., 152. 



War. Orch., 37. 



Sert. O, 37. 



Pax. Mag., 8, 145. 



I. H, 176. 



B. M., 4610. 



This species is epiphytal. Perianth orange-brown ; lip 

 large, curiously marked and striped with deep purple, on 

 a ground of lilac, white, and yellow. Blooms in April 

 and May. 



The terrestrial species should be treated like Bletias, 



the bulbs being kept nearly dry during the resting season. 



Galeandra Devoniana should be grown in a pot, with 



