288 ORCHIDS. 



C. Govenia superba. Mexico . . . Fl. Cab., 41. 



Lodd. Cab., 1709. 



B. R., 1795. 



Flowers orange, marked with blood-red, of an agree- 

 able perfume. 



The plants of this genus lose their leaves and stalks 

 annually. It is well, when the stalks decay, to take up 

 the bulbs and keep them dry for three months. Plant 

 them in peat, leaf-mould, and potsherds, with good drain- 

 age, regulating water according to the degree of growth. 



Grammatophyllum. Bhime. Epiphyte. 



Name from ypdfj.jj.a, a letter, and fyvXXov, a leaf. 

 A. Grammatophyllum Ellisii. Madagascar. 



Fl. des Ser., 1488. 

 B. M., 5179. 

 Bat. 2d Cen., 176. 



Flowers tawny yellow, outside ; dull yellow, banded 

 with brown, inside ; lip white, marked with pink. 



A. Grammatophyllum multiflorum. Philippines. 



Pax. Mag., 6, 217. 



B. R., 1835, 65. 



Perianth beautiful brown, edged with green ; lip yel- 

 low, marked and striped with brown. 



A. Grammatophyllum tigrinum. East Indies. 



B. R., 28, 69. 



Pax. Mag., 6, 217. 



Perianth pale green, richly marked with yellowish 

 brown ; lip yellow, striped with vermilion. The flowers 

 last long in perfection. 



