306 ORCHIDS. 



Limatodes. Blume. Terrestrial. 



Name unexplained. 

 A. Limatodes rosea. Moulmein . . . B. M., 5312. 



Pax. Fl. G., 81. 



A very pretty plant, allied to* Calanthe, with long fusi- 

 form pseudo-bulbs. The flowers, which are of every 

 shade, from pure white to deepest pink, are produced on 

 a tall spike, from the base of the bulb, after the foliage 

 has died away. 



This is one of the parents of the beautiful hybrid 

 Calanthe Veitchii. Blooms from December to March. 



These plants require the same general treatment as 

 Calanthe vestita; to be potted in peat and leaf mould, 

 with good drainage, have plenty of water and heat during 

 growth, and a rest after flowering. 



Limodorum. Tournefort. 



A name formerly given to many Orchids, which are 

 now referred to other genera ; for instance : 



Limodorum altum, verecundum, trifidum, and tuberosum are 



Bletia verecunda. 



L. eburneum is Angracum eburneum. 

 L. ensatum is Cymbidium ensifolium. 

 L.fakatum is Angrczcum fakatum. 

 L. hyacinthinum and striatum are Bletia hyacinthina. 

 L. IncarvillicE and Tankervillitz are Phajus grandifolius. 

 L. latifolium is Aerides odoratum. 

 L. longifolium is Cymbidium giganteiun. 

 L. pendulum is Cymbidium pendulum. 

 L. purpureum is Epidendrum atropurpureum. 



