362 ORCHIDS. 



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white, with yellow centre, on delicate spikes. This plant 

 does well under cool treatment. Care must be taken not 

 to over-water. Blooms in summer. 



Paphinia. Lindley. Epiphyte. 



Name from Paphos, a shrine of Venus, or from Paphia, a surname of 

 Venus. 



A. Paphinia cristata. Trinidad . . B. M., 4836. 



Fl. des Ser., 335. 

 Bat. 2d Cen., 117. 



Sepals chocolate purple, marked with pure white ; pe- 

 tals blood-purple, evenly margined with white. The out- 

 side of the perianth is a dull purplish white ; lip white, 

 barred with purple, and fringed. The flowers are large, 

 produced at different seasons, one or two together. 



Paphinia tigrina. SYN. of Houlktia tigrina. 



Grow plants of this genus in a pot, with rough fibrous 

 peat, well drained, or in a hanging basket, as directed for 

 Gongora, in East Indian house. 



Paxtonia. Lindley. Terrestrial. 



Dedicated to Sir Joseph Paxton. 



C. Paxtonia rosea. Manilla . . Maund, Bot., 5, 210. 



B. R., 1838, 60. 



M. O. P., i. 

 Flowers lilac-rose. 

 Treatment same as Bletia. 



