364 ORCHIDS. 



These plants should be grown in pots in a strong com- 

 post of loam, peat, and leaf mould. During their season 

 of growth they should have abundance of water, but in 

 the resting season should be allowed to become almost 

 dry. 



They need a long rest ; the species last described needs 

 less water than the others. 



Pescatorea. Reichenbach. 



A genus proposed for some plants now referred to 

 Huntleya. 



Pescatorea cerina is Huntleya cerina, a very different plant 

 from Peristeria cerina^ with which it is sometimes 

 confounded. 



Pescatorea fimbriata is a synonym of Pescatorea Wallisii. 

 Pescatorea violacea is Huntleya or Bollea violacea. 

 Pescatorea Wallisii is Huntleya Wallisii. 



Phajus, or Phaius. Louriero. Terrestrial. 



Name from <patos, dusky. 



A. Phajus albus. Nepaul. . . . B. R., 1838, 33. 



B. M., 3991. 

 Pax. Mag., 5, 125. 

 Fl. Cab., 125. 



Flowers large, pure white ; lip tinged with purple, in 

 July and August. 



This is a deciduous species, losing its leaves after 

 growth. It should be grown in a pot, with rough, fibrous 



