366 ORCHIDS. 



Perianth white outside, brownish inside ; lip white and 

 dull purple. 



Blooms in winter and spring. One of the longest 

 known Orchids, and a very showy and useful plant, grow- 

 ing freely and always blooming. We have every year 

 plants with hundreds of flowers. 



B. Phajus intermedius. China. 



Perianth white outside ; yellow, tinted with rose, in- 

 side ; lip white, with flame-colored spot at the base. 



A. Phajus irroratus F. M., 426. 



A beautiful hybrid, between Phajus grandifolius and 



Calanthe vestita. Sepals and petals rosy white ; lip white, 

 with yellow base. In form the flower is intermediate be- 

 tween the parents ; spike erect ; foliage evergreen. A 

 very beautiful and scarce plant. 



B. Phajus maculatus. Bombay . . Lodd. Cab., 1803. 



SYNS. Bktiaflava (Wallich). B. M., 2719,3960. 



Bletia Woodfordii. Sert. Bot., 7. 



Flowers yellow; lip edged and spotted with purple. 

 Foliage dotted with white spots. A showy plant. 



A. Phajus Wallichii. Bombay . . Pax. Mag., 6, 193. 



B. R, 1839, 58. 



Perianth white outside, orange inside ; lip white, 

 slightly shaded with yellow and red. A tall-growing 

 plant, with very handsome flowers. 



These plants should be grown in large pots, with loam, 

 leaf mould, and rotten cow dung. Care should be taken 

 not to allow water to touch the young shoots, as they 

 easily damp off. 



