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ORCHIDS. 



Pleione Lagenaria. Himalaya . . B. M., 5370. 



Bat. 2d Cen., 107. Jen. Orch., 47. 



Pax. Fl. G., 39. War. Orch., 17. 



Lem. Jard., 93. I. H., 510. 



Allied to Pleione maculata. Perianth deep purplish 

 pink ; lip white, marked with crimson blotches, yellow 

 centre. A beautiful little plant. 



A. Pleione maculata. East Indies . . B. M., 79, 4691. 

 Flowers white ; lip beautifully marked and spotted 



with various colors. The plant blooms in October and 

 November, without the foliage, being deciduous. It 

 should be potted level with the pot rim, and some silver 

 sand mixed with the peat. 



B. Pleione prczcox. East Indies. . . Pax. Mag., 14, 7. 

 This species much resembles Pleione Wallichiana. 



Flower beautiful light purple ; lip with blackish spots, 

 shading to pure white. 



A. Pleione Reichenbachiana. Arracan . . B. M., 5688. 

 Flowers very large, rosy lilac ; lip rich purple and ma- 

 genta. 



Pleione Schilleriana. Moulmein . . . . B. M., 5027. 

 Pseudo-bulbs very small; flowers tawny yellow; lip 

 large, orange-white and crimson. 



Pleione Wallichiana. Bengal . . . Lem Jard., 153. 

 B. R., 1840, 24. M. O. P., 6. 

 B. M., 4496. Pax. Mag., 6, 25, 



Jen. Orch., 47. alias Ccelogyne. 



Flowers rosy purple ; lip with a dash of white, very 



large ; sometimes two on a spike and fragrant. 



