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spathulate yellowish purple dotted column, beyond which in 

 front is a large blotch of deep reddish crimson. It is one 

 of the best of the genus, and rare, having flowers nearly as 

 large as those of B. spectahilis. There are two or three 

 varieties in cultivation. — Mexico. 



YlG.—K. ^- W. Floral Cah., t. 49 ; Bot. Mag., t. 4784; Fl. des Serves, 

 t. 959 ; lllmt. Hort., t. 23 ; Pescatorea, t. 10; Floral Mag., 2 ser., t. 394. 



B. LincUeyana, Bateman. — A very distinct and handsome 

 species, with slender stems a foot high, having elliptic oblong 

 acute leaves, and long erect racemes of rather large flowers, 

 which are of a rosy purple colour, the lip, which is oblong- 

 quadrate and apiculate, being rich purple at the tip, with a 

 blotch of white in its centre ; it blooms in September and 

 October, and lasts long in good condition. — Costa Pdca and 

 Mexico. 



Fig.— Bateman, Orch. Mex. et Guat., t. 28 ; Bot. Mag., t. 6098 ; Paxton, 

 Mag, Bot., xiii. 193, with tab. ; Jennings, Orch,, t. 14. 



B. Lindleyana Centerse, Endr. et Echb. /. — A beautiful 



variety with longer pseudobulbs, and larger purple-lilac flowers, 

 intensely purple at the tip, the disk yellowish white spotted 

 with purple, the column lilac beautifully blotched with deep 

 purple. — Costa Pdca. 



B. melanocaulon, Rich, et Gal. — A pretty and free-flowering 

 Orchid. It has erect terete dark purple stems, and elliptic 

 acute leaves ; the flowers are produced on an upright spike, 

 and have the sepals and petals rosy lilac, the lip reddish 

 purple with a blotch of green in the centre. It produces its 

 blossoms from June to September, and will continue in per- 

 fection a long time. A very rare and desirable species. — 

 Costa Rica. 



Fid.— Rich, et Gal, Ann. Sc. Nat., t. 19 ; Ann. de Gand, 1848, t. 212. 



B. Skinneri, Bateman. — A beautiful free-flowering Orchid, 

 with erect stems a foot high, clothed with distichous lanceolate 

 rather fleshy leaves, and bearing erect cylindrical racemes, 

 sis to nine inches long, of large deep rose-coloured blossoms. 

 The flower spikes are sometimes two feet long, each bearing 

 as many as from twenty to thirty flowers. It will continue 

 in blossom from November to February, and is a valuable 

 Orchid for winter bloommg. — Mexico and Guatemala. 



Fig.— Bot. Mag., tt. 3951, 4094 ; Bot. Reg., t. 1881 ; Paxton, Mag. Bot., 

 XV. 1, with tab. 



