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B. Skinneri SUpertia, Rort. — This far surpasses the type 

 in the size of the flowers and of the raceme, as well as in the 

 brilliancy of its colour ; moreover, it frequently produces a 

 branched inflorescence, no doubt from its stronger growth 

 and constitution. The stems grow about a foot high, the 

 flower spike proceeding from the top when the growth is 

 nearly completed, and attaining the height of from twelve to 

 eighteen inches, bearing a large number of flowers of a dark 

 rosy colour, somewhat deeper-tinted in the lip, which is 

 marked towards the base with yellow streaks. — Guatemala. 



Fig.— Floral Mag., t. 185 ; Warner, Sel. Orcli. PI, i. t. 38. 



B. spectabilis, Bateman. — A charming species, having 

 cylindrical stems four or five inches high, each bearing two 

 fleshy lanceolate acute leaves. The flowers proceed from the 

 top of the stem in a raceme consisting of eight or ten spread- 

 ing blossoms, which are nearly three and a half inches wide ; 

 the lip is white at the base and in the centre, rosy lilac at the 

 point and margin, and richly marked with small blood red 

 dots. It blooms in June and July, and lasts three or four 

 weeks in perfection if kept in a cool-house. This makes a 

 splendid plant for exhibition. We have seen specimens at 

 the Chiswick and Regent's Park shows with as many as 

 twenty spikes on one plant. A very distinct and desirable 

 Orchid. — Mexico and Guatemala. 



¥iG.— Bateman, Orch. Mex. et Guat, t. 33 ; Bot. Mag., t. 4094 ; I'axton, 

 Mag. Bot., x. 169, with tab. 



BaTEMANNIA, Lindleij. 



{Tribe YandeEe, subtribe CyrtopodieEe.) 



This is a small genus of dwarf, compact-growing plants, 

 generally of free-flowering habit. They have short stems 

 which scarcely become thijkened into pseudobulbs, ample pli- 

 cately-venose leaves, and large flowers on recurved peduncles. 

 The dorsal sepal is free, erect, and concave, and the lateral 

 ones adnate to the produced foot of the column, with which the 

 lip is articulated. The species are mostly showy plants, and 

 well worth growing, as they are easily accommodated. 



Culture. — The Batemannias will do either in pots, or on 

 blocks with moss. If grown in pots, peat and moss form the 



