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leaves longer and stouter than those of B. Lohbii, and the 

 flowers pale nankin yellow striped with purplish brown, 

 the hinged lip being yellow streaked with purplish black 

 lines, and having a deep yellow disk. It should be grown in 

 a pot, with peat and sphagnum moss. — Siam. 



¥lG.—Jie/ug. Bot. ii., t. 116. 



BURLINGTONIA, Lindleij. 

 {Tribe Vandefe, subtribe OncidieEe.) 



There are some beautiful species in this genus, all of which, 

 except B. decora, are of a very compact habit of growth. 

 They have pseudobulbs, terminated by one or two evergreen 

 leaves, four to six inches high, and produce their delicately- 

 coloured flowers mostly on drooping spikes from the side of 

 their pseudobulbs. They have the dorsal sepals free, and the 

 lateral ones connate, petals resembling the dorsal sepal, and a 

 lip furnished with a conspicuous incurved spur. The few 

 species, which are by some referred to Bodriguezia, are all 

 found in Tropical America. 



Cidture. — These plants ought to be in every collection, 

 however small, as they require but little room, and may be 

 easily grown to perfection. They thrive best in small baskets 

 or pans with sphagnum moss and potsherds, and require a 

 good supply of heat and moisture while growing. They need 

 but little rest, and should never be suffered to get too dry at 

 the roots. They are propagated by division. 



B. Batemamii, Hon. — A very pretty species, in general 

 appearance resembling B. Candida. The flowers are white 

 and deliciously scented, but the lip, instead of being tinted with 

 yellow, as is so usual in the genus, is of a beautiful mauve 

 colour. — South America. 



B. Candida, Lindleij. — A handsome free-flowering compact- 

 growing species, with very small ovate pseudobulbs, oblong 

 leaves, and drooping spikes of flowers, which are large, 



