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the hawthorn. They grow in erect racemes, and have the 

 sepals and petals white, and the lip white stained with yellow 

 down the centre ; they are produced in April and May, on a 

 drooping spike, and last three or four weeks in beauty if kept 

 free from damp. — Brazil. 



¥lG.—Orchido2)hile, Oct. 1884, p. 297, photograph. 



B. Knowlesii, Hort. — A beautiful species, somewhat 

 similar in habit to B. venusta, very dwarf and compact. The 

 flowers are white, slightly tinged with pinkish lilac, and pro- 

 duced in long racemes. It blooms during the autumn, and 

 continues in perfection a long time. A scarce Orchid. — Native 

 Country not known. 



B. Leeana, Williams. — A very distinct and beautiful species, 

 producing drooping spikes of flowers. In growth it resembles 

 B.fragrans, but is somewhat stronger, with ligulate ancipitous 

 pseudobulbs and linear-lanceolate leaves a foot long. It 

 produces ten or more flowers on a spike ; the sepals and petals 

 are cream-colour with a yellow mid-line, and flushed with pale 

 rosy purple, the lip cream-colour spotted with rosy purple of 

 diff'erent shades, the crest yellow of two long linear keels, 

 each having four small lateral keels spreading outwards. The 

 blossoms have a delicious perfume. It flowers in January and 

 February. — Pao Negro. 



Syn. — Rodriguezia . 



B. venusta, Lindley. — A very pretty species, with rigid 

 dark green leaves, and pendulous racemes of flowers, which are 

 white, with yellow down the centre of the lip. It blooms at 

 diff'erent times of the year, and lasts two or three weeks in 

 good condition. — Brazil. 



Fig,— III. I/uri., t. 188 ; Sertum Orch., t. 2. 



CalANTHE, Robert Brown. 



{Tribe Epidendreee, suUribe Coelogynese.) 



There are some beautiful species belonging to this genus, and 

 consequently these plants are great favourites. They are of 

 easy culture, having bold evergreen foliage — except in the case 

 of the vestita group — C. vestita, C. Veitchii, C. Turneri, C. 

 WilUamsii, and C. Regnieri, which are deciduous, losing their 



