LIST OF COOL ORCHIDS. 125' 



maculata, from which it may be distinguished by its rosy 

 lilac or mauve sepals and petals. Flowers two to three inches 

 across ; lip white, veined and streaked with crimson, having 1 

 a yellow blotch in the throat. It is a beautiful species, and 

 lasts a long time if kept free from drip. A single pan of this- 

 plant, grown by Mr. Fetch at Manley Hall, bore eighty 

 flowers in October 1872. 



P. maculata (Khasya Hills). This has pale green inflated 

 bracts, by which it may be readily distinguished when 

 growing. Its sepals and petals are pure white ; lip white and 

 yellow, and, like the last, heavily streaked with crimson purple. 



P. ReicJienbachiana. Another lovely little Alpine species,, 

 of recent introduction, bearing large flowers, two on a spike. 

 Sepals and petals rosy lilac ; lip delicately tinged with purple, 

 and beautifully fringed with crimson in front. Ib is from 

 Rangoon, and has flowered with Mr. Beesley, gardener to the 

 late P. Callander, Esq., Whalley Eange, Manchester. 



P. Wallichiana (India). This is considered to be a variety 

 of P. prsecox, and flowers freely about November. Its large 

 solitary blossoms are of a bright rose colour ; lip lilac, with a 

 white centre. It lasts a fortnight in beauty. Like all the 

 rest of its congeners it has pectinate ridges up the centre of 

 the disc. 



Polystachya. 



A large genus of Cape terrestrial Orchids, not very pretty,, 

 and consequently not much cultivated. The present species 

 is, however, an exception, and grows well in the cool house. 



P. putescens (Algoa Bay.) Although introduced a long- 

 time ago, this beautiful little plant still continues rare. Its 

 pseudo-bulbs are from two to four inches high, tapering fronr 

 the base to the apex, where they bear three or four dark green 

 leaves, often tinged or streaked with red, like the bulbs- 

 Spike terminal, erect, three to five flowered ; sepals and petals 



