12 ADDISONIA 
belong the Holy-Ghost flower, Peristeria elata, and the genera 
Coryanthes and Stanhopea, both with odd-shaped and unusual 
owers 
Gongoras are of easy culture, usually flowering quite freely. 
When growing vigorously they require considerable heat and plenty 
of water, but in the winter, when at rest, little water is needed, and 
they should be kept in a shaded cool moist house. 
GEORGE V. NASH. 
EXPLANATION OF PLate. Fig, 1.—Plant, much reduced. Fig. 2.—Raceme. 
Fig. 3—Lip, side view. Fig. 4.—Lip, view from above. Fig. 5——Column, ne 
ig. 
view. Fig. 6—Column, front view. Fig. 7—Anther, top view, X 2. 
—Anther, bottom view, X 2. Fig. 9—Pollinia, x 2. 
