PLEIONE HUMILIS TRICOLOR 



[Plate 102.] 



Native of the Indian Alps. 



Epiphytal, Fseudohdh<^ lagseniform or bottle-shaped, that is, ovate with the ucck 

 narrowed, at the flowering period leafless. Leaves piodiiced Buhsoqueutly to thf flowers, 

 oblong- oblanceolate, five-nerved, mombrnnacco-herbaccoiis, of a dnrk green eolonr, paler 

 beneath, the ba.se enclosed in a tul)nlar sheatli. Peduncles short, onc-lluwercd, fur- 



nished with sheathing bracts, tlu^ u])p('r of whidi is obloiig-lnnceulate, pcf.iloid, longer 



than the ovary, and becoming at length contracted, leaving the peduncle exposed. 



Flowers proportionately large, showy, four inches acinss and three iiu-hus (h^cp, 

 produced before the leaves arc developed; sepals narrow-lanceolate, spreadiTig, niid of 

 a delicate blush or pale rosy purple tint ; petals similar in form and colour, recurved ; 



lip large, obovate, Imarginate, closely frilled ' at the edge, and distinctly fringed 

 with long hair-like teeth, sulphur-yellow, the central 



tudinal fimbriated veins, alternating with a concsjtondinp^ number of pale tawny 

 brown lines, the broad margin covered by irregular divergent bars and blotches of 

 the same colour. Column free, erect, winged. 



portion having about six longi- 



Pleione HUMILIS TRICOLOR, Relchenhach fd. MS. 



Pleione 



small genus, an ofishoot of Ccdogi/ne, distinguished, perhaps, mainly 



by habit, which we are pleased to bring before our readers, since the 



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oup 



of dwarf-growing free-blooming plants, easy 



of 



and 



blossoming at a time — autumn and winter — when flowers are most 



useful 



rr^ 



ieed, be grow 



on 



shelf iu any warm liouse. Several of them nre very 



beautiful 

 hachiana 



colour, such as P. Wallich. 



which 



of 



a 



deep 



P. Rcld 



purple and magenta ; P. maculata, white and crimson ; P 



•iKiria, 



mauve and white ; besides which there are several others of almost equal brnuty, 

 111 those we have here mentioned, however, we get a charming coiitriist, mtvI the} 



flower about the same time 



In their native 



ntr} 



Fleionos are called Ind 



Crocu 



veiy appropn 



name 



for tin Til, as they are low-srovving and c 



of 



leaves when fl 



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I 



houses this 



dcf 



be met by 



them amongst Ferns, setting their flowers just above, and 



the F 



as a caritct 



or border for them 



The 



ty of P. hiimUis, figined in the accompan} 



I 



is a most beautiful one, 'w 



h 



was 



d 



the ^ 



and Paradise Nurseries, 



and was named by Professor Reichenbach. It is quite distinct from those abeady 

 mentioned, and it blooms very freely in winter, which makes it a desirable plant 

 for cultivation. 



