BATEMANNIA WALLISIT MAJOR. 
[PLare 185.] 
Native of Costa Rica. 
- ete ett nner.” furnished with acaulescent fascicles of foliage, from 
ie é = p tion a which roots are emitted. Leaves ligulate acute, somewhat 
oo mid distichous, equitant, folded at the base, eight to ten inches long. 
eS ... =o ings stoutish, with an ovate bract shortly sheathing at the base, 
a is i y a smaller linear one. Flowers fully five-and-a-half inches from 
ao a orsal to tip of lateral sepal ; dorsal sepal ovate lanceolate, drawn out 
en ecrnate apex, two-and-a-half inches long, fleshy, the apex. hardened, rich 
ce. be chestnut-brown, white at the base where covered by the lateral sepals, the 
rong ates tessellated from the presence of veins, the dateral ones similar in 
Dias... a ightly oblique, and united at the lower base; petals spreading and 
rey ae the sepals, and of the same form, the edges wavy or revolute, 
re a in front, white passing to yellow ‘across the base, and having on the 
oT. on each side the column a central dark purple spot, through which 
at, “% - run two or three reddish veins, the whole forming a conspicuous 
. we e flower ; lip one-and-a-half inch long, stalked, ovate acuminate or trowel- 
aL “ appearing of a darker brown tint than the petals, owing to the numérous 
dark brown reticulations, the claw about one-fourth of an inch long, having in front 
an erect crest of numerous (40) white filamentous processes, with a narrow emarginate 
rm on the isthmus in front of the crest. Column very large and promient, - 
ineurved, with a large roundish wing-like process on each margin below the 
fimbriated hood. 
BareMANNIA Watutstr MAJor, Reichenba 
ch fil.; Roezl, Orchidophile, January, 
1883, 477; Gardeners’ Chronicle, N.8., xix., 119. 
not so much cultivated as it 
The treatment they require 
is not 
This small genus of curious-flowered Orchids is 
should be, for it consists of extremely interesting plants. 
mn order to keep them in a_ healthy condition for any length of time 
well understood, which is to be regretted, as they have nice evergreen foliage, and 
are free-blooming plants. They are, however, very tender as regards their foliage, 
and have no thick fleshy bulbs to support them, but the successive growths are 
formed of leaves, of which there is a kind of tuft or’ distichous fascicle from the 
lower part of which their roots proceed. 
We have them thriving well on blocks 
When grown in this way the water does no 
% great advantage, as too much moisture would cause 
They like to be kept moist at the roots, which may be done by 
M 
of wood suspended from the roof. 
+ collect about their hearts, which is 
the tender parts to decay. 
keeping live 
