moss, with a little sand added to keep the compost open; it requires plenty of 
drainage and a liberal supply of water while in growth, the waterings being 
gradually reduced until the plants become dry. A season of rest is necessary until 
they commence to show flower during the autumn and winter months, when water 
should again be given them. They can either be grown in the Cattleya or Kast 
Indian house, and are increased by division. 
PLEIONE LAGENARIA. 
[Puate 503. Fia. 2.] 
Native of the Himalaya Mountains. 
Terrestrial. Psewdobulbs clustered, flask-shaped, flattened below the conical neck, 
light green spotted with brown, bearing in the young state a solitary leaf at the 
apex. Leaves narrow, lanceolate, eight to ten inches “long. Scapes short, springing 
from the base of the pseudobulbs. Flowers large, solitary, three inches in diameter ; 
sepals and petals lanceolate, the former narrower than the latter, both of a pleasing 
rosy purple or lilac-rose; dip white, convolute, the side lobes whitish, striped with 
purple inside, the front lobe emarginate, expanded, the disk yellow, traversed by five 
bearded purplish ridges, the edge of front lobe wavy white, with transverse bars 
and blotches of deep purple-crimson. Column elongate, winged at the apex 
PLEIONE LAGENARIA, Lindley, Paxton’s Flower Garden, ii., t. 39, fig. 2. Wartiee 
Select Orchidaceous Plants, i, t. 17. Jennings’ Orchids, t. 47, fig. 1. De Puydt, 
Les Orchidées, t. 36. Veitch’s Manual of Orchidaceous Plants, vi., p. 56. Williams’ 
Orchid Grower's Manual, 7th edition, p. 683. 
CoELOGYNE LAGENARIA, Lindley, Folia Orchidacea, Art. Coelogyne, No. 39. 
Reichenbach, in Walper’s Annales, vi., p. 234. Botanical Magazne, t. 5370. 
L’ Illustration Horticole, t. 510. Flore des Serres, t. 2386. Lemaire, Le Jurdin 
Flewriste, t. 93, Bateman, Second Century of Orchidaceous rants, t. 107; 
This is a fitting companion for the preceding species, and grows well in company 
with it, the brilliant Jilac-rose sepals and petals contrasting well with the white 
flowers of Pleione maculata. It flowers generally after the other varieties and 
species of Pleione are over, in January and February. The culture of this species 
is the same in all respects as that recommended for P. maculata. 
