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The plant here deeoribed is a strong grower, and 

 enjoys plenty of root-room. The pots should be 

 weU drained, and the plants potted in a mixture of 

 equal parts of loam, leaf-mould, and peat, to which 

 add a little sharp sand to keep it porous. 

 Feristerias enjoy strong heat, and a boun- 

 tiful supply of water during the period of 

 growth, but if the plants are strong it 



each measuring one to two inches across, and deli- 

 oiously fragrant. Summer months. Panama. 



Pescatoria.^This genus was founded to keep 

 alive the memory of that zealous Orchid- 

 ologist, M. Pescatore, of St. Cloud ; it is, 

 however, now more correctly included 

 under Zygopetalum. In general appearance 



should be entirely withheld 

 during the cool or resting 

 season. Brazilian House. 



P. elata. — A hold-growing plant, with pseudo-bulbs 

 as large as a Spanish Onion when well grown, bear- 

 ing several large plicate leaves, some three feet 

 highj'upwardsof six inches broad, and deep green. 

 The peduncle is erect, springing from the base of 

 the pseudo-bulbs, and rises to a height of three or 

 four feet, or more, bearing towards the upper part 

 numerous globose waxy flowers of great substance. 



Paohtstoma THOMSoHiAinm. 



they very much resemble 

 Suntleya, and they re- 

 quire the same treatment. 

 P. 2)aya««.=-A- variable plant ; leaves arranged in a 

 two-ranked fashion, eight or ten inches long, about 

 two in breadth. Flowers solitary, on short, stout 

 peduncles, and measuring about two inches and a 

 half across. Sepals larger than the petals, waxy- 

 white, tipped with violet. Lip deep crimson, white 

 in front; at the base is a plaited callosity of a deep 

 violet. Summer and autumn. New Grenada. 



