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the others are curious, particularly the labelhmi, the least 

 breath of air or the slightest cause of motion being sufficient 

 to set up a tremulous or dancing movement in this organ. 

 They are chiefly valued as curiosities, require but very little 

 room, and thrive best on small blocks of wood with a little 

 moss, suspended in a warm part of the house ; the roots 

 require a good supply of water. They are propagated by 

 dividing the pseudobulbs. 



B. barbit/erum. — ^A curious dwarf-growing plant, with dark 

 green leaves and pseudobulbs ; sepals and petals greenish 

 brown ; the lip is covered with dark-coloured hair, and is so 

 loosely attached at the base as to be moved with the slightest 

 breath, which gives it the appearance of a living thing. It 

 lasts long in bloom. From Sierra Leone. 



B. Lobbii. — The flowers of this species are large, the 

 sepals and petals deep yellow, the upper part spotted with 

 purple. It produces its solitary flowers on radical scapes 

 during the summer months, and lasts long in beauty. Native 

 of Java. 



B. maculatum. — An interesting and pretty species ; it has 

 long obtuse bright green leaves, and prettily-spotted flowers. 

 It is of easy culture, and must be kept in the warm house. 

 Native of India. 



B. reticulatum. — This is a very singular Orchid from 

 Borneo, the handsomest of the genus, the leaf being somewhat 

 heart-shaped, with the nerves of a deeper green than the rest 

 of the leaf, giving it a beautifully reticulated appearance ; the 

 flowers, which are borne in pairs, are white, striped inside 

 with purple, and the lip is spotted with the same colour. It 

 is easy of culture, delighting in the strong heat of the East 

 Indian house. 



B. saltatorium.-^A curious dwarf Orchid from Western 

 Africa, of a greenish brown colour ; blooms at different times 



