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beautiful rose-purple; the lip is white, streaked with red in the centre, and 

 spotted and broadly edged with deep crimson. It proves to be hardy under 

 congenial treatment. — Ghina ; Japan. 



Fia.—Sm.. Exot. Bot., i. t. 60 ; Bot. Mag., t. 1492 ; Loddiges, Bot. Cab., t. 1968 ; 

 Garden, 1879, t. 205 ; Blume, Oreh. Arch. Ltd., t. 6, fig. 1 | Thunh. Icon. Fl. Jai)., t. 9. 



Syn. — CymMdium hyacintldnmn ; Bletia japoniea, 



B. HYACINTHINA ALBO-STRIATA, Siehold.— This is exactly similar in habit 

 to B. hyacintliina, but with all the nerves white, producing a very pretty striped 

 variegation, and as it succeeds well in a cool-house it will be a valuable 

 acquisition. — Japan. 



B. JAPONICA — See Bletia hyacinthika. 



B. LINEATA — See Bbassavola lineata. 



B. MASUCA. — See Calanthe Masttca. 



B. PATULA, Graham. — A fine species, with roundish bulbs or tubers, lanceo- 

 late plicate leaves a foot and a half long, and long erect scapes three feet 

 high, bearing many (20) flowers in a terminal raceme. The flowers are large, 

 spreading, upwards of two inches across, and of a reddish lilac or rose colour, 

 with the six lamellae on the disk white. It blooms in March or April. This 

 plant should be placed in the Gattleya house during the growing season, but 

 must be removed to a cooler place to rest. — West Indies. 



Fig.— Bot. Mag., t. 3518 ; Paxt. Fl. Sard., ii. 69, fig. 169. 



B. SHEPHERDII, Soolcer. — A robust-growing species, with broadly-lanceo- 

 late dark green leaves a foot and a half long, and branching flower scapes two 

 to three feet high. The flowers are of a deep reddish purple, marked down the 

 centre of the lip with from five to seven creamy yellow lamellae. It blooms 

 during the winter months, and remains in perfection three or four weeks. — 

 Jatnaica. 



Fig. — Bot. Mag., t. 3319 ; Paxton Mag. Bot., ii. 146, with tab. 



B. SHERRATTIANA, Bateman. — A charming species, resembling B. patula in 

 habit. It has flattened corm-like pseudobulbs, plicate lanceolate acuminate 

 leaves, and erect scapes three feet high, bearing a raceme of large showy 

 flowers of a bright rose-colour ; the lip, which is three-lobed, with the lateral 

 lobes rounded and flat, and the middle one smaller and reniform, is of a deeper 

 rosy purple with three orange-coloured lamellae down the white centre. It is 

 a most desirable acquisition to the terrestrial section of Orchids. When 

 growing, it sh6uld be kept in the cool-house. — New Grenada. 



FlG.^Bvt. Mag., t. 5016. 



B. VENOSA. — See Beassavola vekosa. 



