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Peristeria pendula — Demerara — 1835 — January,, 

 Sepals and petals of a greenish white, inside 

 a pale blush, spotted with purple ; lip dingy 

 white. 



— cerina — Spanish Main — 1836 — June. 



Flowers yellow, hanging in a pendent di- 

 rection. 



~ Barkerii — Mexico — 1837 — July and Au- 

 gust. 



Flowers deep yellow ; lip slightly spotted with 

 reddish purple. 



The culture of this tribe is very easy : they de- 

 light in fibry peat, chopped sphagnum, and small 

 potsherds. Elevate the plants above the rim of 

 the pots in the shape of a cone. Those which have 

 pendent flower-stems require to be grown in pots 

 or baskets, such as P. pendula, Barkerii, &c, 

 particularly the last mentioned species, for if the 

 flower-stems, which protrude through the soil, 

 should be impeded in their progress, they are sub- 

 ject to be destroyed for the want of a place of 

 egress. 



Phajus albus — Nepaul — 1837 — July. 



Sepals and petals white ; lip white, delicately 

 veined with red : a neat species, 



bicolor— Ceylon— 1837. 



Sepals and petals deep red ; lip yellow : one of 

 the handsomest of this genus. 

 Wallichii— India— 1840. 



