ulate. Pollen cream-coloured. Germen and aristas 
villous. Style slightly hairy below and smooth up- 
wards. Stigmas 6, slightly reflexed. 
This elegant little species has long been an inhabit- 
ant of our greenhouses, though it is now far from 
being common. It has generally passed in our gardens 
under the name of P. ciliatum, having been figured by 
Mr. Andrews under that name; but it is quite dif- 
ferent from the P. ciliatum of UH^ritier, whose plant 
is generally adopted. Like the rest of the tuberous- 
rooted tribe, it thrives well in an equal mixture of turfy 
loam, peat, and sand, leaving it quite dry all the time 
it is dormant. If kept in a warmish situation, it will 
begin to grow about Christmas, when it should be re- 
potted in fresh soil, and a little water given it ; and 
as it begins to grow it must be watered regularly, but 
only when it is quite dry, and never over the leaves. 
It may be increased by the little tubers from the roots, 
or from seeds, which ripen in abundance if some 
pollen be attached to the stigmas when in bloom. 
Drawn at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill in May last. 
