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CYMBIDIUM pubescens. 
Downy-lipped Cymbidium. 
GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 
Nat. ord. OncHIDACER, § VANDEZ. 
CYMBIDIUM. Botanical Register, vol. 7. fol. 529, 
C. pubescens ; foliis ensiformibus striatis apice obliqué bidentatis, racemo 
brevi pendulo, bracteis minimis squameeformibus, sepalis petalisque 
linearibus acutiusculis, labelli trilobi basi saccati intis pubescentis 
laciniis lateralibus acutis intermediaé oblongd subundulata obtusa, 
lamellis rectiusculis medio interruptis. Bot. Reg. 1840. misc. 177. 
hence 
Although the woods of Sincapore have been so often 
examined by Botanists it seems as if the forms of vegetation 
there were inexhaustible. The species now figured was met 
with by Mr. Cuming who sent it to Messrs. Loddiges. It is 
quite distinct from all the species previously published, 
although no doubt allied to C. Finlaysonianum and bicolor. 
From the former it differs in having short racemes, smaller 
flowers, and a hairy lip, with the lamelle nearest the end 
destitute of any appendage. From C. bicolor also the short 
racemes and hairy lip divide it ; but it corresponds with that 
species in the remarkable character of a shallow bag being 
present at the base of the lip. 
Although not very conspicuous, the rich crimson green 
and yellow markings give the flowers a gay appearance. 
Fig. 1. is a view of the lip magnified. 
_ It must’ be cultivated along with other orchidaceous plants 
in the moist stove. In potting it the roots need not be raised 
above the surface of the pot, as its habits appear to be rather 
of a terrestrial nature. The pots should be well drained, and 
water should be freely given during the growing season, and 
at no season must it be kept entirely dry. 
