Plate XXXIV. 



(II VMS LIMMINGHII. 



A ffoll-niarked and wry eleRWit epiphyte, with ihort rorifonn item*, lanceolate acuminate pliealely-ieined h-nvc*, 

 and pcndulom flower-scape* bearing .boiit flw or six Itowm The eepaL nn.l petal* arc oblong lanceolate, 

 and obtuse, nearly uniform, (except Hint the lateral lepnls an broader m the bate and become mnewhai deltoid, 

 and that the petali arc there wmewhal narrowed); ,i,p*. |ia „, nr , WlMn wnite) tf,,,,^ ttilh ,,„,,,,„ , v , ip 

 I. threc-lobcd. the lateral lolwa ohlin.nr. itMuw, yellow rtrcaked with crimson, Uie middle one larjrer, Hi 

 nnd bilobed, pale pinkUI. Mar mripeil with purple, the hypoohil pobeseent, with fire parallel nearly equal 

 Rcahy lomclhc which arc obtuse in front Tim column is brood, fleshy, oonnve, pubcmloui towards the ban 



Chths Liiomeoira, &**», Cetatym, i»7, » ; Zmahv, L'llludnU<m Uortkeb, rii. t. 240 (rimmiogheE). 



Cams fttmEA, r«.r. Ummhud, lemire, L'lUwOratim ITortketc, tit t. 210. in note; Iloohr, Ihtanfeal dftmuiM, 

 1.62011 (Lemminghei), 





This nay beautiful plant was introduced in 1853, l*y M- Ghiwbreght. to the establishment of M. 

 Linden, of Brussels. It was found in Tabasco, a province of Mexico, glowing on forest trees near the sea- 

 coast JL Lcmairc was the first to suggest tlmt it was a variety of C auna % and tlit^ conclusion seems to 

 have been arrived at independently by Sir W, Hooker, who observes ; — " C* mm has the purple &Lreak$ nearly 

 obsolete. (7. aurca w var. tnacutaht, has more distinct purple streaks, and a deep tawny blotch occupying (be 

 upper half of the sepals and petals. C\ LimmingAB, of Linden, with a structure of flower?, psciidolmlbs, and 

 Foliage identical with the others, has a nearly white or cream-coloured Bower; anything of a golden colour 

 is confined to the lip, but there arc puqde or lilac blotches on the sepals and petal?, and very deep and 

 COpiouj pnqdc streaks and spots on the inside of the labcllum. Thus I am compelled l<> consider all varieties 

 of one and the same species, C* anrea* 9 



Our plaU* was taken from ii large plant in our own collection, which produced about forty flowers. 

 Intermixed with its green foliage these formed a complete bouquet* 



It is a deciduous plant, losing its leaves some time after llic growth is completed, and, as already 

 intimated, it is a free-flowering species. We have seen but two varieties, one having more colour than the 

 other; and there are but few good specimens amongst grower*- We have noticed a very fine one in the 

 collection of J- A. Turner. Esq., of Manchester, and this is bloomed to great perfection every year. We ho|x\ 

 indeed, to sec more of it cultivated, as it id a most desirable plant for exhibition purposes, on account of the 

 distinctness of its appearance. It belongs to a small genus, of which we only know four worth growing, — 

 amongst them Chgm Itracte$ctn$ f a most beautiful specie*, and n great favourite amongst ladies* who use 

 it* delicate while flowers to decorate their hair ; when so employed, they are found to last a long time, on 

 account of their being of a thick waxy texture. 



Cht/sis Limmwghii has thickbh club-shaped stems or bulbs eight inches or more in length. The leaves 

 proceed from the top of the stems to the height of a foot* and arc <>f a light green colour. The flowers 

 grow from the base of the bulbs along with the young growth, on a spike about four inches long, sometimes 

 several spikes together when the plant is strong. The sC|*als and petals aw of a delicate blush colour, lipped 

 with purple; the lip is of the same colour, barred with purple, and yellow in the centre. The blooming 

 reason lasts through March, April, and May, and the flowers continue in perfection for about three weeks 





