lateral ridgés appear rather a kind of venation, such as is seen 
in the middle lobe also. In C. bractescens, the bracteas are larger 
and very concave, and the flowers are larger, and the lateral 
lobes of the labellum are larger than in C. aurea. The flowers 
are very fragrant. 
Dzscr. We have nothing to add to our description of C. aurea 
given at our Tab. 3617, save that in this variety the sepals and 
petals have their upper half occupied by a large orange-brown 
spot or blotch, and the middle lobe of the labellum is prettily 
spotted with purple. W. J. H. 
Cuxr. This beautiful epiphyte requires the temperature of the 
tropical Orchid-house. It thrives in a shallow pot or pan, filled 
with turfy peat-soil, and well drained with potsherds. The soil 
should be raised in a rounded form above the margin of the pot, 
so as to have the plant elevated, and to allow any superfluous 
waterings to pass off freely, that the soil may not become satu- 
rated. In winter, care must be taken that the plant does not 
suffer from excess of atmospheric moisture ; it is, therefore, ad- 
visable to remove it to a colder and drier house. J. 8. 
Fig. 1. Column and Lip. 2. Pollen-masses —magnified. 
