by Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons in 1879. Between the 
time of its discovery in Japan and of its being met with 
in Sikkim, Mr. A. Henry had collected C. ¢tricarinata in 
the northern mountain forests of Yunnan at an elevation 
of 7000 feet. In cultivation C. tricarinata thrives well 
under the conditions suitable for other species of the 
genus, such as C. Masuca, Lindl., figured at t. 4541 of 
this work. The plant now figured flowered in April, 
1916, in the collection of Mr. H. J. Elwes, at Colesborne 
Park, Gloucestershire, and was afterwards presented by 
Mr. Elwes to Kew. It is understood that this particular 
plant was obtained by Mr. Elwes from Sikkim. In 
spite of its wide distribution and of its introduction 
forty years ago, C. ¢tricarinata has always been a rare 
plant in cultivation. It has, however, been used as one 
of the parents of a garden hybrid, C. //arryana, raised 
by Messrs. Veitch, the other parent in this case being 
C. Masuca. 
Description.—Herb, terrestrial; pseudobulbs short, ovoid. Leaves 2-3, 
petioled, elliptic or lanceolate-elliptic, somewhat acute, plicate, 7-12 in. long, 
2{-3{ in. wide, slightly narrowed at the base. Scapes erect, 12-20 in, long; 
racemes lax, many-flowered ; bracts deltoid or ovate-deltoid, acute, 2-8 in. long ; 
pedicels {-1 in. long. Flowers medium-sized, yellowish-green with a brownish- 
red lip. Sepals and petals spreading, ovate-elliptic, rather blunt, 3-3 in. long. 
Lip adnate to the base of the column, spreading, 3-lobed ; lateral lobes almost 
orbicular, } in. long; midlobe obcordate or obcordate-orbicular, emarginate, 
undulate, about 2 in. long; disk with 3 ecrenulate ridges; spur obsolete. 
Column oblong, about + in. long. Pollinia 8, obovoid-oblong ; stipe linear ; 
gland scale-like, 
* 
Tas. 8803.—Figs. 1 and 2, lip and column; 3, pollinarium; 4, sketch of an 
entire plant :—all enlarged except 4, which is much reduced. 
