great perfection, and in the brilliancy and magnitude of its 

 blossoms far surpasses the figure of it in Wallich's Plantse 

 AsiaticsB rariores ; in other respects the representation there 

 given is singularly characteristic. The pseudo-bulb has much 

 the form and hue of a truffle, and loses its leaf before 

 the appearance of the flowers ; which come up, one on either 

 side. They are almost as large as those of Cattleya labiata, 

 and are of a uniformly rich transparent rose-colour, except in 

 the interior of the lip which is decorated with a broad streak 

 of yellow on its disk, and traversed by five parallel ridges of 

 white tubercles. There are also a few deep crimson stains 

 scattered on its surface. The plant appears to be of the 

 easiest cultivation, and its flowers very durable." 



The examination of fresh specimens of this and other 

 species of Coelogyne has satisfied me that the genus belongs to 

 Epidendrece rather than to MalaxidecBf and that it should be 

 stationed near Phaius ; for the pollen-masses do not lie loose 

 and free in the inside of the anther, on the contrary they 

 adhere to two thin plates of pulverulent matter, bent back 

 upon themselves, as is represented at fig. 3. of the accom- 

 panying plate ; where fig. 1 . is a view of the interior of the 

 labellum, and fig. 2. of the column with the projecting hollow 

 stigma, and the anther lifted up, and turned back. In the 

 Indian figure published by Dr. Wallich the lower lip of the 

 stigma is represented 3-toothed, and this supposed peculiarity 

 forms part of the specific character originally framed for the 

 species ; I now find, however, that no such structure exists. 



