(lifters from C. Medusae in its flowers being ciliated, the petals oblong, 

 not triangular and acuminate, and in the distant sheaths of the scape ; 

 to which may be added that its flowers are not speckled with pink as in 

 C. Medusae. 



2. C. Medusai (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1842. t. 12) ; pseudobulbis ovatis tetra- 



gonis, folio oblongo convexo emai'ginato, vagiuis scapi oblongis ventri- 

 cosis supremo pedunculo longiore, floribus dens^.capitatis, sepalo supremo 

 acuminato inferioribus longissimis pendulis, petalis triangularibus acumi- 



natis, labello ovato acuminato bicarinato, columnse auriculis acutis. 



Sincapore. This in some respects resembles C. vaginatum, but is a 



much larger plant, and very difi"erent in the form of its flowers. 



3. C. ccEspitosum (Wallich in Bot. Reg. 1838. misc. 53.) ; pseudobulbis 



ovatis monophyllis, foliis anguste ovalibus obtusis basi angustatis scapo 

 longioribus, scapo fiUformi erecto vaginis paucis membranaceis carinatis 

 acutis distantibus laxe vestito apice umbeilato, sepalo supremo obovato 

 fornicato acuto niargine scabro lateralibus acuminatis convolutis triplo 

 longioribus, petalis ovatis apiculatis pectinato-serratis, labello minimo 



solido triquetro apice recurvo angulis superioribus marginatis. East 



Indies. Flowers small, pale, yellow ochre-coloured. 



4. C. cornutum (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1838. misc. 138.); pseudobulbis ovatis 



angulatis scapo paulo brevioribus, sepalis lateralibus in cornu connatis 

 superiore petalisque ovatis cihatis, labello angusto triangular! supra, sul- 



cato subtiis carinato. E. Indies. Leaves six or eight inches long. 



Flowers dull purple. 



5. C. «?acz</os?<»? (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1841. misc. 173.); floribus geminis 



solitariisque, sepalo supremo oblongo acuto lateralibus lineari-oblongis 

 obtusis margine anteriore pone basin uniplicato, petalis sepalo supremo 

 brevioribus oblongis obtusis, labello ovato obtuso convexo apice recurvo, 



columna bidentata ? (polUniis 4 subsequalibus) . East Indies. 



This is a species with the habit of Bolbophyllum affine, or leopardinum, 

 but with the long lateral sepals of a Cirrhopetalum. It has the 

 flower-stalks and flowers of a very pale green, finely speckled with dull 

 purple. The lateral sepals are nearly an inch long, and have a single 

 fold on their inner margin near the base. 



Q. C. chinense (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1842. misc. 29. 1843. t. 49.) ; foliis lan- 

 ceolatis, umbella multiflora, sepalo supremo galeato petalisque oblongis 

 brevioribus obtusis serrulatis apiculatis : lateralibus lanceolatis, labello 



linguiformi obtuso carnoso convexo Isevi tremulo. China. Flowers 



rather large, pale fawn colour, with dorsal helmet-shaped sepals and 

 petals spotted with crimson. 



7. C. Thouarsii (L. no. 1. Bot. Reg. 1838. t. 11. Epidendrum umbellatunif 

 Forst. Bulbophyllum longifioriim, Thouars. Zygoglossum umbellatum, 

 Reinw. Cymbidium umbellatum, Spreng.) ; pseudobulbis tetragonis, 

 folio oblongo petiolato, umbella subdimidiata, sepalo dorsaU setaceo- 

 acuminato laterahbus oblongo-hnearibus, petalis ovatis serratis setaceo- 



acuminatis, labello ovato retuso, columnse auribus bidentatis. 



Otaheite, Java, Mauritius, Madagascar. Flowers pale cinnamon co- 

 lour, with a little purple dotting about the sepals and petals. 



