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CYMBlDIUM pubescens. 

 Downy-lipped Cymbidium. 



GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 

 Nat. oral. Orchidace^e, § Vande^e. 

 CYMBIDIUM. Botanical Register, vol. 7. fol. 529. 



C. pubescens ; foliis ensiformibus striatis apice oblique bidentatis, racemo 

 brevi pendulo, bracteis minimis squamseformibus, sepalis petalisque 

 linearibus acutiusculis, labelli trilobi basi saccati intiis pubescentis 

 laciniis lateralibus acutis intermedia, oblonga subundulata obtusa, 

 lamellis rectiusculis medio interruptis. Bot. Reg. 1840. misc. 177. 



Although the woods of Sin ca pore have been so often 

 examined by Botanists it seems as if the forms of vegetation 

 there were inexhaustible. The species now figured was met 

 with by Mr. Cuming who sent it to Messrs. Loddiges. It is 

 quite distinct from all the species previously published, 

 although no doubt allied to C. Finlaysonianum and bicolor. 

 From the former it differs in having short racemes, smaller 

 flowers, and a hairy lip, with the lamellae nearest the end 

 destitute of any appendage. From C. bicolor also the short 

 racemes and hairy lip divide it ; but it corresponds with that 

 species in the remarkable character of a shallow bag being 

 present at the base of the lip. 



Although not very conspicuous, the rich crimson green 

 and yellow markings give the flowers a gay appearance. 

 Fig. 1 . is a view of the lip magnified. 



It must be cultivated along with other orchidaceous plants 

 in the moist stove. In potting it the roots need not be raised 

 above the surface of the pot, as its habits appear to be rather 

 of a terrestrial nature. The pots should be well drained, and 

 water should be freely given during the growing season, and 

 at no season must it be kept entirely dry. 



