230 OHCIIIDES. 



COELOGYNE. 



and T. Tbomson . Churra Punjee Grifflth . (v. s. sp. comm. W, G. , J. D. H. and T. T.) 

 — This is perhaps ihe finest of «his flne genus. The coriaceous leaves are more 

 ihaii fifieen inches long ; ihe scfipes are erccl , very slifi", as long as the leaves, and 

 furnished at the apex with an imbricaied shealh of hard scales . out of which appears 

 a (lexuose raceme four lo six inches long, composed of very large blunt deciduous 

 bracts. Thc Rowers are fuliy two inches and a half in diameier , pure white , except 

 very long hairy fringes , which are brown at their base where they border the lip, 

 and wholly brown where tliey cover tlie veins , and form three shaggy crests, Judginp 

 from cxcellent dried specimens , I should suppose that ihe whole of the middle lobe 

 of the li|» is brown also ; but tbis is not mentioned by Grifflih , whose flgure is 

 a bad one. 



27. COELOGYNE ELATA Lindl LO. , n. 5, Wall. Pl. As. , III. 12, t. 218. Bot. Reg. 1839. 

 misc. 151. Fol. L n. 22. : 



C. psemlolmlbis oblonpis anpiilatis, foliis oblonpis coriaceis basi 

 allonuatis lon.ce peliolatis , scapo rigido striclo foliis breviore apice 

 sqnamis dislichis coriaceis vaginato, racemo rectiusciilo sessili, bracleis 

 „lanceolato-navicularibus" cito deciduis, petalis lineari-lanceolalis, labelli 

 plani niedio bicristali lobo medio cordato-ovato crenulalo lateralibus 

 obsolelis. 



Coelogyne — GrifQth. ic. t 290. 

 Wild in Nepal and Sylhet Wallich; Dooian Grifflth ; Sikkim-Himalay . 4— 6000 feet 

 J. D. Hooker; Karaaon in the Sarjee Valley , at 3700 feel Strachey and Wmterbottom, 

 (v. v. c. et s. sp.) — Leaves more ihan a footlong; scape sealed upon alargeoblong 

 pseudobulb . and terminaied by a shealh formed of numerous imbricaied hracts, out 

 of which appear eight or nine white flowers , slained with ycllow near ihe point 

 of the lip. and having an unpleasant smell , very like ihat of ihe Barberry blossom. 

 The two wavy crests proceed from the base to half way up the middle lobe ; ihey 

 are rich orange yellow towards the point . white otherwise. I prcsume this is Nr. 840 

 of Grifnth's Ilincrary Noies . p. 163. found on rocks near Panukka . in Bootan. 



28. COELOGYNE PHOLIFERA Lindl. LO. n. 6. Fol. I. n. 23.: 



C. pseudobulbis elongalis subcompressis teietibus, foliis lanceolatis 

 longe pcliolatis, scapo teiminaii gracili erecto foliis duplo longiore 

 saepius prolifero sul> quoque racemo squamis dislicliis arcle vaginato, 

 bracleis deciduis, sepalis oblongis discoloribus, pctalis linearibus, labelli 

 irilobi lobo mcdio reluso denticulato laleralibus obtusissimis lineis 2 

 elevafis conliniiis. 



Wild in Nepal , near Neakotc and Toka , on trees and rocks Wallich ; Khasia . ai50<X) 

 fect — J. D. Ilooker and T. Thomson ; Sikkim -Himalaya, 2—4000 feet J. D. H., (v. 

 v. c. et s. sp.) — When fresh the Howers are greenish yellow ; when dried ihe sepals 

 are dark glaucous purple , and alniost glumaceous. The specimens , which I have 

 examincd vary in ihe condition of the point and margin of thc lip , which is flnely 

 tooihcd or entire . and retu.sc or shlightly acuie. 



29. COELOGYNE FLAVIDA J. D. Hooker , ined. Fol. I. n. 24. : 



C. pseudol)ulbis ovatis subangulatis , foliis lanceolatis peliolalis, scapo 

 leiminali gracili erecto foliis subaequali prolifero sub quoqiic ractmio 

 squamis (lislichis arcte vaginalo, braclcis duciduis, scpalis ovalis, pelalis 

 filiformitius. labelli trilobi oblongi obtusissimi lobis latcialibus nauis oblusis 

 inlciinedium coidatuiri imbricanlibus : lineis 2 elevalis in siuus abeuuli- 

 bus, columna subaptera. 



Wild in Khasia Lobb. ; Sikkim - Himalaya Cathcart , (v. s. sp. el ic. pict.) — Flowers 

 pale green , not larger than in Pholidota , /o which this spccies forms a transition, 

 by its almosi winglcss column and obsolete short crests. 



30. COELOGYNE LONGIPES Lindl. Fol. 1. n. 25.: 



C. pseudobulliis cylindraceis teretibus, foliis lanceolalis aculissimis 



