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Cirrhopetalum—continwed. 
C. compactum (compact). ji. pale straw-yellow, small, sub- 
wnbellate, nodding ; lateral sepals about 4in. long. September. 
1. lin. to 1fin. long, elliptic-oblong, fleshy, sessile. Pseudo-bulbs 
sin. long. Tenasserim, 1895. 
Cc. cornutum (horned). #. arranged in a radiating umbel ; 
lateral sepals reddish-brown, 14in. long, convex, coherent ; dorsal 
sepal an peas green, blotched with purplish-brown; scape 
long and slender. J. 6in. to 10in. long, linear-oblong. Pseudo- 
bulbs lin. to Sin. long, ovoid or columnar. Sikkim and Khasia, 
1852. A pretty and curious species. (B. M. 4753.) 
C. Curtisii (Curtis's). 4. white, pink, and yellow, small, disposed 
in an umbel; scape 4in. long. J. linear-oblong, 4in. long. 
Pseudo-bulbs ovoid, gin. long. Rhizome flexuous. Malacca, 
1897. Allied to C. Cumingii. (B. M. 7554.) 
Cc. elegantulum (somewhat elegant). This is described as a 
species ‘‘too small to be showy, though the flowers are pretty 
enough, being striped with maroon-purple on a pale ground.” 
Madras, 1891. 
C. fimbriatum (fringed). /l. green, with long red cilia to the 
petals ; lateral sepals lin. to 1din. long ; umbels many-flowered. 
April. Pseudo-bulbs globose, smooth, leafless when flowering. 
Bombay, 1838. (B. M. 4391.) 
C. Gamblei (Gamble’s). . yellow, streaked and dotted with 
red ; lateral apes 4in. long ; scape lin. to 2in. long, very slender. 
Z. lin. to 2in. ong linear-oblong or -lanceolate. Pseudo-bulbs 
din. long, ovoid. ilghiri Hills. 
Cc. gamosepalum (with united sepals). f., dorsal sepal and 
le bright red, the lateral ones speckled with purple, gin. 
ong and at first coherent, at length widely divergent; scape 
slender, 4in. long. . J. 2in. to Sin. long, linear-oblong or oblanceo- 
late. Pseudo-bulbs lin. to l4in. long. Tenasserim, &c. 
C. gracillimum (very slender). fl. reddish-purple, in shape like 
those of C. vaginatum ; lateral sepals 14in. long ; scape slender, 
6in. to Tin. long. 7. 2kin. long, oblong, attenuated at base. 
Pseudo-bulbs jin. long, tetragonal-ovoid, one-leaved. Rhizome 
creeping. Birma (?). 
C. grandiflorum (large-flowered). fl. purple ; sepals acuminate, 
the lateral ones 2in. long, the dorsal one cymbiform, ciliated ; 
scape as long as the leaves, stout. J. 3in. to 5in. long, linear- 
oblong, shortly petiolate. Pseudo-bulbs conical. Ceylon, 1895. 
Cc. graveolens (strongly-scented). fl. strongly scented ; sepals 
and petals yellowish-green, speckled with red; lip reddish- 
brown, changitls to cee purple; raceme Tin. across, about 
thirteen-flowered ; scape 6in. high. J. 1ft. long, Sin. broad. New 
Guinea, 1896. 
Cc. guttulatum (slightly striped). ., sepals yellowish or 
eenish, speckled with purple, spreading, the lateral ones 4in. 
Zin. long; lip short ; umbel few-flowered ; scape 6in. to 10in. 
long, sprinkled with purple. 7. 6in. to 10in. long. Pseudo-bulbs 
lin. to 2in. long, ovoid. Sub-tropical Himalaya, 1837. (B. M. 
4267.) Syn. Bulbophyllum umbellatum (B. R. 1894, t. 44). 
c. Lendyanum (Lendy’s). #. whitish, with a greenish-yellow 
hue; lateral sepals free, twice as long as the ligulate, acuminate 
upper one; petals ligulate, acuminate ; lip compressed, bicarinate 
on the narrow unpee side ; raceme umbellate. 7. cuneate-oblong, 
acute, minutely bilobed, purple beneath. Pseudo-bulbs pyriform- 
tetragonal, reddish. 1887. 
C. Macrzei (Macrae’s). fl. between umbellate and racemose ; 
aa pale yellow and scarlet, the lateral ones 3in. long, 
coherent, with long, filiform tips; scape 6in. long, very slender. 
April. 7. 3in. to Sin. long, oblong, petiolate. Pseudo-bulbs 
scarcely as large as nutmegs. Ceylon, 1839. (B. M. 4422.) 
Cc. maculosum (spotted). #1. pale yellowish-green, unspotted [sic], 
two to five in an umbel; lateral sepals 4in. to Zin. long; scape 
stout, 2in. to din. long. J. Sin. to 6in. long, linear, notched. 
Rhizome slender. Western Himalaya, 1841. 
Cc. Makoyanum (Makoy’s). jl. pale yellow, dotted with red, 
l1fjin. long, twelve to fourteen in a star-like umbel; scape very 
slender, erect, reddish-brown. January. J. pune OPleacsnlate: 
Pseudo-bulbs sparse, narrow-pitcher-shaped. Rhizome robust, 
creeping. East Indies (?), 1892. (B. M. 7259.) 
C. Mastersianum (Dr. Masters’). jl. deep yellow, 14in. long, with 
the upper half of the lateral sepals brown and the lip brownish- 
purple ; umbels six- to eight-flowered, borne on aeplite drooping 
scapes. J. 4in. to Sin. ong. lin. broad. Pseudo-bulbs_ ovoid- 
quadrangular, one-leaved. Dutch Indies, 1890. (L. vi., t. 255.) 
C. Medusz. The correct name is Bulbophyllum Meduse. 
C. mysorense (Mysore). jl, almost white, except the lip, which 
is purple ; lateral ra seer din. long; scape 3in. to 4in. long. 
September. J. 3sin. long, linear-oblong, attenuated at base. 
Pseudo-bulbs jin. to lin. long, tetragonal-ovoid, one-leaved, 
distant. Hills of Mysore, 1891. Allied to C. maculoswm. 
C. nodosum (having prominent nodes). jl. densely speckled 
with reddish-brown on a darker ground, sub-racemose, lin. 
: Vol. V 
Cirrhopetalum—continued. 
long; scape 3sin. long, six- or seven-flowered. J. 5kin. long, 
linear-oblong, narrowed at base. Pseudo-bulbs distant, the 
intervals on the rhizome showing several thickened nodes. 
Southern India, 1892. Allied to C. Macrei. 
Cc. Obrienianum (O'Brien's). #1. yellow and maroon, small, borne 
on a@ scape Yin. long. J. oblong, 24in. long. Pseudo-bulbs ovoid, 
sin. long. Borneo, 1893. Allied to C. Makoyanum. 
Cc. ornatissimum (very ornate). jl. pale yellow, streaked and 
stained with purple, about the size of those of C. Thouarsit; 
Fic. 261. CIRRHOPETALUM PICTURATUM. 
dorsal sepal fringed at apex, the lateral ones prolonged into 
slender tails; lip deep purple, reflexed, with a curved claw ; 
umbel four- or five-flowered ; scape short. J. oblong, 4in. to 5in. 
long. Pseudo-bulbs ovoid, lin. to 1sin. long. Sikkim Himalaya, 
1889. (B. M. 7229; W. O. A., t. 369.) 
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