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April last by Sir Trevor Lawrence, and is said to be quite 

 distinct, tbe base of the column is pui-plish, over which is a 

 dazzling fire colour, the blotch in the base of the lip is of the 

 same colour ; it is a much stronger grower than C. vestita 

 rubro-oculata, and retains its foliage until it flowers. Native 

 of Borneo. 



C. vestita rubro-oculata — A charming free-flowering Orchid 

 from Moulmein ; deciduous, and producing, from October to 

 February, long drooping flower spikes, which have a white 

 downy covering, and rise from the base of the finely-formed 

 silvery green pseudobulbs when the latter are destitute of 

 leaves. The flowers are upwards of two inches across ; the 

 sepals and petals delicate white, the lip of the same colour, 

 with a blotch of rich crimson in the centre. No collection 

 ought to be without the varieties of C. vestita^ as they are all 

 fine plants for winter blooming, and one cannot have too 

 many of them as they are so useful for cutting for room deco- 

 ration. We have had plants of this species with thirty spikes, 

 and frequently with from twenty to thirty flowers on each 

 spike, continuing in perfection for three months. The finest 

 variety of this plant I ever saw was grown by Mr. Green, 

 gardener to W. W. Saunders, Esq., Keigate. 



C. vestita luteo oculata. — Another charming variety, in 

 which the sepals and petals are white, and the lip of the 

 same colour, with a blotch of yellow in the centre. The 

 flower spikes are produced in the same way as in the last, 

 and at the same time ; it is nearly equal to it in point of 

 beauty, and very useful for winter decoration ; the finest 

 plant of this variety I ever saw was in the collection of 

 S. Mendel, Esq. 



C. vestita nivalis. — An elegant variety, with pure white 

 flowers. It is in no way difierent to the other forms save in 

 being entirely destitute of the colour on the lip. It flowers 



