114 OKCHID- grower's MANUAL. 



C. AclandicB, — ^A charmiug Orchid, from Brazil, of dwarf 

 habit, the bulbs seldom being above six inches high. It is 

 generally a rather shy-blooming plant, and difficult to grow ; 

 it is best grown in a small basket, or on a block, and as near 

 the glass as possible ; its large chocolate-coloured flowers 

 are variegated with yellow, and have a rich rose-coloured lip. 

 It flowers in June or July, and remains long in perfection. 

 There are fine specimens of this plant in the country now ; it 

 is a species apparently subject to much variation, some plants 

 proving very free flowering. 



C. amahilis. — A magnificent free-flowering species from 

 Brazil, growing about eighteen inches high, making two growths 

 in one year, and blooming from the one that is formed in 

 spring. On each spike are from tliree to five blossoms, which 

 remain about four weeks in perfection ; the sepals and petals 

 are delicate pink ; the lip is large and of the richest crimson. 

 Undoubtedly the finest of the group is represented by C. in- 

 termedia^ which it closely resembles ; it blooms during the 

 summer months, and makes a fine exhibition plant. Very 

 rare. 



C. amethystofjlossa. — A beautiful and distinct species from 

 Brazil, and one of the prettiest I have seen ; grows from two to 

 three feet high, in the way of C. Leopoldii, with two leaves on 

 the top of the bulb. From the centre of the leaves are produced 

 spikes with six or seven flowers, each measuring more than 

 five inches across ; sepals and petals light rose, spotted with 

 rich purple ; lip deep purple ; it blooms in March, April, and 

 May, and will last five weeks in perfection. There have been a 

 good many plants of this beautiful species imported during the 

 last few years, and many varieties have bloomed. It is seldom 

 that two plants flower alike. 



C. ametliyatorjlossa sulphiirea. — A very pretty variety of this 

 fine Orchid, resembling in every respect the plant figured in 



