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C. Mossim grandifiora. — A large-flowered variety : sepals 

 and petals blush, the petals less frilled than in some forms ; 

 lip a deep rich purple rose, slightly stained at the base with 

 orange, and having a narrow even edge of pale blush. 



C. Mossics grandis. — The largest of all the forms in respect 

 to the size of its lip ; sepals and petals pale blush ; lip mottled 

 violet rose, with an irregular blush-coloured edge ; the base 

 stained with buff orange. This is beyond doubt one of the 

 finest of all the varieties of C, Mossics that have ever come 

 under my notice, 



C. Mossia Helena. — Remarkable for its high-coloured 

 flowers ; sepals and petals deep blush, mottled with dark 

 purple rose ; the lip a rich motley purple, orange at the base, 

 and parti- coloured at the margin. 



C. Mossim kermesina marginata. — This magnificent variety 

 has rich peach-coloured sepals and petals, with a large car- 

 mine lip, edged with white and beautifully fringed. 



C. Moss'ke Lawrenceana. — Large-fiowered, with erect stalks ; 

 sepals and petals blush, the petals very broad and con- 

 siderably frilled ; lip large, rich deep violet rose, slightly stained 

 with orange in the interior, veined and mottled in front, with 

 a narrowish and nearly even frill of blush. It is in the way 

 of the variety splendens, but rather smaller in the lip, with the 

 throat more expanded. 



C. Mossice magnijica. — In this variety the flowers are 

 of a very fine form, from eight to nine inches in diameter ; 

 sepals and petals of a deep rose colour ; Hp orange, 

 streaked with purple. Like all the varieties of C. Mossub, 

 if kept free from the damp, it will remain a long time in 

 bloom. 



C. MossicB majestica. — This is a remarkably fine flower ; 

 the sepals and petals are broad, the latter measui'ing upwards 

 of nine inches from tip to tip, and of a dark rose colom' ; lip large 



