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rest. The pseudobulbs are thick and fleshy, and about a foot 

 long, producing their flowers with the young growth. These 

 will do on blocks of wood, but grow much finer in baskets or 

 pots, with peat, moss, and potsherds. All the species require 

 a liberal supply of heat and moisture in their growing season, 

 but after they have finished their growth, they should be 

 removed into a cooler house till they begin to grow, and then 

 taken back to the East Indian house. During their season 

 of rest they require but very little water, and are propagated 

 by dividing the plants just as they begin to grow. 



C. aurea. — A charming Orchid from Venezuela, producing 

 its flowers on a short spike, generally twice a year ; the 

 blossoms are yellow, the lip being marked with crimson. It 

 flowers at different times of the year, and lasts about a fort- 

 night in beauty. 



C. bractescens. — A fine species from Guatemala ; its flowers 

 are produced on a short spike, sometimes six together, each 

 flower measuring two or three inches across. The sepals 

 and petals are white, while the lip has a blotch of yellow in 

 the centre. It blooms in April and May ; lasts two or three 

 weeks in perfection, and makes a good show plant. 



C. Chehonii. — A garden hybrid somewhat similar to C. la}vis. 

 Sepals and petals nankeen colour, lip whitish, having the 

 numerous violet purplish blotches of C. Limminghei, column 

 whitish, with many small purplish dots. This species was 

 raised in the Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea. 



C. IcBvis. — A beautiful species from Guatemala. The 

 pseudobulbs are fifteen inches long, producing from the 

 young growths in June pendulous spikes of bloom, with 

 eight or more flowers on each ; sepals and petals yellow and 

 orange ; lip orange, blotched with scarlet or crimson, and 

 fringed round the margin. It will last about a fortnight in 

 good condition. A scarce plant, figured in the fifth number 



