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blossoms, which often measure six inches across, are of a 

 purple, light green, and brown colour ; they open in March, 

 April, and May, and last six weeks in perfection. 



C. Hookerce. — The leaves are most beautifully variegated in 

 this species, being of a bright dark gi'een, finely marbled with 

 large irregular white spots. The flowers are somewhat defi- 

 cient in size, compared with others, and though not very 

 showy, are certainl}^ pretty ; sepals and petals brownish 

 yellow, with purple points ; lip bright, yellowish brown. It 

 is a native of Borneo. 



C. iusiijne. — A good old species from Sjdhet, furnished 

 with light green foliage. It produces its solitary flowers 

 during the winter, lasting six weeks in bloom ; sepals and 

 petals yellowish green, the dorsal sepal tipped with white, and 

 spotted with brown ; the lip is orange and brown. I have 

 seen a fine variety, which is exactly like the old C. insigne in 

 habit ; but the flowers, which are large, have bright crimson 

 streaks running up into the white of the upper sepal, and the 

 white being continued round the sepal gives it a very different 

 appearance from the old variety, and adds much to its beaut3\ 

 I saw this in bloom with the Messrs. E.G. Henderson. 



C. insigne Maulei. — A handsome variety of the preceding. 

 It grows in the same way, but has shorter and smaller foliage, 

 and flowers at the same time ; the dorsal sepal has much 

 more white, this colour being continued half-way down, and 

 the spotting is purplish, so that the whole flower is better in 

 colom*. The true plant seems rare. This was exhibited by 

 Messrs. Maule and Sons, Bristol, after whom it is named. 

 The blossoms will continue in perfection six weeks. 



C. hcvigatum. — This really grand species was discovered by 

 Mr. J. G. Veitch, in the Philippine Islands, growing upon the 

 roots of Vanda Batemanii. It bloomed in this country in 

 the spring of 1865 for the first time. The long and thick 



