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C. jmi'dlnwn. — The leaves of this plant are mottled with 

 various shades of green on the upper side, purplish heneath ; 

 the flowers are large, and from two to three are produced 

 upon a spike ; dorsal sepal white striped with bright green, 

 lower sepal smaller ; petals broad and pointed, lower portion 

 yellowish green, spotted with purpHsh black, the remaining 

 portion reddish purple, and fringed at the edges with fine 

 hairs ; lip light bright green, tinged with pale yellow. This 

 is an extremel}^ rare species, and appears to be of Indian 

 origin. 



C. Parisliii. — A very distinct plant, with a habit of growth 

 like that of C. hn-vjatum. The leaves are broad, dark green 

 above, paler below ; flower spike bearing from three to six 

 large flowers ; sepals broad, and like the lip, greenish white ; 

 petals long, like C. Ucviijatuni, undulated, green at base, 

 upper portion deep purple ; margins sj aringly furnished with 

 hairy worts. It should be grown in the East Indian house. 

 Native of Moulmein. 



C. purpuratum. — A pretty species from the Indian islands, 

 with beautifully spotted foliage, producing its flowers during 

 the winter months. The flowers are very much like those 

 of C. harhatum, except that the dorsal sepal has more pure 

 white at the end. 



C. BoezJii. — This in every respect resembles C. longi- 

 fulium in habit. Leaves long, ligulate, and acute. The 

 flowers are in the sepals and petals of a beautifully rose 

 purple colour. Lip j-ellow. Native of New Grenada. It 

 blooms during March, April, and May, indeed it may be called 

 a perpetual bloomer. 



C. ScJdimii. — A rare and beautiful species from Ocana, 

 New Grenada, very distinct in growth, as well as in flower 

 from most others. The leaves are eight inches long, light 

 green ; spikes branching, with as many as eight flowers on 



