THE MOST USEFUL ORCHIDS ^s 



deciduous species as it flowers late in the season, after the members 

 of the C. vestita and C. Veitchii sections. The flowers are white, 

 with a bright rosy-pink lip that is very distinct and attractive ; 

 they are carried on tall graceful spikes. The variety C R. 

 WiLLiAMSii, formerly regarded as a distinct species, is even more 

 striking than the type, as the sepals and petals are white, shaded 

 with pink, and the lip is deep rosy crimson ; it is a fine plant. 



C. TuRNERi hails from Burmah, and, like C. Regnierii, is 

 late in flowering, and therefore of great value in Orchid collections. 

 It is deciduous and has its flowers set more closely on the spike 

 than are those of C. vestita. Their colour is pure white with a 

 deep rose blotch or eye at the base of the lip. In the variety 

 C. T. NIVALIS the flowers are wholly white. 



C. VERATRiFOLiA is a fine old evergreen species that has a 

 wide distribution in India, Ceylon, and Australia. It has broad 

 leaves that are sometimes nearly two feet in length, while its erect 

 spikes of white flowers are from two feet to three feet high. 

 Instead of the flowers being borne in more or less arching spikes, 

 they are in a dense cluster, six or eight inches long, at the head of 

 the stiffs spike. This species blooms in late spring or summer. 



C. VESTITA, an Indian species, is very popular and useful, and 

 is represented in most gardens of any size by one or more of its 

 fine varieties. The flowers appear in late Autumn or Winter, are 

 large for the genus, creamy white with a rosy base to the lip, and 

 carried in elegant fashion on a long graceful spike. C. v. luteo- 

 OCULATA has a yellow base to the lip, and the very fine C. v. 

 RUBRO-ocULATA has a brilliant red base. The variety C. v. 

 ocuLATA GiGANTEA has the largest flowers and these are creamy 

 white, with a white lip and a rich red eye. This variety has 

 the additional merit of flowering much later than its near 

 relatives. 



