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inches in diameter and produced in September; sepals and 

 petals white tinged with pink, which becomes deeper towards 

 the points. Lip deep rosy purple. 



C, Dominiana. — A beautiful addition to this fine family ; 

 a garden hybrid, in habit resembling LcBlia elega7is, but 

 somewhat less robust. The flowers are six inches in 

 diameter; sepals and petals white, delicately shaded with 

 pink ; lip rosy purple, edged with white, and deep orange 

 in the throat. 



C. Dominiana alba. — This plant resembles the C. Dominiana 

 in all but the colour of the flowers : the sepals and petals are 

 broad, white, faintly shaded with lavender ; the lip pure white, 

 with a lilac blotch in the centre. 



C. Dominiana lutea. —An elegant hybrid variety ; sepals 

 and petals delicate blush, lip white in front, suffused with 

 yellow, the disk 3-ellow, streaked with rose. 



C. Doiviana. — This superb species was sent home from 

 Costa Rica in 1864, and flowered the following autumn. In 

 habit it resembles C. labiata, and thrives well under the same 

 treatment. It produces stout pseudobulbs, and leaves about 

 a foot high ; the flowers are very large, sepals and petals 

 bright nankeen colour, lip rich bright dark purple, beautifully 

 streaked with gold. When properly established in cultivation, 

 C. Doiviana will undoubtedly be the most gorgeous of its 

 family, some of the imported spikes having borne five or six 

 flowers each. 



C. Edithiana. — A most splendid species from Brazil, with 

 dark green foliage a foot high ; in growth like C. Mossice ; 

 the flowers are very large, measuring in diameter from six 

 to seven inches ; sepals and petals light mauve ; lip also 

 mauve, striped with white, upper part buff. The flowers are 

 produced in May and June, and remain in perfection three or 

 fom' weeks ; the only example I have seen of this, which will 



