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the syringe, and shade from the sun’s rays, and then the 
flowers may be enjoyed for a long time. They all require 
stove treatment when growing, and a lower temperature 
whilst at rest and when in flower. 
C. Cumingii.— This species is somewhat slender in 
growth, having small, four-angled pseudo-bulbs, oblong, blunt 
leaves, and large, regular, circular umbels of rich reddish- 
purple flowers in great profusion, elevated on thin, wiry 
stalks. The lateral sepals give a very peculiar appearance 
to the flower; they are rin. long, linear-oblong, acuminate, 
projecting forward, and having a peculiar twist at the base, 
which brings the outsides of these two sepals on the same 
plane, their inner edges meeting together; the dorsal sepal 
and the petals are fringed with silky hairs, and the lip 
hangs so loosely that the slightest movement causes it to 
rock freely. The plant was introduced from the Philip- 
pines in 1839. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 4996. 
C. Medusz.—This is a most singular species, robust in 
habit, and producing freely its singular, dense heads 
of blossom, which certainly have a striking resemblance to 
the fabled tresses of Medusa. The pseudo-bulbs are ovate, 
four-angled, and each bears an oblong, thick, fleshy, deep 
green leaf. The scape is erect, bearing a dense head 
of pale straw-coloured flowers, dotted with pink. Two 
out of the three sepals are lengthened into long, thread- 
like points, 4in. to 5in. in length, and to these the curious 
dishevelled appearance of the flower-head is due. It 
flowers during the summer months, and sometimes several 
times during the year. It is a native of Singapore, and 
was introduced to England in 1839. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 4977. 
