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and petals being ligulate-acute, and the lip broad, three- 
lobed, and wavy; it is not unusual for a spike to bear 
two dozen or more flowers. This species requires stove 
treatment, and should be planted in well-drained peat and 
sphagnum, in a basket. It blossoms in summer, and is a 
native of Borneo, whence it was introduced in 1884. 
C. flaccida.—This is an erect-growing species, with 
oblong pseudo-bulbs, each bearing a pair of leathery, dark 
green leaves. The racemes are long, pendulous, and many- 
flowered; the sepals and petals are white, as is also the 
ground-colour of the lip, which is stained with pale yellow 
in front, and streaked with crimson towards its base. The 
flowers are produced during winter and spring, and con- 
tinue in full beauty a long time. The scales at the base of 
the raceme are remarkable for their scorched appearance. 
This species should be grown in the intermediate house ; 
it is a native of Nepal, and was introduced in 1833. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 3318. 
C. fuscescens.—A fine, bold-growing species, producing 
terete pseudo-bulbs gin. to 5in. high. The leaves are broad 
and plaited, and about gin. long. The raceme is few- 
flowered, and slightly pendulous; the flowers are large, 
having sepals and petals of a pale yellowish brown, tipped 
with white, a lip edged with white and streaked with 
orange-yellow, and two spots of cinnamon-brown at the 
base. It blossoms during the winter months, continuing 
in beauty for several weeks. It was introduced in 1848, 
and grows freely under ordinary Cattleya treatment. Native 
of Moulmein. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 5494 (var. drunnea). 
C. Gardneriana.—This is a very distinct and attractive 
species, in which the pseudo-bulbs are smooth, long, and 
