CHAPTER XXIV. 
COLAX. 
THE present genus is very closely allied to Lycaste— 
indeed, so closely that some authors now include it in 
that genus. The chief point of distinction lies in the 
shape of the flowers, which in Colax is sub-globose, and 
the segments are broad and spreading. A hybrid between 
Colax and Zygopetalum has lately been raised and flowered 
by the Messrs. Veitch. There are two species, but only 
one is worth growing. 
Culture.—C. jugosus should be treated as a pot-plant, 
the pots being thoroughly drained, and the compost formed 
of living sphagnum moss and good peat, to which may be 
added some medium-sized lumps of charcoal. When potted, 
it should be placed in the Cattleya-house and subjected to 
the same treatment as other Orchids from the warm parts 
of Brazil. It likes plenty of water during active growth. 
C. jugosus.—This plant seldom exceeds rft. in height. 
The pseudo-bulbs are smooth, and somewhat ovate, 
about 2in. long, bearing a pair of dark green leaves, 
6in. to gin. long, upon their summit. The scape is erect, 
rising from the base of the pseudo-bulbs, and produces 
two or three flowers, which are 2in. in diameter; the sepals 
