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otherwise deserves. The spike is stout, arching, and many- 
flowered; the blossoms are large, with brown sepals and 
petals, and a brown lip, stained with yellow and blotched 
with crimson. The plant has a distinct pseudo-bulb, which 
is clothed with the broad, sheathing bases of the long, 
sword-like leaves. It blossoms during the winter and early 
spring, lasting several weeks in full beauty. It requires 
tropical treatment and plenty of water. It is a native of 
Northern India, where it was discovered by Dr. Wallich; 
introduced in 1837. 
Fig. 39; Botanical Magazine, t. 4844. 
C. Hookerianum.—A large and handsome plant, not 
unlike C. giganteum in habit, the leaves being 2ft. long, 
green, striped at the base with yellow. The flower-spike 
is erect, arching above, and the flowers are 4in. to 5in. 
in diameter, bright yellow-green, except the lip, which 
is straw-coloured, with a deep yellow margin, and blotches 
of deep crimson in front; there are also two crimson 
projections on the disk. It flowers in autumn, the blos- 
soms lasting well if kept in a cool temperature. The 
plant is a native of Sikkim-Himalaya, and was introduced 
in 1866. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 5374. 
C. Lowianum.—This splendid plant is almost identical 
with C. giganteum in habit and general appearance; in 
fact, when first introduced it was distributed as a form 
of that species. The stout flower-spikes are from aft. 
to 4ft. long, arching, and clothed almost from base to 
point with flowers, each of which is 4in. across; the sepals 
and petals are equal, spreading, yellowish-green, with 
lines of brown, and the lip is scoop-shaped, with large, 
erect, yellow side lobes, the front being coloured deep 
