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large, green, with brown spots; petals oblong, gin. in 
length, greenish yellow, the margins of the upper part rose- 
tinted, the lower part twisted, blotched with brown; pouch 
green, tinged with purple. This is not one of the easiest 
to cultivate. It requires a hot, moist atmosphere, with 
plenty of water at the root during summer; and care must 
be taken to keep the soil sweet and open. The flowers 
are developed in March. It is a native of the Philippine 
Islands, whence it was introduced in 1873. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 6296. 
C. hirsutissimum.—One of the most distinct and attrac- 
tive kinds, flowering freely under ordinary treatment. It has 
green, strap-shaped leaves, about gin. or rft. long, and 
scapes of the same length, bearing solitary flowers, which 
are very large, measuring at least 6in. across. The dorsal 
sepal is large, heart-shaped, reddish-purple, with a margin 
of clear green; lower sepal small, same colour; the back is 
densely covered with soft, blackish hairs; petals large, 
broad, tongue-shaped, twisted, hairy along the margins, 
narrowed and wavy at the base, deep purple and green; 
the pouch is large, helmet-shaped, deep green, shaded with 
purple. The flowers are produced freely in March or 
April, and they remain good on the plant for at least six 
weeks. This is one of the choicest of stove species. It 
is a native of Assam, &c., and was introduced in 1857. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 4990. 
C. Hookere.—This species deserves favour because of 
the beauty of its foliage alone, whilst the flowers are not 
wanting in interest. The leaves are 6in. long, broad and 
obtuse, deep black-green, beautifully variegated with irre- 
gular blotches of creamy yellow; the scapes are long, and 
one-flowered; the sepals and petals are yellowish brown, 
the points of the latter being of a rich rosy purple; the 
