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erect, 14ft. high, hairy, three- or four-flowered; flowers 
large; dorsal sepal broad, white, with purple stripes; lower 
sepal similar, but with green stripes, hairy externally; 
petals pendulous, 6in. long, narrow, spirally twisted, yellow 
at the base, green and white at the apex, the medial 
part covered with deep brown blotches and dark, glandular 
spots; pouch small, greenish yellow. The flowers are 
developed in April or May, and they last about a month. 
Introduced from the Philippines, where it was found 
growing with Vanda Batemani, in 1863. It requires 
tropical treatment. Syn. C. levigatum. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 5508. 
C. prestans.—A striking and distinct plant, of recent 
introduction. It has stout, green leaves, like those of 
C. Stonei, and erect, many-flowered, hairy scapes; the 
dorsal sepal is 2in. long by 1r4in. in width, with the point 
arching forwards, whilst in colour it is creamy white, with 
about a dozen purplish stripes; the petals are 5in. long, 
narrow, twisted, with black, hairy spots on the edge near 
the base, ochre-coloured, with a mid-line of brown; pouch 
2in. long, slipper-shaped, shining yellowish green, with 
red-brown nerves and blotches. It blossoms in August, 
and requires the same treatment as C. Stonei. Introduced 
from New Guinea in 1886. An older name for this species 
is C. glanduliferum. 
Gardeners Chronicle, 1887 (i1.),, fig. 155- 
C. purpuratum.—A pretty-leaved species, closely related 
to C. barbatum. Leaves 5in. long, pointed, pale green, 
marbled with a darker shade. Scape 6in. long, erect, one- 
flowered; flowers as in C. barbatum, but the dorsal sepal 
has revolute margins, and is pure white on the upper part, 
the rest being greenish, with purple stripes; the petals are 
broad, wavy, acute at the points, and ciliated, purplish, with 
