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bright purple, with a white edge. This very desirable 
plant will grow and flower freely in an intermediate house, 
although it thrives perfectly in a stove. It blossoms from 
October to December, and the flowers last over a month. 
Native of Assam; introduced in 1878. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 6490. 
The following are named varieties: giganteum, magnt- 
ficum, nigrescens, radiatum, virescens, viride. These 
names are sufficiently descriptive. 
C. Stoneii—This is a truly beautiful species, and although 
somewhat difficult to establish when newly imported, under 
ordinary care it grows tolerably quickly, and forms a 
handsome specimen. The leaves are about rft. in length, 
leathery, obtuse at the ends, and dark shining green. The 
scape is about 2ft. long, erect, and usually three-flowered ; 
the sepals are large and broad, of a china-white hue, thinly 
striped with reddish purple, and shaded with ochreous 
yellow; the petals are 5in. to 6in. long, narrow, curved 
downwards and twisted, and are of the same colour as 
the sepals; the lip is large, and has a curious pouch, 
somewhat resembling a Turkish slipper in form; the ground- 
colour is dull red, with purple veins, whitish on the under 
side. It is a native of Sarawak, in Borneo, and in its 
specific name commemorates Mr. Stone, formerly gardener 
to Mr. John Day, of Tottenham, who flowered it for the first 
time in this country in 1860. It blossoms in autumn, and 
requires tropical treatment. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 5349. 
Var. platytzentum.—A plant of exceptional interest and 
beauty. The petals are tin. broad, white, tinted with 
yellow and blotched with purple; dorsal sepal white, with 
purple stripes. The highest sum ever paid for an Orchid, 
viz., 310 guineas, was given for a small plant of this variety 
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