178 ORCHIDS. 
by Baron Schroeder, in 1887. It first appeared in the 
collection of the late Mr. John Day, in 1867. 
C. superbiens.—This is undoubtedly the finest of the 
barbatum section, and deserves a place in every collection 
of orchidaceous plants. The leaves are 6in. long by 2in. 
broad, oblong and blunt at the apex, beautifully mottled 
with dark green upon a yellowish-green ground. The 
scape is 1ft. high, and bears a single very large flower; the 
dorsal sepal is large and broad, ciliated, white, beautifully 
streaked with purple and green; the petals are 3in. long 
and nearly tin. broad, white, green, and purple, the margin 
warted, fringed with soft hairs; and the pouch is very large 
and prominent, of a uniform rich brown-purple, reticulated 
in front. It blossoms during summer, and lasts a long time 
in full beauty. It is a native of Java, and is regarded 
by some botanists as one of the many forms of C. barbatum. 
It was introduced in 1835. Syn. C. Veztchianum. 
Flore des Serres, t. 1996. 
C. venustum.—One of the first of the East Indian kinds 
to be introduced to English collections, having been brought 
home about the year 1819. It is a very accommodating 
plant, for whilst some keep it entirely in the stove, others 
grow it in a greenhouse, the latter being preferable, as the 
blossoms are produced in greater abundance, although the 
variegation of the foliage is more brilliant where the plants 
are grown in a warm-house. The leaves are short, of a 
dark bluish green above, curiously mottled and blotched 
with grey-green, whilst the under side is dull purple. The 
flowers are solitary, and of medium size; the sepals and 
petals greenish white or pink, striped with bright green; 
the latter are fringed and warted with purple, and the 
pouch is yellowish green, veined with olive-green and 
flushed with dull purple. It blossoms from January to 
