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purple spots towards the base; pouch deeper in colour in 
front than the other segments, pale green beneath, the 
mouth spotted with purple” (Veitch). Raised by Messrs. 
Veitch and Sons. First flowered in 188r. 
C. vernixium (from C. Argus and C. villosum).—Leaves 
as in C. villosum, but less distinctly mottled. Scape stout, 
hairy, one-flowered. Flowers large, varnished; dorsal sepal 
pale green, with dark green nerves and black spots; petals 
wavy, bearded, dark brown; pouch olive-green, shaded 
with brown and conspicuously veined. 
C. vexillarium (from C. Fairieanum and C. barbatum).— 
A charming hybrid, partaking much of the characters of 
its beautiful parent, C. Fairieanum. The leaves are pale 
green, blotched with a darker shade of the same colour, 
whilst the flowers combine the beauties of both parents in 
a marked degree. The sepal is white, tinged with pale 
green at the base, and streaked and shaded throughout 
with soft purple; the petals are deflexed, hairy, purple, 
slightly shaded with green; the pouch is pale brown, tinged 
with yellowish green, and veined with pale green. Raised 
by Messrs. Veitch and Sons. First flowered in 1870. 
Garden; v., 103. 
C. Williamsianum (from C. villosum and C. Harrisianum). 
—Leaves long, green, tessellated. Flowers very large; the 
dorsal sepal white, with a broad central line of brown and 
parallel green lines; petals somewhat as in C. villosum; 
pouch large, brown in front, yellowish behind, the margin 
ochre-coloured. Raised by Mr. R. Warner, Chelmsford. 
First flowered in 1882. 
