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well as the similarly-shaped but smaller petals, being paler. 
The lip is yellow, with a thick, semicircular crest on the 
centre, and a contracted base. The column is short and 
club-shaped, sometimes deep purple near the base. This 
species flowers at different periods, and remains long in 
beauty. It was introduced, in 1851, from Chiriqui, where 
it grows at an altitude of 8000ft. Syns. Huntleya cerina, 
Zygopetalum cerinum. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 5598. 
P. Dayana.—This distinct and beautiful species has 
narrow, keeled leaves, 8in. to roin. in length, and flowers 
about 3in. across. The sepals are broadly ovate, and 
milky white, tipped with green; the smaller, rounded petals 
are entirely white. The lip is white, with the ring-shaped 
callosity on the centre of a beautiful purplish violet, the 
rays in front being similarly coloured. The column is 
mainly yellow, but has a broad, reddish patch at the base. 
This species flowers in the late autumn months; in a wild 
state it produces as many as twenty-five flowers fully open 
at one time. It is very variable in colour, and we append 
some of the varieties of which Prof. Reichenbach has 
published descriptions, all being of great beauty. The plant 
was introduced from New Granada in 1873. Syn. Zygo- 
petalum Dayanum. 
Var. candidula has the sepals and petals pure white, the 
lip being tinted with purplish crimson. A very lovely 
variety. 
Var. rhodacra has white sepals and petals tipped with 
purplish rose, and the lip white, suffused with crimson. 
The short, broad column is white, crimson at the tip. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 6214. 
Var. sflendens has the tips of the sepals and petals of 
a dark violet colour, the lip being also deep violet. 
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