194 THE WOODLANDS ORCHIDS 



lines of maroon fall downwards from the crest, lessening as 

 they go, but multiplying towards the edges, where they form 

 a close network. The petals curl as sharply as a cow's horn, 

 inverted at the tips to show a maroon lining ; they are 

 greenish above, with three sharp little maroon bars at the 

 base, and slender lines of maroon ; maroon also is the narrow 

 edging. The shield of the column, small as it is, cannot be 

 overlooked, for it shines like a jewel — exquisitely mottled 

 with the brightest green, accentuated by a tiny arch of 

 maroon on either side. Slipper greenish, with blurred lines 

 of maroon. 



Gertrude ( Chamberlain ianum x insigne Chantinii). — 

 Dorsal white above, bright green below, heavily dotted in 

 lines with crimson -brown. Petals finely gauffered, dusky 

 crimson, spotted. The slipper, crimson-purple, looks very 

 bright by contrast. 



Tesselatum porphyreum (concolor x barbatum). — The pale 

 ochreous tone of one parent and the purple of the other have 

 produced a very remarkable result in combination. The 

 general effect distinctly red. The round dorsal is reddish 

 above, of a deeper shade at base, with dotted lines of red ; 

 the petals curve down, dark red at the base, fading towards 

 the ends, which are clothed in a pretty network of pale red. 

 The green slipper is clouded and netted over with crimson. 



Telemachus (niveum x Lawrenceanum). — The dorsal, 

 very broad, is tinged with purple in the centre. Crimson 

 lines ascend from a green base and the margin all round is 

 white. The petals are green, changing to purple, with 

 darker lines and spots. Slipper crimson. 



Tautzianum lepidum (niveum x barbatum Warneri). — A 

 rosy flower, covered throughout with lines and network of 

 crimson. The lip darker. 



Georges Triiffaut (ciliolare x Stonei). — Very large. The 

 tall dorsal has crimson edges and lines, greenish centre. 



