fibrous. Flowers are borne on a long scape from base of matured bulbs, and are gen- 
erally in clusters of from 6 to 12. Sepals and petals pale brownish yellow, the lip 
tinged and spotted with purple. 
This species requires warmer and moister treatment than those previously men- 
tioned, and the temperature of its house should not be less than 67°-70° at any 
time, so that even in Brisbane a heated glasshouse will be necessary in winter. In 
the far North an ordinary glasshouse will probably serve. It also requires more 
water than the Venezuelan species, and even in winter should be kept damp, as 
it does not need so pronounced a resting period. 
CORYANTHES MACULATA PUNCTATA. Native of British Guiana. 
A finer variety of C. maculata. Sepals and petals palish lemon-yellow, thickly 
spotted with burgundy red—hood and pouch a warmer yellow, richly spotted and 
blotched with purple—the back of the pouch being almost covered with the 
purple. Strongly scented. Flowers in late Autumn. Same treatment as for maculata. 
CORYANTHES SPECIOSA. Native of Northern Brazil and British Guiana. 
Pseudobulbs about 5 inches high. Leaves in pairs—broad, pointed and mem- 
braneous. Flowers about three inches across. Usually three flowers on a scape. Dull 
pink in colour, more or less closely spotted with dark brown dots and blotches. 
Powerfully scented with a rather disagreeable odour. Same treatment as for C. 
maculata, 
COR YBAS (Corysanthes) 
Australia has its Helmet orchids also, but our genus is little suited for horticul- 
tural purposes, the flowers of the largest species being little over an inch across, 
even in the largest specimens. However, they have a quaint beauty of their own, 
and for those growers who specialise in Australian native orchids, several of the 
Corysanthes make an attractive show when grown “en masse.” 
CORYBAS ACONITIFLORUS 
Somewhat smaller than C. fimbriatus, is found in the coastal areas from Far North 
Queensland down into New South Wales. There are two varieties—a reddish 
purple flowered one, and a greyish one. A charming little plant. The same method 
of cultivation as suggested for the following species will suit, but it likes rather 
warmer conditions. 
CORYBAS FIMBRIATUS. (Illustrated. ) 
Is the largest species and is found in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. It 
is usually found growing in open forest glades and in many of the moist gullies 
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