2IO ORCHIDS. 



and moisture during the growing season, but very little of 

 either when at rest. 



They may be grown in pots, with peat, moss, and pot- 

 sherds, and with" good drainage, or in baskets, in same 

 material, or on blocks with moss. Propagated by divis- 

 ion, just as the plants begin to grow. The swollen 

 pseudo-bulbs are curious. 



Cirrhcea. Lindley. Epiphyte. 



Name from cirrus, a ringlet or tendril. 



B. Cirrhosa atropurpurea. Rio Janeiro. 

 Flower purple, with richer purple lip. 



C. Cirrh&a Loddigesii. Brazil B. R., 1538. 



Flower greenish yellow; sepals marked with red; lip 



sharp and long, green, marked with red. 



C. Cirrhcea picta. Rio Janeiro. 



Flower clear yellow, marked with brown ; lip greenish, 

 marked with red. 



The flowers of these plants resemble insects. They 

 are of easy culture, very floriferous, and should be in 

 every collection. Treat like Acropera. The following are 

 species : 



Cirrhcea fusco lutea. B. M., C. rubro purpurea. 



3726. C. saccata. 



C. bractescens. SYN. C. fusco httea. 



C. immaculata. C tristis. B. R., 1889. 



C. lavis. C. mridis-purpurea. Lodd. 



C. obtusata. B. R., 2005. Cab., 1967. 



C.pallida. C.Warreana. Lodd. Cab., 1999. 

 C. Russelliana. 



