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The flowers of this genus are among the most curious 

 of Orchids. The flowers have two glands, from which 

 proceed two fleshy horns, which continually distil a 

 honeyed liquid, which falls into a basin formed by the 

 lip. The flowers fade when this dropping stops, and sel- 

 dom continue in perfection more than four days. The 

 plants are evergreen, producing the flowers on a spike 

 from the bottom of the bulb. They should be grown in 

 baskets in peat and moss, with plenty of water and heat 

 during the growing season. Keep rather dry during rest. 

 Propagate by division. 



These plants are sometimes referred to Gongora. 



Cycnoches. Lindley. Epiphyte. 



Name from KVKVOS, a swan, and av^v, a neck. 



A. Cycnoches aureum. Central America. Pax. Fl. G., 75. 



Lem. Jard., 264. 



A handsome species, with long racemes of light yellow 

 flowers. 



B. Cycnoches barbatum. New Granada . B. M., 4479. 

 A dwarf species ; sepals and petals and lip greenish 



white, spotted with pink. Blooms in June and July. 



B. Cycnoches chlorochilum. La Guayra . . Sert. O., 16. 

 Flowers greenish yellow ; lip pale yellow, with a large 

 spot of emerald-green at the base of the column. 



B. Cycnoches Egertonianum .... Bat, 40. 



B. R., 32, 46, var. 



Flowers purple, inside green, outside purplish, and 

 marked with rich violet. 



