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obtained in 1854, and the young seedlings were in flower two 

 years later. — Garden hybrid. 

 FlG.—Bot. Mag., t. 5042. 



C. furcata, Bateman. — A showy evergreen Orchid with ovate 

 oblong deeply plicate leaves, and erect spikes, three feet long, 

 bearing a profusion of crearoy white flowers, which last in 

 perfection six weeks ; these flowers, which are very freely pro- 

 duced, usually open in June, July, and August, and render it 

 a good plant for exhibitions. It diflers from C. veratrifolia 

 chiefly in the larger lateral lobes of the lip. — PhiUpjnnes ; 

 Java. 



C. Masuca, Lindley. — A desirable and free-flowering ever- 

 green Orchid, producing its flowers on a spike two feet long. 

 The sepals and petals are of a deep violet colour, and the lip 

 a rich purple. It blooms in June, July, and August, and 

 lasts six weeks in perfection. This is a good plant for exhibi- 

 tion, the colour being very distinct. — Nepal, Sikkim, Neil- 

 gherries. 



Fig.— Bot. Reg., 1844, t. 37 ; Bot. Mag., t. 4541 ; Wight, Icon., iii. t. 918 ; 

 Lem. Jard. Fl, t. 62 : Moore, 111. Orch. PL, Calanthe, t. 2 ; Batem. 2nd Cent. 

 Orch. PL. t. 139. 



Syn.— 5/e?ia Masuca. 



C. Masuca grandiflora, Williams. — A very scarce variety, 

 with evergreen foliage, producing gigantic flower spikes from 

 three to four feet high, which continue blooming for three 

 months ; sepals and petals deep violet, shading off" to lilac ; 

 lip very rich deep purple. Its long continuous blooming 

 season makes it valuable. — India. 



C. porpliyrea, Rchh. /. — This handsome and distinct hybrid 

 has been raised in the collection of Sir Trevor Lawrence, 

 Bart., M.P., at Dorking, and is the result of a cross between 

 Limatodes labrosa and Calanthe vestita ruhro-oculata . We 

 have not yet seen this novelty, but Professor Keichenbach 

 describes the sepals and petals as being of a most exquisite 

 dazzling purple, while the lip is yellowish marked with small 

 purple spots at the base, and on the anterior part of a fine 

 purple ; the spur is ochre- coloured. It flowers during the 

 winter months. — Garden hybrid. 



C. Eegnieri, Bchb.f. — A very charming plant introduced by 

 M. Regnier, of Paris. The growth of the pseudobulbs and 



