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enlarged in front, undulated, and of an intense rich velvety 

 rose-purple with a white margin, the throat deep orange or 

 golden yellow, with two purplish veins in the central part of 

 the base, and the broad anterior part traced over with darker 

 veins. It blooms in August and September. There are several 

 variations amongst the seedlings, differing much in colour. — 

 Garden hybrid. 



Fis. — Floral Mag., t. 269 ; Warner, Sel, Orch, PL, ii. t. 36 ; Jennings, 

 Orchids, t. 1. 

 Syn. — Lmlia exoniensis. 



C. fausta, Bchb.f. — A charming hybrid, the happy result of 

 a cross between C. exoniensis and C. Loddigesii, the latter the 

 seed-bearing parent. The plant is intermediate in character 

 between the parents. It has flowers of a pretty rosy lilac colour ; 

 the lip white with a large j^ellow disk, extending the whole length 

 of the throat, tipped with crimson. It blooms about the end of 

 November, and on that account will be very valuable. This 

 was raised in Messrs. Veitch & Sons' nursery at Chelsea. In 

 one variety noticed by Professor Keichenbach under the 

 name of radians there are numerous dark purplish bars or 

 streaks radiating from the centre of the lip, and distributed 

 over the whole of the anterior portion. This variety is repre- 

 sented in the Gardeners' Chronicle (as quoted below) at fig. 

 51a. — Garden hybrid. 



¥lG.~Gard. Chron., 1873, 289, fig. 57. The figure in Floral Mag.2seT., t. 

 189, given under this name, cannot be a true representation of the plant. 



C. Gaskelliana, Rchb.f. — A gi-and addition to the already 

 numerous group allied to C. labiata, the well-rounded flowers 

 measuring seven inches across. In its manner of growth it 

 varies considerably, in some cases resembling C. Mossia and 

 C. Mendelii, and in others partaking of the broad leaf and 

 short bulb of C. Warneri. In the colouring and form of its 

 flowers it also varies considerably. The first blossoms of it 

 that were seen in this country much resembled a pale form 

 of C. Mendelii, othei's resembled the old and rare C. 

 labiata pallida, and we have seen some varieties as dark as 

 C. Warneri. The saddle-shaped blotch on the lip is in some 

 instances a bright deep yellow, approaching to orange, and in 

 others a lemon yellow. It is at any rate a most desirable 

 plant, be it species, sub-species, or variety, and will be found 

 useful in all collections, flowering as it does during the early 

 autumn months. It is named in honour of H. Gaskell, Esq., 



