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ORCHID-GROWER S MANUAL. 



C. cMoroneurum, Rchb. f. — A very distinct and free- 

 growing hybrid, raised by Mr. R. Warner, of Broomfield. It 

 has beautifully variegated foliage, and the flowers are large and 

 well expanded, the dorsal sepal of a bright lively pale green 

 colour reticulately veined with darker green and bordered 

 with white ; the oblong petals are also green suffused on the 

 distal upper half with purple, and furnished with a few black 

 marginal warts near the base ; and the lip is large, heavily 

 stained with wine-purple and freely marked with reticula- 

 tions of a darker purple. It flowers during January and 

 February. — Garden hybrid. 



Fig.— Orchid Album, i. t. 37. 



C. ciliolare, Rchb. f. — A distinct and handsome species, 

 having foliage in the way of C. Argus and flowers similar to 

 those of C. superbiens, but it is not so handsome as that 

 species. The dorsal sepal is smaller and curved forward, 

 and is traversed longitudinally with green veins on a white 

 ground suffused with purple; the petals are purplish, and 

 densely spotted with black on the lower halves ; and the lip 

 is dull purple, and covered with a sort of down. The hairs 

 on the margins of the sepals and petals are more numerous 

 and denser than in C. stiperbiens. It blossoms in April and 

 May. — Malay Archipelago. 



C. COncMferum, Rchb. f. — According to Professor Reichen- 

 bach this plant has the appearance of a giant C. caricinum, 

 with some attributes of C. Roezlii as to colour, breadth of petals, 

 leaves, and extension of bracts. The flower has an oblong 

 triangular dorsal sepal, whitish, veined with pale yellowish 

 green ; the petals are ribbon-like, twisted, narrow, white 

 veined with green at the base, brownish crimson towards the 

 tips ; and the lip is of a pale olive green, with the inflexed 

 side lobes spotted and freckled with brown, and covered at 

 the top with shining green warts. This is the result of a 

 cross between C. caricinum and C. Roezlii, and was raised by 

 J. C. Bowring, Esq., Windsor Forest. It is a Selenipediwn. — 

 Garden hybrid. 



C. COncolor, Parish MS. — A very distinctly marked plant of 

 the stemless section. The leaves are leathery, oblong obtuse, 

 beautifully variegated above and reddish purple beneath. The 

 scape is short, pubescent, purple, usually two-flowered, the 

 flowers cream-coloured and finely speckled with minute 



