246 oechid-growee's manual. 



C. grande, Rchh. f. — A truly grand hybrid of the 

 Sehnipedium group, raised by Mr. Seden, from C. Eoezlii, 

 fertilised by C. caudatum. It is the most robust-habited variety 

 which is known, and a most striking plant. The leaves are 

 sword-shaped, two to two and a half feet long, and of a bright 

 glossy green. The scape, which is many-flowered, grows three 

 feet laigh, and stout in proportion. The flowers are large, 

 with a remarkably extended lip ; the elongate ovate incurved 

 dorsal sepal is yellowish white, marked with yellowish green 

 veins ; the petals are ribbon-like, upwards of a foot long, 

 pendulous, broadest at the base, where they are yellowish 

 white and hau-y, the narrow pendent portion crimson ; and 

 the lip is large and prominent, narrow at the base, where the 

 infolded lobes are whitish spotted with crimson, the front 

 portion greenish yellow, paler and whitish beneath. The 

 staminode is pale yellow, slightly flushed with crimson 

 below, and fringed on its upper edge with blackish crimson 

 hairs. It is a plant of exceptional merit. — Garden hybrid. 



TiG.— Veilch, Cat., 1884, 7, with fig. 



C. Harrisianiim, Rchb. /. — This is one of the hybrids 

 raised by Mr. Dominy, and comes from C. villosum fertilised 

 by C. harhatum. The result has been a plant in many respects 

 intermediate, of which there are several varieties. The leaves 

 are ligulate, tridentate, and tessellated with dark and light 

 green, as in the latter, while they also have the polished ap- 

 pearance of the former. The flowers, which grow on a hairy 

 scape, are larger than those of C. harhahim, but inferior in 

 size to those of C. villos2im; the upper sepal is broad and 

 shining, dark purple, tipped with white ; the ligulate spreading 

 petals are rich purple and glossy ; and the lip is claret-coloured, 

 tinged with green, the mouth of the sac fringed with bristles. 

 We find this succeeds well in the Cattleya house. — Garden 

 hybrid. 



Fig.— Floral Mag., t. 431 ; Veitch, Cat, 1870, 24, with fig. ; Florist and 

 Pom., 1871, 57. with fig. 



C. Haynaldiamim, Bchb.f. — This species, which is named 

 after Dr. Haynald, Archbishop of Kaloesa, in Hungary, comes 

 very near to C. Lowii. It has long distichous suberect dark 

 green coriaceous leaves, and hairy green scapes, one to one 

 and a half foot high, and two or more flowered. The flowers 

 are large and showy ; the dorsal sepal yellowish green at the 

 base blotched with bold patches of brown, and pinkish white 



