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C. Sedeni candidulum, Echb. /. — A hybrid between C. 

 longifolium and C. Schliinii (dbijiorum, raised by Mr. Seden. 

 The sepals and petals are white, with a rosy hue on the edge, 

 and the lip is of fine warm purple. The petals are narrower 

 than is generally the case in C. SchUmii. — Garden hybrid. 



C. selligerum, Veitch. — A very desirable and distinct hybrid 

 between C'. philippinense (IcBvigaturii) and C. barbatuin. The 

 plant is of bold massive habit, with broad thick shining faintly 

 tessellated leaves, as in C. jjhilippinense. The flower scape 

 is erect, blackish crimson, pubescent, and bears from two to 

 three large flowers, of which the dorsal sepal is white with 

 broad blackish crimson veins ; the strongly ciliated petals are 

 about three inches long, deflexed, with a partial twist, vinous 

 red veined with crimson-purple, and having several blackish 

 marginal warts, especially on the upper side ; and the lip or 

 pouch is similar in shape to that of C. barbatum, but of a 

 lighter red colour. — Garden hybrid. 



'Fig.— Veitch, Cat., 1878, 13, with fig. ; Gard. Chron., N.S., xix. 776, fig. 

 133 J Florist and Pom., 1878, 85, with fig, 



C. Spiceriamim, Echb. f. — One of the most distinct and 

 beautiful species of the stemless group of this large and rapidly 

 increasing genus, and one so highly appreciated by Orchid- 

 lovers, that at a recent auction sale a plant realised 100 guineas. 

 It has been named in honour of H. Spicer, Esq., Woodlands, 

 Godalming, who first introduced it to England. In growth it 

 somewhat resembles C. insi<jne. The leaves are few^, distichous, 

 linear- oblong, acute, keeled, dark lurid green, the sheathing 

 base slightly spotted with purple. The scape is pubescent, 

 purple, the flowers solitary, from two to three inches in 

 diameter, the dorsal sepal very large, about two inches across, 

 green at the base, otherwise pure white, with a broad purple 

 stripe extending from the base to the apex ; the petals are 

 pale green with beautifully undulated margins, striped and 

 spotted with purple ; and the lip is a deep brownish pm-ple. 

 The staminode is very conspicuous, being of a bright magenta- 

 purple margined with white. It flowers in October, November, 

 and December. Some of the varieties are tinged with rose on 

 the dorsal sepal. — India : Assam. 



Fig.— Bot, Mag., t. 6490 ; Orchid Album, iii. t. 119 ; Gard. Chron., N.S. 

 xiii. 41, fig. 7 ; III. Hort., 3 ser., t. 473 ; Xenia Orch., iii. t. 231 ; Florist and 

 Pom., 1882, 179, with fig.; Garden, xvii. 169, with fig. ; Id. xxiii. t. 378 

 (blush var.). 



