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C. venustum, Wallkh. — A handsome species of the acau- 

 lescent group. The leaves are light green mottled with deep 

 green, and on the under side green mottled with purple. 

 The dorsal sepal is greenish white with purple stripes ; the 

 petals ligulate, ciliate, warted with purple, greenish with 

 purple tips ; and the lip yellowish veined with green and 

 flushed with purple. It is a pretty cool house species, and is 

 very useful for cutting. — Sylhet. 



¥lG.—Bot. Mag., t. 2129 ; Bot. Reg., t. 788 ; Hook. Exot. FL, t. 35 ; 

 Loddiqes, Bot. Cab., t. 585 ; Warner, Sel. Orch. PL, ii. t. 24 ; Hart, Parad., i. 

 t. 4 ; Rchb. FL Exot., t. 100. 



C. vemistum spectabile, Williams. — A very handsome form 

 of this useful winter-flowering species. The leaves are beauti- 

 fully mottled with green. The flowers are medium sized, 

 produced singly, and are far handsomer than those of the 

 type ; the dorsal sepal is white broadly striped with green ; 

 the petals greenish white streaked with deeper green, and 

 tipped with rosy red ; and the lip greenish yellow tinged 

 with rose. — Sylhet. 



'ElQ.— Warner, SeL Orch. PL, in. t. 24. 



C. vernixium, EM. f. — This is a hybrid of the stemless 

 group, raised between C. Argus and C. villosum. The leaves 

 are as large as those of C. villosum, but have tessellated 

 markings very faintly developed. The scape is stout, covered 

 with short hairs. The flowers present a remarkable combina- 

 tion of ochreous brown, crimson, and green, with fainter spots 

 on the petals than on C. Argus, and having the varnished 

 surface of C. villosum. The dorsal sepal is Hght green, with 

 darker nerves, having rows of black spots along their basal 

 parts ; the petals are ligulate blunt undulate, with bristles on 

 the upper border, washed with warm dark brown and shining ; 

 and the lip is light greenish olive, with a brown face and con- 

 spicuous nervation. Kaised by Mr. Seden. — Garden hybrid. 



C. vexillarium, Rchb. /.—This is an elegant hybrid, raised 

 by Mr. Dominy, and is the result of a cross' between C. 

 Fairrieanum and G. barbatum, the flowers being exactly 

 intermediate. It is remarkable for its dwarf habit. The 

 leaves are pale green, with a few darker markings. The 

 flowers are large, with the dorsal sepal whitish tinged with 

 green towards the base, sufi"used with light purple, and 

 marked with port-wine coloured veins ; the petals are deflexed, 



