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of all the forms of V. tricolor. The flowers are large and 

 very rich in their colour and markings. — Java. 



Y. tricolor Corningii, Williams. — A handsome and free- 

 ilowering variety, having very broad dark green foliage of 

 stout texture. The flowers are large and of good substance, 

 the sepals and petals rich yellow, spotted and streaked with 

 deep crimson, and beautifully margined on the inner and 

 outer surfaces with rosy purple, and the lip dark plum colour, 

 softened otf towards the base into a pale rose. This variety 

 lasts a long time in perfection. It was flowered in the fine 

 collection of E. Corning, Esq., of Albany, New York, under 

 the care of Mr. Gray. — Java. 



Y. tricolor DodgSOni, Williams. — A superb variety, named 

 in honour of the late R. B. Dodgson, Esq., one of the most 

 enthusiastic cultivators of these plants, with whom it originated. 

 The flowers are large, and borne in great numbers on the 

 racemes, the sepals and petals being light amber-colour, 

 streaked and blotched with reddish brown and margined with 

 violet, and the lip large, rich purplish violet, with a few white 

 blotches near the base. It is very highly scented. There is 

 a fine plant of this variety in the collection of Baron Schroder, 

 Staines, where it flowers every year. — Indian Islands. 



Y. tricolor insignis, Hart. — This plant, which has been 

 grown as V. insignis, must now take its place as a variety of 

 V. tricolor, since the true V. insignis has been introduced ; it 

 will not, however, be any the less welcome to Orchid growers 

 though it be but a variety of V. tricolor, for it makes a very 

 handsome specimen. The sepals and petals are hght yellow 

 spotted with crimson, and the lip is pale lilac. It blooms at 

 difierent times of the year, Jbut generally in spring and 

 autumn, and continues in bloom for six weeks. — Java. 



Y. tricolor Patersoni. — A very beautiful form, flowering 

 when quite small. The flowers are about two inches in 

 diameter, the sepals and petals broad, creamy white densely 

 spotted with cinnamon-brown, and the lip bright magenta. — 



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Y. tricolor planilahris, LindUy. — One of the finest forms 

 of V. tricolor, having the same general habit and character as 

 the type, but producing larger, brighter-coloured flowers of 



