CCELOGYNE 



CCELOGYNE 



821 



c. Lip with a large eye-like spot. ... 5. nitida 

 cc. Lip with no eye-like spot. 



D. Keels of lip lacerated or fim- 



briated. 



E. The scape arising from large 

 Ivs. 



F. Fl.-bracts persistent 6. nervosa 



FF. Fl.-bracts deciduous 7. Sanderiana 



EE. The scape without large Ins. 

 F. Sepals about as long as 

 broad; keels of the lip 



only slightly cut 8. Foerster- 



FF. Sepals about twice as long mannii 



os broad; keels of lip 



strongly cut 9. cristata 



DD. Keels of lip warty. 



E. Peduncle, rachis and ovaries 



tomentose. 

 F. The scape arising from 



large Ivs 10. Dayana 



FF. The scape without large Ivs. 

 G. The keels in middle lobe 



of lip papillose 11. tomentosa 



GO. The keels in middle lip 

 cut into tooth - like 



segms 12. Massangeana 



EE. Peduncle, rachis and ovaries 



glabrous. 



F. Pseudobulbs elliptic to 

 ovate-oblong, compressed. 

 G. Middle lobe of lip sepa- 

 rated from lateral lobes 



by a distinct claw 13. pandurata 



GG. Middle lobe of lip sessile.14:. Mayeriana 

 FF. Pseudobulbs fusiform, 4~ 



sided. 



G. Raceme many-fld., nod- 

 ding 15. asperata 



GG. Raceme few-fid., erect.. .16. Parishii 



1. speciosa, Lindl. (C. salmonicolor, Reichb.). Pseudo- 

 bulbs ovoid, distinctly angled, 2-3 in. long, 1-lvd.: 

 Ivs. up to a foot long: racemes with 1, 2 or 3 fls.; sepals 

 oblong, translucent, pale yellow-brown; petals pale 

 yellow-brown, linear, reflexed; lateral lobes of lip 

 erect, reticulated, with dull copper-brown on a blush- 

 salmon ground, mid-lobe roundish, partly broad- 

 margined with white; disk with 2 fringed ridges and 

 umber-brown markings. Java. B.M. 4889. Gn. 49, 

 p. 62. B.R. 33:23. C.O. 3. Var. alba, Hort. Alight- 

 colored form. 



2. lactea, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs ovate, somewhat 

 4-sided, sulcate, 2-lvd., 3 in. long: Ivs. up to 10 in. long, 

 2 in. broad: fls. 6-12; sepals and petals spreading, cream- 

 white, the sepals oblong-ovate, acuminate, the petals 

 much narrower, linear-lanceolate; lip about as long as 

 petals, the lateral lobes semi-ovate, truncate, the mid- 

 dle lobe about equaling one-half the whole length of the 

 lip, triangular at the apex, acute, reflexed; keels 3, 

 undulate, extending to the center of middle lobe. 

 Burma. 



3. flaccida, Lindl. Pseudobulbs ovate, angulate, 

 2-3 in. long: Ivs. lanceolate, about 8-10 in. long: 

 raceme 7-12-fld., cream-white, the sepals oblong, the 

 petals linear-oblong; fls. \}/% in. across; sepals and 

 petals pendulous; lip with 3 ridges, the lateral lobes 

 white, streaked red-brown inside, the middle lobe 

 reflexed, acute, a bright yellow blotch on the disk. 

 Nepal. B.M. 3318. B.R. 27:31. C.L.A. 6:166. 



4. barbata, Griff. Pseudobulbs about 2 hi. long, 

 ovate: Ivs. broadly lanceolate, 10-12 in. long: raceme 

 6-10-fld.; sepals and petals white, the sepals ovate- 

 oblong, the petals linear; mid-lobe of lip brownish 

 inside, curiously fringed with brown; crests 3. Khasia 

 hills. 



5. nitida, Hook. f. (C. ocellata, Lindl.). Pseudobulbs 

 pyriform or nearly so: Ivs. up to 1 ft. long, narrowly 

 lanceolate: racemes erect, 5-8-fld.; fls. 2 in. across, 

 white, the sepals oblong, the petals linear-oblong; lip 

 with bright orange-yellow spots on each of the lateral 



lobes and 2 smaller spots at the base of the mid-lobe; 

 disk with 3 keels, the front lobe of lip with 5. Hima- 

 layas, at an elevation of 7,000 ft. B.M. 3767. C.L.A. 

 1:55. Var. maxima, Reichb. Racemes longer; fls. 

 larger. J.H. III. 52:25. 



6. nervdsa, A. Rich. (C. corrugata, Wight). Pseudo- 

 bulbs ovate-pointed, 23^-3 in. long: Ivs. 6-12 in. long: 

 racemes 3-6-fld.; fls. white, 2-2J^ in. across; sepals and 

 petals nearly equal, oblong and acute; lip with the 

 lateral lobes striped red inside, the middle lobe ovate, 

 acuminate; disk yellow, with 3 white fringed keels. 

 India. B.M. 5601. 



7. Sanderiana, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs ovate and 

 wrinkled or costate, 2-3 in. long: Ivs. a foot long: fls. 

 about 6 in a pendulous raceme, 2-3 in. across, white; 

 sepals lanceolate-acuminate; petals narrower; lip with 

 the side lobes striped with brown inside and with a 

 yellow blotch, the middle lobe oblong, acute, reflexed, 

 undulate; disk bright yellow, with 6 fringed keels. 

 India. J.H. III. 44:75. 



8. Foerstermannii, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs cylindric 

 or fusiform: Ivs. up to \]/z ft. long: racemes many-fld.; 

 fls. 2 in. across, white; sepals and petals lanceolate; 

 lip with 3 denticulate keels, the middle lobe elliptic, 

 acute; disk marked with yellowish brown. India. 



9. cristata, Lindl. Fig. 1023. Pseudobulbs 1^-2 in. 

 long, ovoid-oblong, scattered on a scaly rhizome: Ivs. 

 8-12 in. long: racemes 5-9-fld., drooping; fls. white; 

 sepals and petals lanceolate-oblong, undulate, acute, 

 with 5 orange fringed keels, the lateral lobes slightly 

 incurved, the mid-lobe transversely oval, denticulate. 

 Nepal. J.H. III. 31:349. P.G. 1:55. A.G. 14:331; 

 15:513. A.F. 4:497; 6:87; 9:1111; 13:1133; 16:1445. 

 C.L.A. 6:163. F.E. 9:331. B.R. 27:57. G.C. III. 

 47:40. O.R. 18:169. Gng. 2:393; 4:225. Var. 

 hololeuca, Hort. .(var. alba), has white fls., labellum 

 without yellow. C.O. la. Var. Lemoniana, Hort. (var. 

 citrina, Hort.), has citron-yellow fringes. J.H. III. 

 57:537. Var. CMtsworthii, Hort., has large pseudobulbs 

 and large fls. of good substance. Var. maxima, Hort., 

 has very large fls. C. cristata is one of the best and 

 most popular of orchids. It is one of the easiest to 

 grow. Can be grown with cattleyas. 



10. Dayana, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs cylindricfusi- 

 form, 5-10 in. long: Ivs. up to 2^ ft. long, oblong- 

 lanceolate: racemes many-fld., pendulous; fls. 2-2^ in. 

 across; sepals and petals pale yellow, margins reflexed, 

 the petals much narrower than sepals; lip with 6 erect 

 ridges fringed with brown, the lateral lobes brown, 

 streaked with white inside, the middle lobe nearly 

 quadrate, reflexed, apiculate. Borneo. G.C. III. 15:695. 

 A.F. 35:380. 



11. tomentfisa, Lindl. Pseudobulbs elongated, ovoid, 

 2-3 in. long: Ivs. up to a foot long, 3-5-nerved: racemes 

 pendulous, tomentose; fls. 15-20, 2-2 Yi in. across; sepals 



