CYMBIDIUM 



CYMBIDIUM 



937 



peduncles not so long as the Ivs., few-fld.; fls. about 3 

 in. across, ivory-white, sometimes tinged with rose; 

 sepals and petals oblong-lanceolate; lip 3-lobed with a 

 golden yellow ridge running down the center. Khasia 

 Hills, at an elevation of 5,000-6,000 ft, B.R. 33:67. 

 B.M. 5126. Gn. 46, p. 398. G.C. III. 

 35:99. Var. Goodsonianum, Hort. Fls. 

 white, with broad rose-purple band down 

 middle of lip. Var. Dayanum, Hort. (C. 

 Dayanum, Reichb. C. eburneum Ddyi, 

 Jenm.). Lvs. longer and narrower: lip with 

 a row of purple spots each side of disk. 



1185. Cymbidium 

 giganteum. (X>i) 



AA. Fls. not white. 

 B. Infl. arching or erect. 



c. Sepals and petals veined with red, 



brown or purple. 



D. Ground-color of sepals and 



petals not white. 



E. Middle lobe of lip purple-maroon, 

 margined yellow. 



Lowianum, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs oblong: Ivs. 2-3 

 ft. long, linear-acute, recurved: racemes many-fld.; 

 fls. about 20 in number, 3-4 in. across; sepals and petals 

 oblong-lanceolate (lateral ones sub-falcate), greenish 

 yellow marked with brown; lateral lobes of lip yellow- 

 ish; midlobe reflexed, purple-maroon, margined with 

 yellow. Burma. Gn. 48, p. 263. Gng. 5:73. A.F. 

 34:1089. R.B. 30:276. Var. Mandaianum, Hort. (C. 

 Mandaianum, Hort.), has yellow fls. 



EE. Middle lobe of lip yellow, spotted. 



giganteum, Wall. Fig. 1185. Fls. dull purple (brown- 

 ish, or yellowish green striped with purple) ; sepals and 

 petals oblong, the petals narrow and shorter; midlobe 

 of lip reflexed, yellow, spotted with red; lateral lobes 

 yellowish green. Nepal. B.M. 4844. P.M. 12:241. 



Traceyanum, Hort. Pseudobulbs and foliage as in 

 C. giganteum: racemes 3-4 ft. long, ascending, 15-20- 

 fld.; fls. 4-5 in. across; sepals and petals greenish yel- 

 low, lined with crimson; middle lobe of lip oblong, 

 reflexed, crisped, cream-white, crimson-spotted. Burma. 

 C.O. 4. R.B. 29:25. By some considered a natural 

 hybrid between C. grandiflorum and C. giganteum. 



DD. Ground-color of sepals and petals white, flushed rose. 

 insigne, Rolfe (C. Sdnderi, Hort. C. insigne Sdn- 

 deri, Hort.). Lvs. up to 3 ft. long: infl. long, ascending; 

 fls. rosy white; sepals and petals elliptic; lip marked 

 with lines of purple dots, the middle lobe short, obtuse, 

 emarginate; disk yellow. C.O. 10. B.M. 8312. O. 1911: 

 64. R.B. 33:53. R.H. 1907:496. G.C. III. 37:115. 



cc. Sepals and petals not veined. 

 tigrinum, Parish. Lvs. oblong-lanceolate: peduncles 

 slender, 3-6-fld.; sepals and petals linear-oblong, acute, 



green, spotted at base; petals often paler and with more 

 spots than the sepals; lip with yellow, red-brown 

 striped lateral lobes; midlobe white, transversely 

 streaked with purple. Burma. B.M. 5457. A.G. 22:715. 

 grandifldrum, Griff. (C. Hookerianum, Reichb. f.). 

 Lvs. about 2 ft. long, acute: peduncle arching above, 

 erect at base; fls. from 6-12, large, sepals and petals 

 oblong, greenish; lip yellow, spotted with purple. Sik- 

 kim. B.M. 5574. 



BB. Infl. pendulous. 



pendulum, Swartz. The leathery Ivs. distichous, 2-3 

 ft. long, broadly linear: fls. yellowish; side lobes and 

 midlobe of lip rose-color; the disk more or less white 

 with yellow crests; sepals and petals narrowly oblong, 

 with a purple median line. E. Indies. 



Finlaysonianum, Lindl. (C. pendulum, Lindl.). Lvs. 

 ensiform: raceme many-fld.; sepals and petals linear- 

 oblong, obtuse, dull yellow, sometimes with a reddish 

 median line; lateral lobes of lip crimson; midlobe white, 

 tipped with crimson. Malaysia. Var. atropurpureum, 

 Hort. Lvs. narrower, racemes longer, with larger fls.: 

 sepals and petals purplish, front lobe of lip white, spot- 

 ted with purple. Borneo. 



C. Alexdnderi, Hort. Hybrid between C. eburneo-Lowianum X 

 C. insigne. C. aloifdlium, Swartz. Racemes many-fld., arched; fls. 

 pale purple, black-striped. E. Indies. C. Battianum, Hort. Nat- 

 ural hybrid between C. eburneum X C. Mastersii. C. Cblmanae, 

 Hort. Hybrid between C. eburneo-Lowianum X C. eburceum 

 Dayanum. C. CraveniAnum, Hort. Hybrid between C. Lowianum 

 XC. Traceyanum. C. Devoni&num, Paxt. Racemes many-fld., 

 pendulous; sepals and petals greenish or reddish yellow, spotted 

 or lined with purple; lip purple. India. C.O. 8. C. eburneo- 

 giganteum, Hort. Hybrid between C. eburneum X C. giganteum. 

 C. eburneo-Lowianum, Hort. Hybrid between C. eburneum X 

 C. Lowianum. C. ensifdlium, Swartz. Lvs. ensiform, acute: 

 racemes many-fld.; fls. greenish yellow, purple-veined; sepals and 

 petals linear-oblong, acute; lip spotted. India. Japan. B.M. 1751. 

 C. erythrostylum, Rolfe. Sepals and petals white; lip yellowish 

 white, lined red-purple; column crimson. Annam. B.M. 8131. 

 G.C. III. 40:286. C. galtonense, Hort. Hybrid between C. 

 Lowianum X C. Traceyanum. C. Gammie&num, Rolfe. Supposed 

 to be a natural hybrid between C. giganteum x C. elegans. G.C. III. 

 38:427. C. glebelandsinse, Hort. Hybrid between C. Schrcederi 

 XC. insigne. C. Gottianum, Hort. Hybrid between C. eburneum 

 XC. insigne Sanderi. Fls. white, the sepals with a faint greenish 

 tinge, the lip blotched with ruby-purple. G.C. III. 49:180. C. 

 Holfordianum, Hort. Hybrid between C. grandiflorum X C. ebur- 

 neum. C. Hdlmesii, Hort. Hybrid between C. Mastersii X C. gigan- 

 teum. C. Huttonii, Hook. f.=Grammangis. C. langleyense, 

 Hort. Hybrid between C. Lowianum X C. Devonianum. Sepals 

 and petals greenish brown, the lip marked with reddish brown. 

 G.C. III. 49:146. C. Lindleyi=(f).C. longifdlium, Don. Lvs. 

 linear, acuminate: racemes suberect; fls. about 12; sepals and petals 

 green, striped brownish purple, the sepals oblong, the dorsal one 

 broader and incurved; lip with the lateral lobes purple-lined, the 

 middle lobe and disk white. Himalayas. G.M. 54:472. C. 

 lowgrinum, Hort. Hybrid between C. Lowianum xC. tigrinum. 

 C. Ldwi-grandifldrum, Hort. Hybrid between C. Lowianum X C. 

 grandiflorum. C. Ldwi-Mdstersii, Hort. Hybrid between C. Lowi- 

 anum xC. Mastersii. C. Mdstersii, Griff. =Cyperorchis. C. Pd- 

 rishii var. Sdnderse, Rolfe (C. Sanderae, Hort.). Sepals and 

 petals ivory-white, the front lobe of lip heavily blotched with 

 crimson-purple, the crests orange-yellow. Burma. G.C. III. 

 35:338. C. Paulwelsii, Hort.=C. insignexC. Lowianum concolor. 

 C. pumilum, Rolfe. Scape 4-6 in. long, many-fld.; sepals light 

 reddish brown; lip white with red-brown spots; disk and keels 

 bright yellow. China. C. rhodochilum, Rolfe. A striking plant: 

 raceme many-fld.; sepals and petals pale green; the latter with 

 darker green spots; lip with the lateraj lobes pale green, margined 

 crimson, the middle lobe obcordate, crimson, with a yellow central 

 band which is green-spotted. Madagascar. B.M. 7932-3. O.R. 

 14:209. A.F. 18:810. G.C. III. 37:378. Gn. 61, p. 383.^C. rose- 

 fielden&e, Hort. Hybrid between C. Traceyanum X C. grandiflorum. 

 C. iSdradersom't=Ansellia. C. Schraideri, Rolfe. Petals and 

 sepajs lanceolate, green, lined and dotted with reddish brown; 

 lip light yellow striped with brown. Annam. C. Simonsi&num, 

 Ruiz & Prantl. Sepals and petals grayish white, streaked blood-red 

 in the center; lip white, streaked blood-red, the middle lobe revo- 

 lute, with a yellow blotch. Assam. B.M. 7863. C. Steppe&num, 

 Pynsert. Hybrid between Cyperorchis Mastersii X Cymbidium 

 giganteum. Sepals and petals yellowish green, the lip white marked 

 brown and yellow. R.B. 36:397. C. Veitchii, Hort. Hybrid 

 between C. eburneum X C. Lowianum. Fls. fragrant, about 5 in. 

 across; sepals and petals white, tinted yellow; lip white, tinted yel- 

 low, with a large V-shaped purple-crimson spot on the middle lobe. 

 G.C. III. 47:407. O.R. 12:369; 16:325. C.O.I. C. virescens, Lindl. 

 Sepals 'and petals greenish, the lip yellow, red-blotched. Japan. 

 C. WiganiAnum, Hort. Hybrid between C. eburneum X C. Tracey- 

 anum. C. Wl'sonii, Hort. Sepals and petals green, indistinctly 

 marked at base with lines of reddish dots; lip cream, the lateral 

 lobes lined with sepia-brown and reddish markings on the front 

 lobe. China. G.C. III. 35: 157. C. Winnidnum, Hort. Hybrid 



