CCELOGYNE 



view of the flower. Below, on the left, is the column, 

 front and side view. In the center is the lip, with the 

 eoluran lying along its top. Below the lip, on the left, 

 is the stigma. To the right, on the bottom row, are the 

 poUinia, front and back view; and at the right center 

 are separate pollen masses. 



Ccelogynes may be grown in pots, pans or baskets, 

 but it is "hardly advisal)le to undertake growing them on 



513. Details of CcElogyne speciosa. 



blocks, as they are a thirsty class of plants when grow- 

 ing, and, in fact, when at rest should not be .allowed to 

 become very dry. Ccelogynes, as a rule, do not care to 

 be disturbed; therefore, it is a good plan not to repot 

 until the plants have outgro%vn the pots or baskets, or 

 the old compost has become exhausted. They should be 

 potted then in a compost consisting of equal parts fresh 

 sphagnum moss and fibrous peat, to which maybe added 

 a little broken charcoal. The pot^s or baskets to be used 

 should have a good supply of crocks, so that the -water 

 may pass away freely, otherwise the compost would soon 

 become sour. A good time to repot or top-dress is just 

 after the flowering season. When repotted, the plants 

 should be kept in a rather moist, shady place until the 

 new roots commence to take hold of the fresh compost. 

 They may then be put in their growing quarters and 

 given a good supply of water all through tlie growing 

 season; but after the growth is completed they will re- 

 quire only enough water to keep the bulbs in" a plump 

 condition. Manure water applied once a week Avhen 

 growing will be found beneficial, but should be given in 

 a weak form to begin with. 



There are about 50 kinds of Ccelogynes, a number of 

 which are well worth a place in the most select coUec- 

 •dons. One of the most beautiful species is C. cristata, 

 with its varieties liololetica, Cliatsworthii, Lemoniana 

 and maxima. To insure a good crop of fls., the above 

 should all have a good supply of light and air when 

 growing, only a verv light shading being necessary. 

 They also may be svi-iuirpd ovi-rlu-nd once or twice a day 

 in bright weatlnr i > 1 , . i. il. n i . ^1 -piii-r and other in- 

 sect pests. In til. ' I'i 1 i ~tr(l in anycool 

 greenhouse in wli; : . ■ i , i mi u i .■ .l.n s not fall be- 

 low 40°. C. corn,. ■■ r ,,.,;.,, (■.,„; Ilafa and C. 

 Massangeana v^iW :ill o.> ni ■< 1\ m :iu intermediate house, 

 while C.Dayaiiii an.l ( . s,t,i<i. rimin should be grown in 

 a warmhouse wh*'r«. ilir niu^lit Tt-iuperature in winter is 

 not below 60°. t'ni.i-yius may he propagated by divid- 

 ing the plants, always being careful to get one or more 

 leading growths with each piece. 



Cult, by Albert J. Newell. 

 A. Bacemes pendulous or drooping. 

 B. J^ls. green or yellow. 



pandurtlta, Lindl. Fls. large: sepals and petals green. 

 labellum fiddle-shaped, with black veins and stains on a 



CCELOGYNE J4/ 



yellowish green ground; central disk 3-ribbed; pseudo- 

 bulbs oval oblong, i in. long ; Ivs. rather oblong, 15 or 

 more in. in length: racemes many-fld. Borneo. B.M. 

 5081. F.S. 20:2139. J.H. III. 30:377. A.F. 6:633. 



Dayina, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs pyriform, cylindric, 

 about 6 in. long: Ivs. oblong-lanceolate: fls. numerous; 

 sepals and petals pale yellow, margins reflexed; petals 

 much narrower than sepals ; labellum with 6 erect 

 ridges fringed with l>rown: racemes 2 ft. or more long. 

 Borneo. G.C. III. 15:095. 



Ma3sange4na, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs pyriform, about 

 3K-4 in. long, ivs. elliptical, large, tapering toward the 

 base ; the long racemes many-fld. ; sepals and petals 

 equal, pale yellow, lateral lobes of labellum brownish 

 within, lined or streaked with yellow ; mid-lobe with a 

 verrucose brown and yellow disk : raceme sometimes 2 

 ft. long. Assam. B.M. 6979. 



BB. Fl.'i. white or cream-colored. 



cristita, Lindl. A free - flowering species, with 

 large white flowers : sepals and petals lanceolate-ob- 

 long, undulate ; lateral lobes of labellum slightly in- 

 curved ; mid-lobe provided at tlie center with 5 bright 

 yellow fringes and 3 ridges. 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. F.E. 9:331. Gng. 2:393 ; 4:225. -Var. 

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

 without yellow. Var. Lemoniana, Il.nf., lias citnin-vcl- 

 low fringes. Var. ChAtsworthi, II. .it.. lia> lar-.- ).s,.||,i,,. 



bulbs and large fls. of :; 1 sulistan.a . \'ar. maxima, 



Hort., has very large Hs. <:, l,„i,i„, iri.stut.i is of 



the best and most popular of orchids. It is one of the 

 easiest to grow. Can be grown with Cattleyas. 



n&ccida, Lindl. Pseudobulbs ovate, angulate, 2-3 

 in. long Ivs. lanceolate, about 8 in. long: raceme 7-10- 

 fld., often more : fls. IK in. across : sepals and petals 

 whitish: labellum with 3 ridges, bright yellow blotch on 

 the disk. Nepal. B.JL 3318. 



Gardneriina, Lindl. Psendobulbs long and tapering, 

 flask-shaped: Ivs. 2, thin, IS in. or less long: raceme 

 many-fld. : fls. large, l..ii;.'-|ntal. ,1, j.uro white except the 

 lemon-yellow lip, not .i]i.iiiii^- wi.lr. Iml. P.M. 0:73. 



asperita, Lindl. (('. /..hrii, l>a.\t.). Large species 

 (18-24 in. high): ps.ii.l..l.iill.s large and oblong, each 

 bearing a pair of broad, dull green Ivs.: raceme 1 ft. 

 long, many-fld. : fls. 3 in. across, cream-colored, but the 

 lip with an orange crest and radiating brown and yellow 

 .streaks. Borneo. P.M. 16:227. 



Sanderiina, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs ovate and 

 wrinkled or costate, 2 in. long, each bearing a pair of 

 Ivs. a foot long : fls. about 6 in a raceme, 3 in. across, 

 snow-white; sepals narrow and pointed, keeled; petals 

 broader; lip 3-lobed, the side lobes striped with brown 

 and the middle lobe Idotched with yellow. E. Ind.— 

 Distinct and handsome. C. Sanderae, Kriinzlin (G.C. 

 111.13:361. J.H. III. 35:451), is probably the same. It 

 is described as having the "disk of the lip deep orange 

 in front, much paler behind, and with three parallel 

 keels, covered with long dark haii-s" (G.C. III. 13, 

 p. 392). 



AA. Bacemes erect. 



barb£kta, Griffith. Pseudobulbs about2 in. l..nu-. nv.it.-: 

 Ivs. broadly lanceolate, about 1 ft. long: il^. Ln-i . ]., tals 

 linear, whitish; sepals ovate-oblong, wliitr; mnl 1,.1„- ^^t 

 labellum brownish inside, curiously fringrd with lirown; 

 crests 3. Khasia hills. 



ocellita, Lindl. Pseudobulbs pyriform or nearly so: 

 Ivs. about 1 ft. long, narrowly lanceolate; racemes 6 in. 

 long : fls. large, white, with two bright orange-yellow 

 spots on eaoli ..f tli.- lat. ral lobes of the labellum, and 

 two smaller sp.is at ih.- l.ase of the midlobe ; also 

 brown lateral sir. ak, : . ..liinin bordered with yellow. 

 E. Ind. Fouiul at an . I.; ati..n of 7,000 feet. B.M. 3767. 



specidsa, l.in.ll. I'-.u.l..l.iill.-; ..v.i.l. .li-tin.-tly angled, 



3, on short ]....lini.l..s. ^^ lii.li mi. ■!■-.■ IV.. in iiiiliric'ated 



translucent, dull salmon-pink; petals linear reflexed; 

 lateral lobes of labellum erect, slightly incurved, reticu- 

 lated, with dull copper-brown on a blush-salmon ground, 

 midlobe roundish, partly broad-margined with white ; 



