CYMBIDIUM. 191 
Білте 233.—Cymbidium Devonianum, Past., А plant; of natural size. Fig. 1 bract, stalked ovary, 
column with anther in s/w and lip, 2 lip, 3 column and anther, 4 anther from behind, 5 pollinia, 
resting on the column; pollinia from behind; al enlarged. 
8. CYMBIDIUM LONGIFOLIUM, Don Prodr., 36. 
Pseudo-stem short. Leaves linear, acuminate, channelled below, dilated and equitant 
at the very base, 24 to 36 in. long and only “5 to “65 in. broad. Inflorescence very 
stout, sub-erect in the lower but decurved in the upper half, shorter than the 
leaves; the peduncle sheathed nearly to the apex; the sheaths larger upwards, all loose 
and acute. Raceme 10- to 15-flowered. Flowers 95 to 3 in. across; floral bract minute, 
triangular, the stalked ovary about 1 in. long. Sepals sub-equal, oblong, sub-acute, 
the dorsal broader and incurved, the lateral pair spreading. Petals as long as 
the sepals but narrower, spreading. Lip oblong, contracted near the base into a short 
claw; side lobes long, narrow, their acute pointed apices directed forwards; apical lobe 
thinly pubescent on its upper surface, decurved, orbicular, acute, the edges slightly 
undulate. Column erect, slightly saccate at the base. Anther broad, dome-like. Pollinia 
ovate, diverging, sessile on a quadrate gland of which the lower corners are elongated 
into narrow points. Wall. Cat. 1356; Lindl. Gen. and Spec. Orch., 163; in Journ, Linn. 
Soc. III, 29; Reichb. fil. in Gard. Chron, 1874, 1, 14; Hook. fil. Fl Br. Ind. VI, 13. 
С. erythraum, Lindl. in Journ. Linn. бос. ПІ, 30, Limodorum angustifolium, Herb. Ham. 
. . Sikkim, at elevations of 5,000 to 7,000 feet; in flower during September and 
October; Pantling, No. 8. Westward to Gharwal and eastward to Bhutan. Khasia and 
Naga Hills; at elevations of from 3,500 to 6,000 feet. 
` This bears a strong general resemblance to б. giganteum, Wall, but its leaves are 
somewhat narrower. Тһе greatest differences, however, lie in the flowers which have 
narrower and differently coloured sepals, and in the lip which in the two is dissimilar 
both in colour and in shape. In this the ground colour of the sepals and petals is pale 
green, copiously striped with brownish-purple, the dorsal sepal externally being of a dark 
green indistinctly striped. The dise and apical lobe of the lip are pure white, spotted 
with purple, the side lobes being ochraceous with numerous close purple lines. 
Prate 254.—Cymbidium longifolium, Don. Parts of a plant; of natural size, Fig. 1 lip, 2 column 
with anther i» situ, 3 empty anther, 4 pollinia, front view, 5 the same, back view; a// enlarged. 
9. CymBIDIUM GIGANTEUM, Wall. Cat. 7355. 
Pseudo-stem and inflorescence as in C. grandiflorum. Leaves also similar, but broader 
and not quite so long. Flowers smaller, only 2:5 to 3 in. across; floral bract minute, 
broad. Sepals sub-equal, elliptic-oblong, sub-acute, the dorsal incurved, the lateral pair 
spreading. Petals as long as the sepals but narrower, oblong, sub-acute. Lip shorter 
than the sepals, 3-lobed, more or less puberulous; the lateral lobes large, their apices 
elliptic and directed forward ; apical lobe ovate-oblong, sub-acute, deflexed, its edges 
undulate-crenate; upper surface with two parallel ridges running from the base nearly 
to the apex, hairy and separated by a smooth groove. Column somewhat curved, 
its base below the insertion of the lip with a small nectar-bearing вас. Anther slightly 
scabrid. J’ollinia ovoid, acute, diverging, sessile on a quadrate gland, Capsule elliptic, 
pointed at each end, boldly ridged, 3 in. long. Lindl. Gen. and Spec. Orch., 163; 
