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CdZLOGYNE CRISTATA Zina. MAXIMA. Reno. ¢ 
; CLOGYNE CRISTATA, Lindl.: cespitosa, rhizomate valido, pseudobulbis oblongis demum paucisostatis, foliis geminis cuneato oblongo-lanccolatis 
acutis, nervis ternis prominulis, pedunculis erectis seu porrectis basi vaginis imbricantibus tectis, apice tri—plurifloris, bracteis spathaceis acutis ovaria 
pedicellata superantibus, persi it sepalis obl ligulatis acutis, lateralibus extus melius carinatis, tepalis subeequalibus nunc angustioribus, ecarinatis, 
labello excavato trifido, laciniis lateralibus semioblongis angulatis, lacinia mediana obtusangulo subrhombea retusa emarginata, lineis quinis ornatis, externis ac 
mediana brevius, intermediis longius, omnibus filis teretiusculis barbatis, medianis antice preterea lamelligeris, lamellis serratis, columna superne alata, apice 
retusiuscula, 
CYMBIDIUM SPECIOS {UM, Don Prod. Nep. 35! 
CG@:LOGYNE CRISTATA, Lindl., Coll. Bot. 33!; G. sp. Orch. 39!; Folia Orchidacea I., Coelogyne, Nr. 20!; Bot. Reg., xxvii, 57!; Misc. 54!; Paxt. 
Fl. G. iii, xyl 312!; Gard. Chron., vii, N. S., 597, 95!; Van Houtte Flore des Serres, xvii, 1807 ; Linden, Liiddemann, Planchon, Rchb. f,, Pescatorea, 25! ; 
Regel Gartenflora, 245 !; Williams O. Gr. Man., 6th ed., 218! ; Moore III. Orch., Ccelogyne t. 4, ex. Moore, I. c. 
In elevatis India orientalis, Nepal, Sylhet, Kamaon: Wallich! Falconer! Chapawat 5500; Strachey and Winterbottom Herb. Kew! Darjeeling, 
Griffith! Sikkim 5—8000, Lobb! Dr. J. Hooker ! 
Flores pulcherrimi, candidi, carinis filisque flavis, interstitiis etiam flavis. 
6, MAXIMA, Rchb. f.: omnibus partibus major, labelli lacinia mediana porrecta rhombea emarginata cum apiculo, lamellis in basi tantum luteis, 
antice albis, fibrillis valde sparsis. 
CG:LOGYNE CRISTATA, Warner, Williams Sel. Orch. 35! 
CQ:LOGYNE CRISTATA, Lindl, MAXIMA, Rchb, f, in Gard, Chron., N. S., xxv., 398. 
Our analytical figures represent an expanded lip, an anther (side view), a pollen apparatus and the top of column, The latter three figures enlarged. 
THE best known, the most popular, and unquestionably the most beautiful in the large genus Ccelogyne is the old C. 
cristata which, it may be interesting to note, was the identical species upon which Lindley established the genus in 1825. 
It was first introduced alive just fifty years ago and made its first public appearance in the spring of 1841, when Mr. Geo. 
Barker, of Birmingham, exhibited, and won a silver Knightian medal for, a plant of it at one of the London Horticultural 
Society’s meetings, then held in Regent Street. Although this Orchid has been under cultivation so long, there are but few 
variations from the original type, and it was some years after its introduction that one appeared. There are now some four 
or five varieties more or less distinct ; two vary in colour, the others in size. In the variety Lemoniana or citrina, as it is 
also called, the deep yellow of the lip is changed into a lemon yellow. It is a highly prized variety, but the most precious 
form of all is the snow white hololeuca (alba), whose flowers are quite devoid of colour, in fact it is one of the very few entirely 
white flowered Orchids existing. The other named varieties differ from the original chiefly in size of flower. That named 
maxima, herewith figured, is undeniably the largest flowered variety of all, the petals and sepals being unusually broad 
and of thick texture; the shape of the lip differs also, the lateral lobes being more shallow, and as many as eight and nine 
flowers are produced on each spike. What is known as the Chatsworth variety, also called major, was collected and 
brought home by John Gibson when collecting plants for the Duke of Devonshire in India. It is likewise a grand variety, 
being intermediate in size between the typical form and maxima. There is a fifth form known as the Trentham 
variety, but this does not differ materially from the Chatsworth. This Orchid grows wild among the hills of Northern 
India, particularly in Nepal and Sikkim, where it has been found by various travellers, Wallich and Hooker among 
others, growing on trees and rocks at an elevation ranging from 5000 ft. to 8000 ft. It therefore inhabits a rather cool 
climate, though it is usually found in spots fully exposed to the sun, and from this fact cultivators may take a hint. 
The culture of Coclogyne cristata and its varieties is very simple, and that is why so many fine specimens are met 
with. It is grown best in a cool house except during the time it is in flower, when a higher temperature, such as that of 
a Cattleya house or warm greenhouse will favour the development of the flowers and tend to preserve them. Pots or pans 
are best for it, not hanging baskets, as the plants are apt to become too dry in these, and dryness is one of the points to 
guard against in the culture of this Orchid. When once a plant has suffered from excessive dryness, the bulbs shrivel 
and it is long before they recover. After dividing the plants for increase the bulbs often shrivel also, therefore great care 
should be bestowed on this operation, so as to disturb the roots as little as possible. If the plants are not divided the 
bulbs become crowded so densely as to impair the flower crop, but some good cultivators instead of dividing the plants, thin 
out the old bulbs, and this practice should be more commonly adopted. The best time for repotting is as soon as the 
flowering season is over; the soil should consist of good fibrous loam with a third part of peat and a little sphagnum 
moss. The flowering time commences in December and extends to February and March, hence the value of such a lovely 
Orchid as this for a winter supply of flowers. 
The plate was prepared from a plant now in the possession of Alfred Wilson, Esq., Westbrook, Sheffield. 
