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sparingly, and keep shaded until they show flower ; then they 

 can withstand more exposure. It would be better, if convenient, 

 to keep the varieties as much as possible separate, as the light- 

 coloured ones are mostly taller than the dark ones, and you may 

 by accident place the short ones in the centre of the pot, in 

 which case the symmetrical effect would be spoilt. Flowers 

 from September to December. Found also in Nev^ South 

 Wales, Queensland, South and Western Australia, and in Tas- 

 mania. C. pulcherrima of F. Mueller is a synonym of the sp. 



•' Mr. Bentham remarks that the whole species require work- 

 ing up in their native country, where alone it can be ascertained 

 how far hybridism may have contributed to the confusion of 

 different species or sub-species"— Hooker's " Flora Tasmanica." 



Sect. 4. — Eucaladenia. 

 Sepals acute or obscurely acuminate, rarely obtuse, the dorsal 

 one usually erect and concave. Labellum inconspicuously 

 veined, the disk with two or more rows of calli. 



C. Latifolia. (R. Brown.) 



Hairy, from 2 to 12 inches high. Leaf oblong-lanceolate, 

 i^ to 4 inches long. Flowers pink or rarely white, usually 2 or 

 3, rather distant on short pedicels or stalks. Lateral sepals 

 varying in different specimens from 6 to 11 lines long, oblong- 

 lanceolate. Labellum not one-third the length of the sepals. 

 Column shortly and rather broadly winged at the apex. Anthers 

 with a long point. 



This very pretty and distinct sp. is to be found common along 

 the sea-coast, where it grows on sandy soil skirting the belts of 

 ti-tree, etc. It may easily be recognised by its very hairy leaf 

 and stem, which is broader, and a much lighter green than in 

 C. Patersoni. The flowers are of a pale, or bright, pink, and the 

 flower stem stands very erect, although the leaves are often very 

 soft and flabby. I have very seldom found it myself far inland, 

 but I have received it from the ranges near Stawell and other 

 places. To grow it well, lift the tubers carefully, as they are 

 like those of the former sp,, easily detached if clumsily handled ; 

 use sandy soil and decomposed leaves from the ti-tree (Lepto- 

 spermum), place in a deep pot and press the soil firmly after 

 putting in the tubers. Water sparingly at first, and if grown 

 well, this makes a very pretty sp. for a group. Flowers from 

 September to end of October, and is found also in New South 

 Wales, South and Western Australia, and in Tasmania. C. 

 mollis and C. elongata are identical with this sp. 



C. SuAVEOLENS. (Reichenbach.) 

 Glabrous and usually i foot high or more. Leaf linear or 

 linear-lanceolate, 6 to 8 inches long, and often 2 or 3 empty 



