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I have found the latter form nearly i8 inches high, and of a 

 dark brown colour. This sp. seems to be partial to forest 

 lands, where it may be met with in considerable quantities,, 

 and is much more plentiful in such situations than when found 

 near the coast ; sloping ground near creeks being a favourite- 

 place with orchid hunters generally. To grow it well, use good 

 loam, place in a shallow pot or pan, and water sparingly. It is- 

 well worthy of cultivation. Flowers from September to Novem- 

 ber, and in the higher districts up to Christmas. Found alsa 

 in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and in 

 Tasmania. Arethusa catenata, C. alata, and C. angustata are 

 identical with this sp. 



C. CoNGESTA. (R. Brown.) 



A slender glandular-pubescent or nearly glabrous species allied 

 to C. carnea, but easily distinguished by the labellum. Stem g> 

 inches to i foot high. Leaf narrow-linear. Flowers i or 2, 

 pink. Sepals and petals narrow-lanceolate, acute, |- to f inches- 

 long, the dorsal sepal erect, incurved, and concave. Labellumi 

 fully half as long as the sepals, narrow, contracted into a claw,. 

 3-lobed, the lateral lobes erect, incurved, and rather long, the 

 middle lobe longer, narrow-lanceolate, recurved, densely covered 

 with thick obtuse calli, either sessile or the lower ones somewhat 

 contracted at the base. 



1 have never seen this sp. myself, so must be content with the 

 above description, taken from the ilora. Found also in New 

 tSouth Wales and in Tasmania. Culture, I should think, the 

 same as that recommended for the preceding species. 



C. CcERULEA. (R. Brown.) 

 Leaf linear or linear-lanceolate. Stem rarely 6 inches high. 

 Lateral sepals 4 to 5 lines long, oblong-lanceolate, glandular- 

 dotted, dorsal sepal as long, but narrower and shorter. Labellum 

 iTiore than half or nearly as long as the lateral sepals, broad 

 almost from the base ; lateral lobes broad, erect, obtuse, with 

 transverse bands of a darker hue. Calli linear-clavate in 2 rows. 

 Column rather narrowly winged almost from the base. Anther 

 point very short. A somewhat rare sp. never or seldom having, 

 as far as I am aware, been found near Melbourne. In general 

 appearance it is not unlike C. deformis, but smaller, and the 

 leaves more glabrous This is a sp. widi which I am not well 

 acquainted, alihough I found it, I believe, many years ago on 

 Mt. Macedon, and Mr. M'Kibbin also got specimens in the 

 Maryborough restrict, and I am indebted to that gentleman for 

 some of the specimens exhibited here this evening. Culture 

 similar to that recommended for the following species. Flowers 

 about November, height 4 to 6 inches. Found also in New 

 South Wales and in Tasmania. 



