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PL. (DLRXH, 
CYMBIDIUM LOWIANUM acus. r. var. FLAVEOLUM timp. 
BRIGHT YELLOW VARIETY OF H. LOW’S CYMBIDIUM. 
CYMBIDIUM. Vide Lindenia, V, p. 63. 
Cymbidium Lowianum. Vide Lindenia, IX, p- 19. 
Var. flaveolum Linp., infra. 
fl Ff form of Cymbidium Lowianwm has already been figured in Volume 6 
( = 2 of the Lindenia (Vol. 9. French Edition), which represents it in all its 
At beauty and wealth of colouring. 
The very distinct variety, shown in our present plate, is not the opposite of 
that just mentioned, but a distinct deviation from the ordinary type in a quite 
different direction. The totally distinct aspect of the segments, and especially of 
the lateral sepals and petals, may even suggest some doubts as to the specific 
classification, if the other portions of the flower, and notably the highly 
characteristic lip, were not entirely similar in structure to C. Lowianum. 
As to form, the lateral sepals and the petals, which are very long, greatly 
contracted at the base and externally folded on the edges, present a unique 
appearance, the flower as a whole being distinctly larger than in the type. As to 
colour, we see not a pale form, or a kind of albino, but a flower highly coloured 
with orange yellow at the apex of each segment, and especially the front lobe of 
. the lip — the sepals and petals being of a clear yellow, washed with green at 
the base. ; 
Only one variety of C. Lowianum exists which up till now presented 
similar characters, namely, the variety Mandaianum which was described by 
Mr. H. Gower. We have not seen this plant, which is probably unique, but accor- 
ding to the description, the flowers were of a uniform clear yellow, i for 
the orange blotch on the anterior lobe of the lip. The new variety wee 
now figure is therefore more highly coloured, and probably more striking 
and beautiful. 
It appeared at the beginning of this year among the importations of the 
HorticuLturE INTERNATIONALE, Brussels. . 
It would be interesting to compare this remarkable variety with the various 
forms of C. x eburneo-Lowianum and C. X Armainvillierense, in ae the general 
colour is a pale yellow on ivory, and the lip has the same sali as in ie Lowianum 
with its purple red blotch in front. It would also be interesting to cross 
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