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CYRTOPODIUM ALICIAE .. Linp. et ROLFE. 
H. H. THE PRINCESS OF MONACO’S CYRTOPODIUM. 
CYRTOPODIUM. Vide Lindenia, Engl. ed., vol. IV, p. 19. 
Cyrtopodium Aliciae, Pseudobulbi conico-fusiformes, magni, apice polyphylli. Folia lineari-lanceolata, acuta, 
erecta. Scapus ad basin pseudobulbi productus, erectus, apice paniculatus, multiflorus. Bracteae petaloideae, ovatae, 
obtusae v. subacutae. Sepala elliptico-obovata, obtusa, undulata. Petala obovata, apiculata. Labellum unguiculatum, 
trilobum, lobis lateralibus divaricatis suberectis obovato-oblongis obtusis, intermedio breviore rotundato-oblongo 
obtuso, crista subhemisphaerica crenulata. Columna brevis, clavata, 
Cyrtopodium Aliciae L. Linp. et ROLFE, supra, 
he genus Cyrtopodium is limited to Tropical America, and consists of 
several very stately and handsome species, which require considerable 
room for their full development. Consequently they are not represented 
in all collections, but where space can be afforded they amply repay any atten- 
tion that may be bestowed on them. Quite recently we had the pleasure of seeing 
a splendid plant both of C. maculatum and C. Andersonianun in flower, which 
enabled one to realise in some small degree the imposing sight they must 
present when seen in masses in their native wilds, as has been more than once 
recorded by travellers. A peculiarity possessed by some of the species is that the 
bracts are petaloid and spotted like the sepals and petals, which serves to 
enhance their beauty. C. maculatum, recently figured in the present work, is the 
most remarkable species in this respect, but the character is also seen in others. 
The two species already mentioned have hitherto alone been represented 
in European gardens, but now we have an additional one to record. It is a 
native of Brazil, and was introduced by Messrs Linven, L’Horticutrure InTEr- 
NATIONALE, Brussels, from the Pernambuco district. It flowered in their esta- 
blishment last autumn. The flowers are smaller than those of the two other 
cultivated species, and in their colour and markings have a certain resemblance 
to those of Odontoglossum Hunnewellianum. 
The species is allied to C. cristatum Linvt., a Guiana species which we 
believe has not yet been introduced to cultivation. The bracts, though much 
smaller than in C. punctatum, are, as in that species, coloured like the sepals and 
petals, and the general details of the flower also indicate a relationship with 
that species. 
The general habit and appearance of the plant are well shown in the annexed 
plate. The bracts are light yellowish green, covered with numerous red-brown 
spots. The flowers are light yellowish green, the sepals and petals being marked 
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