CCELOGYNE 



CCELOGTNE 



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view of the flower. Below, on the left, is the column, 

 front and side view. In the center is the lip, with the 

 column lying along its top. Below the lip, on the left, 

 is the stigma. To the right, on the bottom row, are the 

 poUinia, front and back view; and at the right center 

 are separate pollen masses. 



Ccelogynes may be grown in pots, pans or baskets, 

 but it is hardly advisable to undertake growing them on 



Details of Coelogyne specio&a. 



blocks, as they are a thirsty class of plants when grow- 

 ing, and, in fact, when at rest should not be allowed to 

 become very dry. Ccelogynes, as a rule, do not care to 

 be disturbed ; therefore, it is a good plan not to repot 

 until the plants have outgrown the pots or baskets, or 

 the old compost has become exhausted. They should be 

 potted then in a compost consisting of equal parts fresh 

 sphagnum moss and fibrous peat, to which maybe added 

 a little broken charcoal. The pots or baskets to be used 

 should have a good supply of crocks, so that the water 

 may pass away freely, otherwise the compost would soon 

 become sour. A good time to repot or top-dress is just 

 after the flowering season. When repotted, the plants 

 should be kept in a rather moist, shady place until the 

 new roots commence to take hold of the fresh compost. 

 They may then be put in their growing quarters and 

 given a good supply of water all through the growing 

 season; but after the growth is completed they will re- 

 quire only enough water to keep the bulbs in a plump 

 condition. Manure water applied once a week when 

 growing will be found beneficial, but should be given in 

 a weak form to begin with. 



There are about 50 kinds of Ccelogynes, a number of 

 which are well worth a place in the most select collec- 

 tions. One of the most beautiful species is C. eristata, 

 with its varieties holoUuca, ChatsivortMi, Lemoniana 

 and maxima. To insure a good crop of fls., the above 

 should all have a good supply of light and air when 

 growing, only a very light shading being necessary. 

 They also may be syringed overhead once or twice a day 

 in bright weather to keep down red spider and other in- 

 sect pests. In the winter tb.ey may be rested in any cool 

 greenhouse in which the temperature does not fall be- 

 low 40°. O. eorrugata, C. flaccida, G. ocellata and C. 

 Massangeana will all do nicely in an intermediate house, 

 while G. Dayana and C. Sanderiana should be grown in 

 a warmhouse where the night temperature in winter is 

 not below 60°. Ccelogynes may be propagated by divid- 

 ing the plants, always being careful to get one or more 

 leading growths with each piece. 



Cult, by Albert J. Newell. 



A. Bacemes pendulous or drooping. 

 B. Fls. green or yellow. 

 pandurata, Lindl. Fls. large: sepals and petals green : 

 labellum fiddle-shaped, with black veins and stains on a 



yellowish green ground; central disk 3-ribbed; pseudo- 

 bulbs oval oblong, i in. long ; Ivs. rather oblong, 15 or 

 more in. in length: racemes many-fld. Borneo. B.M. 

 5084. P.S. 20:2139. J.H. III. 30:377. A. F. 6:633. 



Day&na, Beichb. f . Pseudobulbs pyriform, cylindric, 

 about 6 in. long: Ivs. oblong-lanceolate: fls. numerous; 

 sepals and petals pale yellow, margins reflexed ; petals 

 much narrower than sepals ; labellum with 6 erect 

 ridges fringed with brown : racemes 2 ft. or more long. 

 Borneo. G.C. III. 15:695. 



Massangetaa, Reichb. f . Pseudobulbs pyriform, about 

 3%-4 in. long, Ivs. elliptical, large, tapering toward the 

 base ; the long racemes many-fld. ; sepals and petals 

 equal, pale yellow, lateral lobes of labeUum brownish 

 within, lined or streaked with yellow ; mid-lobe with a 

 verrucose brown and yellow disk : raceme sometimes 2 

 ft. long. Assam. B.M. 6979. 



BB, Fls. white or cream-colored, 

 crist&ta, Lindl. A free - flowering species, with 

 large white flowers : sepals and petals lanceolate-ob- 

 long, undulate ; lateral lobes of labellum slightly in- 

 curved ; mid-lobe provided at the center with 5 bright 

 yellow fringes and 3 ridges. Nepal. J.H. 111.31:349. 

 P. G. 1:55. A. G. 14:331; 15:513. A.F. 4:497; 6:87; 

 9:1111; 13:1133. F.E. 9:331. Gng.2:393; 4:225. -Var. 

 hololeiica, Hort. (var. alia), has white fls., labellum 

 without yellow. Var. Lemoni4na, Hort., has citron-yel- 

 low fringes. Var. ChAtsworthi, Hort., has large pseudo- 

 bulbs and large fls. of good substance. Var. m&zima, 

 Hort., has very large fls. Ocelogyne eristata is one of 

 the best and most popular of orchids. It is one of the 

 easiest to grow. Can be grown with Cattleyas. 



fidccida, Lindl. Pseudobulbs ovate, angulate, 2-3 

 in. long Ivs. lanceolate, about 8 in. long: raceme 7-10- 

 fld., often more : fls. l^in. across : sepals and petals 

 whitish : labellum with 3 ridges, bright yellow blotch on 

 the disk. Nepal. B.M. 3318. 



Gardneri^na, Lindl. Pseudobulbs long and tapering, 

 flask-shaped : Ivs. 2, thin, 18 in. or less long : raceme 

 many-fld. : fls. large, long-petaled, pure white except the 

 lemon-yellow lip, not opening wide. Ind. P.M. 6:73. 



asper&ta, Lindl. (G. L6wii, Paxt. ). Large species 

 (18-24 in. high): pseudobulbs large and oblong, each 

 bearing a pair of broad, dull green Ivs. : raceme 1 ft. 

 long, many-fld. : fls. 3 in. across, cream-colored, but the 

 lip with an orange crest and radiating brown and yellow 

 streaks. Borneo. P.M. 16:227. 



Sanderiina, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs ovate and 

 wrinkled or costate, 2 in. long, each bearing a pair of 

 Ivs. a foot long : fls. about 6 in a raceme, 3 in. across, 

 snow-white; sepals narrow and pointed, keeled ; petals 

 broader ; lip 3-lobed, the side lobes striped with brown 

 and the middle lobe blotched with yellow. E. Ind.— 

 Distinct and handsome. C, Sindera, Kranzlin (G.C. 

 III. 13:361. J.H. III. 35:451), is probably the same. It 

 is described as having the "disk of the lip deep orange 

 in front, much paler behind, and with three parallel 

 keels, covered with long dark hairs" (G.C. 111. 13, 

 p. 392). 



AA. Bacemes erect. 



barhd.ta, Griffith. Pseudobulbs about 2 in. long, ovate : 

 Ivs. broadly lanceolate, about 1 ft. long: fls. large, petals 

 linear, whitish ; sepals ovate-oblong, white ; mid-lobe of 

 labellum brownish inside, curiously fringed with brown ; 

 crests 3. Khasia hills. 



ocell&ta, Lindl. Pseudobulbs pyriform or nearly so : 

 Ivs. about 1 ft. long, narrowly lanceolate; racemes 6 in. 

 long : fls. large, white, with two bright orange-yellow 

 spots on each of the lateral lobes of the labellum, and 

 two smaller spots at the base of the midlobe ; also 

 brown lateral streaks ; column bordered with yellow. 

 E. Ind. Found at an elevation of 7,000 feet. B.M. 3767. 



specidsa, Lindl. Pseudobulbs ovoid, distinctly angled, 

 2 or 3 in. long, monophyllous ; racemes short: fls. 1, 2 or 

 3, on short peduncles, which emerge from imbricated 

 scales directly below the fls.; sepals oblong-ovate, 

 translucent, dull sahnon-pink; petals linear reflexed ; 

 lateral lobes of labellum erect, slightly incurved, reticu- 

 lated, with dull copper-brown on a blush-salmon ground, 

 midlobe roundish, partly broad-margined with white ; 



