THE THICK-LEAVED CLEISOSTOME (CLEISOSTOMA 

 CRASSIFOLIUM). 



A very pretty hot-house Epiphyte, from the East 

 Indies, belonging to the natural order of Orchids. It 

 is remarkable for its thick tough aloe-like leaves and ■ 

 panicles of dense sea-green flowers, singularly en- 

 livened by a rose or violet lip. The inflorescence, 

 too— although, as is customary among Cleisostomes, 

 consisting of small flowers collected into dense spikes 

 at the ends of the branches — has a peculiar curved or 

 drooping appearance, by which the species may be 

 known irrespective of its foliage. 



