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than those of C. barbatum, yet inferior in size to C. mllosum ; 

 upper sepal broad and shining, dark purple, tipped with white ; 

 petals rich purple, and the lip claret coloured, tinged with 

 green. 



C. hirsutissimum. — A beautiful Indian species, with pale 

 green foliage ten inches long. The flowers proceed from the 

 centre of the young growths, on a stem ten inches high ; the 

 blossoms, which often measure six inches across, are of a 

 purple, light green, and brown colour ; they open in March, 

 April, and May, and last six weeks in perfection. 



C. HookercB. — The leaves are most beautifully variegated in 

 this species, being of a bright dark green, finely marbled with 

 large irregular white spots. The flowers are somewhat defi- 

 cient in size, compared with others, and though not very 

 showy, are certainly pretty ; sepals and petals brownish 

 yellow, with pui-ple points ; lip bright yellowish brown. It 

 is a native of Borneo. 



C. insigne. — A good old species from Sylhet, furnished 

 with light green foliage. It produces its sohtary flowers 

 during the winter, lasting six weeks in bloom ; sepals and 

 petals yellowish green, the dorsal sepal tipped with white, 

 and spotted with brown ; the Up is orange and brown. I 

 have seen a fine variety, which is exactly like the old C. insigne 

 in habit ; but the flowers, which are large, have bright crimson 

 streaks running up into the white of the upper sepal, and the 

 white being continued round the sepal gives it a very different 

 appearance from the old variety, and adds much to its beauty. 

 I saw this in bloom with the Messrs. E. G. Henderson. 



C. insif/nc Maiilei. — A handsome variety of the preceding. 

 It grows in the same way, but has shorter and smaller foliage, 

 and flowers at the same time ; the dorsal sepal has much 

 more white, this colour being continued half way down, and 

 the spotting is purplish, so that the whole flower is better in 



