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bluntly oblong, light brown in colour suffused -with purple. 

 Native of Borneo, where it grows upon very high trees. 



C. niveum. — A plant resembling C. concolor in its fohage, 

 although when closely examined the markings are slightly 

 different ; the flowers are satiny- white inside, speckled with 

 a few minute dots of purple. It sometimes produces two 

 flowers on a spike, and blooms during summer. A native 

 of Moulmein. 



0. pardinum. — The leaves of this plant are mottled with 

 various shades of green on the upper side, purplish beneath ; 

 the flowers are large, and from two to three are produced 

 upon a spike ; dorsal sepal white striped with bright green, 

 lower sepal smaller ; petals broad and pointed, lower portion 

 yellowish green, spotted with purplish black, the remaining 

 portion reddish purple, and fringed at the edges with fine 

 hairs ; lip light bright green, tinged with pale yeUow. This 

 is an extxemely rare species, and appears to be of Indian 

 origin. 



C. Parishii. — A very distinct plant, with a habit of growth 

 like that of C. larigatum. The leaves are broad, dark green 

 above, paler below ; flower spike bearing from three to six 

 large flowers ; sepals broad, and, like the lip, greenish white ; 

 petals long like C. Itevigatum, undulated, green at base, upper 

 portion deep purple ; margins sparingly furnished with hairy 

 worts. It should be grown in the East Indian house. Native 

 of Moulmein. 



C. purpuratum. — A pretty species from the Indian islands, 

 with beautifully spotted foliage, producing its flowers during 

 the winter months. The flowers are very much Uke those 

 of C. barhaluDi, except that the dorsal sepal has more pure 

 white at the end. 



C. Schlimii. — A rare and beautiful species from Ocana, 

 New Grenada, very distinct in growth, as well as in flower, 



