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orange mid-zone rose coloured above, with a bluish purple central space, 

 whitish sulphur coloured on the anterior sides, and rose on the median 

 zone. The characteristic mauve lines are not to be seen. I have to thank 

 S. Courtauld, Esq., Booking Place, Braintree, for this grand beauty." 



C. MOSSIAE DECORA, Williams. — A distinct variety having the petals 

 streaked at the tips with crimson, lip rich orange yellow at the base over which 

 is spread a layer of deep crimson passing into rosy lilac, margined with rose. 



Fia.— Orchid Album, ix. t. 421. 



C MOSSIAE ELEGANS, Moore. — Rather small in size, but lively and effective 

 in colouring ; sepals and petals deep blush ; lip small, with bright orange-yellow 

 base, and the central portion marked sparingly with veins of violet-rose sur- 

 rounded by a broad pale edge. 



C. MOSSIAE FIMBRIATA, Moore.— One of the largest-flowered of the whole 

 series, and prettily though not heavily marked ; sepals and petals rather pale 

 blush, the latter broad and a good deal frilled throughout ; lip very much frilled, 

 marked with a bright orange stain at the base, and in front decorated with 

 broken veins of violet-rose on a white ground, the extreme edge being blush; 

 the lip is thus distinctly edged with blush. 



C. MOSSIAE FLAMMEA, Moure. — Rather small, but richly coloured, the petals 

 and lateral sepals less spreading than in other forms ; sepals and petals deep 

 blush, the latter frilled towards the tip ; lip small, very deep rich orange at the 

 opening, dense violet rose in the centre, the orange intermingling therewith 

 and producing a fiery crimson, the purple broken up with white in front, and 

 irregularly margined with blush. 



C. MOSSIAE GRANDIFLORA, Moore.— A. large-flowered variety; sepals and 

 petals blush, the petals less frilled than in some forms ; lip a deep rich purple- 

 rose, slightly stained atthe base with orange, and having a narrow even edge of 

 pale blush. 



Via.— Warner, Sol. Oroli. PI., iii. t. 10, fig. 1. 



C. MOSSIAE GRANDIS, ilfoore.— The largest of all the forms in respect to 

 the size of its lip ; sepals and petals pale blush ; lip mottled violet-rose, with an 

 irregular blush-coloured edge; the base stained with bufE-orange. This is 

 beyond doubt one of the finest varieties of C. Mossiae. 



C. MOSSIAE HARDYANA, Williams et Moore.— The most remarkable form 

 of 0. Mossiae that has yet come under our notice. It is named in honour 

 of Gr. Hardy, Esq., Timperley. The flowers are large, having very irregular 

 markings; sepals and petals pale blush rose, irregularly blotched and 

 veined with magenta purple ; lip beautifully frilled, the front portion striately 

 marked with rich magenta-purple, surrounded by an irregular margin of white, 

 traversed by veins of pale purple ; throat orange-yellow. Like the rest, it 

 flowers during the summer montlis. 



Fib. Orchid Album., iii. t. 12.5. 



