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C. LACTEA, Jic7(.6./.— Pseudobulbs oblong, tapering, deeply furrowed, 3 to 4 

 inches long. Leaves in pairs, 6 to 8 inches long and about 2 inches wide, 

 coriaceous, deep green. Eaceme springing from the base of the bulbs, nodding, 

 ti to 12 flowered. Individual flowers nearly 2 inches across. Sepals broadly 

 oblong acute, creamy-white. Petals much smaller, linear-oblong, same colour 

 as sepals. Lip three-lobed, creamy-white tinged with yellow ; side lobes veined 

 with brown. Mid-lobe yellow at the base, pure white in front. This is a very 

 free bloomer, but devoid of scent. Flowers in spring. — Biirmah. 



Fig.— OrcJi id Album, x. t. 459. 



C. LENTIGINOSA, Lindley. — A distinct and desirable species, with bulbs 

 about 3 inches long,, four-angled; leaves oblong-lanceolate acute, in pairs. 

 Raceme produced from the base of the pseudobulbs, 4to 6 flowered, about 1^ inch 

 in diameter, sepals and petals linear-lanceolate acuminate, rich straw yellow. 

 Lip three-lobed, side-lobes white, bordered with deep brown and spotted with a 

 lighter brown. Mid-lobe, having a broad blotch of orange brown in the centre, 

 margined with white. — Burmah. 



Fig.— Bot. Mag., t. TjiLiS ; Orchid Allwm, x. t. 412. 



C. LOWII — See Coelogtne aspeeata. 



C. MASSANGEANA, BcU. f. — This exceedingly handsome and remarkable 

 evergreen species was first flowered by M. D. Massange, Chateau de Baillonville, 

 Marche, Belgium, in honour of whom it has been named. It is both vigorous in 

 growth and free-flowering, producing its blossoms twice a year, and con- 

 tinuing several weeks in perfection. The pseudobulbs are pear-shaped, 

 3 to 4 inches in height, two-leaved ; and the drooping flower scapes, which are 

 produced from the base of the bulbs, are generally from 1| to 2 feet long 

 and bear two dozen or more flowers ; the sepals and petals are light ochre- 

 yellow, and the lip of a beautiful maroon-brown with bright yellow veins, the 

 middle lobe creamy-white at the edge, with a large brown disk, and having 

 three light yellow keels extending from the base to the tip. This plant is best 

 grown in a basket suspended from the roof of the Oaitleya house ; and when 

 treated in this way the long drooping spikes have a charming effect. — 



Fig.— Orchid Albitm, i. t. 29 ; Floral Mnq., 2 ser., t. 373 ; Gard. Chron., s.s., xvii. 

 p. 369, with fig. ; Bot. Miir/., t. 6979; Vcitch's Man. Orch. PI., vi. p. 43. 



C. MEDIA, Hort. — A pretty small-growing species, with short round bulbs, 

 leaves 7 inches long, and flowers produced on spikes 10 inches high; the 

 sepals and petals are creamy white, the lip yellow and brown. It blooms 

 during winter, and lasts in perfection three or foiir weeks. The plant grows 

 well on a block, or in a pot in fibrous peat. — ? India. 



C. OCELLATA, Lindley. — A very pretty and desirable species, suitable 

 either for pot or basket culture. The pseudobulbs are ovate and sub-angulate, 

 furnished with a pair of lanceolate leaves. The flowers, which are produced in 

 drooping racemes from the apex of the bulbs, are pure white with the exception 

 of the lip, which has on each lateral lobe a large ocollated yellow spot, margined 



