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Cidture. — These plants grow best in baskets witli moss and peat and 

 good drainage, and require a liberal supply of water at the roots during 

 their period of growth, and also a good brisk heat. They are found 

 growing on the outside branches of trees, where they get more sun than 

 many of our Orchids, and we believe the reason why growers have been 

 rather unsuccessful with this genus is that they have treated them in a 

 similar manner to Stanhopeas, and given them too much shade. After 

 their growth is finished, they should be kept rather dry, but not so much 

 so that their bulbs may become at all shrivelled. They are propagated 

 by division of the pseiidobulbs. 



C. BUNGEROTHII, llolfe. — We have not seen this new species, but it is 

 descx-ibed by Mr. llolfe as follows : — " Pseudobulbs ovoid oblong 2| inches long ; 

 leaves narrow lanceolate, acute, 1 foot long, peduncle one-flowered, 1^ feet 

 long, dorsal sepal elliptic ovate, obtuse, 2^ inches long and 1^ inch broad, 

 lateral sepals oblique, linear lanceolate acute, 6 inches long, 2 inches broad, 

 petals similar, obtuse, 3 inches long, f inch broad ; lip f inch long ; sepals pale 

 greenish-white, covered with purple spots, petals whiter, covered with larger 

 and more numerous spots, lip yellow at the base passing into brownish-yellow, 

 the hood orange inside, having a great number of large reddish-brown spots." 

 Blooms in May. — Venezuela. 



Fig. — Lliidenla, vi. t. 244. 



C. LEUCOCORYS, Eolfe. — This is another new and beautiful species, 

 described by Mr. Eolfe in the Lindenia as follows : — " The dorsal sepal is sub-, 

 orbicular, with a folded point. If inch iu diameter, tinted and striped with 

 clear purple brown, on a greenish-yellow ground; the lateral sepals ar& 

 oblique-oblong, falcate, sub-obtuse, 2 inches wide and over 4 inches long, 

 rolled over in a curious manner, of a greenish-yellow colour, striped with clear 

 purple-brown. Petals linear, oblong, falcate, obtuse, 2f inches long, ^ inch 

 broad, white, tinted and obscurely striped with clear purple in the middle. 

 The pouch of the lip is tinted and marbled with a rich rosy-purple on tt 

 whitish ground, while the hood is ivory white." Flowers in June. — Peru. 



Fig. — Zuidenia, vii. t. 293. 



C. MACRANTHA, Hooker. — One of the best of the genus, the flowers being 

 of a rich yellow speckled with red, the hood of the lip and a portion of the 

 pouch rich brownish-yellow. It blossoms in May, June, and July, and lasts about 

 thi-ee or four days in perfection. This plant ought to be in ever}- collection. — 

 Caracas. 



Fig.— JBut. Reg., t. 1841 ; Pescatoren. t. 30 ; Hool., Sot. MlsrelL, t. 80 ; Paxton, 

 Mag. But., v. p. 31, with tab. ; Hart, Parad., ii. t. 4. ; Veitch, Man. Orck. PI., ix. p. 105, 



Syij. — Gongora macrantlia. 



