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C. MACROCORYS, Ilolfe. — A chai-mino; species with delicately-tinted 

 flowers, which are said to resemble Stanliopeas somewhat in colour. The hood 

 is much more elongated than in the other species of this genus, while the cavity 

 of the pouch is very small. The flowers are pale greenish-yellow, covered with 

 numerous small reddish-brown spots and stripes, while the interior of the pouch 

 is covered with larger spots of the same colour. — Peru. 



YlG.—Linrh-nia, viii. t. 342. 



C. MACULATA, Hoolcer. — This species has flowers of a light yellow, spotted 

 with dull crimson; the hood is j-ellow, and the pouch blotched on the inner 

 side with dark purple. It blooms during the summer months, and lasts but 

 three daj^s in beautj'. — Demerara, Vene::ueki. 



Fig.— But. Mm/., t. 3102 ; Id., t. 3747 (var. Purhrri) ; Mmind, Pot., v. t. 228 ; 3/..(i)r, 

 ///. 0;r/(.i^?., Coi-Y.-inthes, t. \ (var. Albert iniw); Uouli.Fir.d Cent. Urch. PL, t.62; But. 

 P('!l.,t.lTS.i. 



C. MACULATA PUNCTATA, Lindley.- 



CORYANTHES jrACUT,ATA PUNCTATA 



A very distinct and showy variety, 

 having large flowers, 

 which, like those 

 of its congeners, 

 are very peculiar in 

 shape. The sepals 

 and petals are pale 

 ochre-yellow, thickly 

 spotted with deep 

 nine purple ; the lip 

 has a hood- shaped 

 body near the base, 

 to which a large 

 helmet -sha]ied pe- 

 dunculate appendage 

 is attached; the hood 

 is yellowish, spotted 

 and ))lotched with 

 deep wine purple, the 

 pouch more heavily 

 mai'ked, the purple 

 colour almost cover- 

 ing the anterior 

 side. This plant has 

 l)eeu well flowered by 

 It blossoms during October and 



W. Macdonald, Esq., Woodlands, Perth 

 November. — Dememrn. 



Fig.— Put. Pi'ff., t. 1793 ; Orrliid Allnim. iii. t. 9S ; L' Orrliiihiplin. 



1887, !>. 111. 



C. SPECIOSA, JUbo/icr. — This singular species, which is quite characteristic, 

 grows about a foot high. The large grotesque flowers are pale 3'ellow, the cup 

 satiny oi'ange, and the pouch reddish or tawny yellow ; they are produced in 

 April or May, and last three or four days in bloom. — Brodl. 



Fig. — Put. MiKj., t. 2755 ; Aiiiiiilci ilr Gintd, 184(i, t. 51 O""'- ritiPhui') ; Pntciii. 

 Orcli. Mi:r. ct Guilt., t. 36 ; Iltwl-. Pint Ciiit. Orr/t. I'l ., t. 01. 



Syn. — Gongm-a xjjec'tona. 



