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blooms are carried on steins about 1 foot in length ; the dorsal sepal is a lovely 

 green at the base, which passes into dull purple and white in the upper portion, 

 with a median purple stripe ; the petals are smooth, light green, mottled and 

 striped with purple, a median purple band running from base to apex ; the 

 pouch of medium size, bronzy-green at the apex, purple in the upper part. 

 Flowers in the autumn. — Oarden Jiyhrid. 



C. AINSWORTHII, Bchh. /.—A cross between G. longifolum and G. Sedeni. 

 Leaves plain green, flowers large and showy, dorsal sepal pure white slightly 

 flushed with rose, and veined with soft rose and light green ; petals ivory-white 

 at the base, streaked with greenish-yellow in the centre, the terminal portions 

 rose-colour ; lip same colour, with a tinge of pink, the infolded portion round 

 the mouth of the pouch white, spotted with purple. — Oarden hyhrid. 



Fig. — Garteiiflora, t. 976. 



C. ALBANENSE.— See C. Sedenii albanense. 



C. ALBERTIANUM, Hort.—" This is a cross effected by M. Jules Hye, of 

 Ghent, between 0. Spioerianum and G. insigne Wallacei. The upper sepal is 

 very large, white with numerous purple rays and spots, the lower sepal pure 

 white, the petals olive-coloured, with a central purplish mid-rib, and numerous 

 similarly-coloured spots in the lower two-thirds ; the tips are white, the 

 labellum is like that of C insigne, brownish-green, shining, and flushed with 

 pink along the free edge." — Garden hyhrid. 



FJQ.—Ilevwe Sort. Beige, 1892, t. 1. 



C. ALBO-PURPUREUM, Bohh. /.—A handsome hybrid, of branching habit, 

 obtained by Mr. Seden from G. Schlimii crossed with G. BominioMum. It is of 

 vigorous growth, the long green linear-lorate leaves forming a spreading tuft 

 from which the flower stems arise. The flowers are considerably larger than in 

 G. Sedeni; the elonga,te-ovate dorsal sepal has a slight pinkish tinge on its 

 margin, and the petals, which are from 5 to 6 inches long, are pinkish through- 

 out, and twisted, hanging down beyond the lip. The pouch of the lip, which is 

 rounded at the end, is of a dull crimson-red, the inflected edges at its base being 

 ivory-white with pinkish borders, and nearly covered by rosy-coloured spots. 

 The staminode is a light pink, adorned on each side by many bristles. — Garden 

 hyhrid. 



FiGt.—Veitch, Cat.. 1882, p. 9, with fig. ; The Garden, xxi. p. 332, with fig. ; VOreUAo' 

 pUle, 1883, p. 508 ; Veitcli's Mati. Orch. PL, iv. p. 101. 



Syn. — Selenipedium alho-jpnrpurevMi. 



C. ALCIDES, Bolfe. — This hybrid is a cross between C. hirsutissimum and 

 G. insigne, the result being " a large and delicately-coloured flower, closely 

 approaching G. hirsutissimum in shape — certainly a distinct and very pretty 

 hybrid. It was raised by Mr. Maynard, in the establishment of Messrs. 

 F. Sander & Co., of St. Albans, C. insigne being the seed parent. Although 

 intermediate in most respects, the influence of the pollen-parent preponderates 

 in the shape of the dorsal sepal, the petals, and the lip. The staminode rather 

 more closely resembles that of G. insigne. The colours are fairly intermediate, 

 but more delicate than would be expected from the character of the parents. 

 The prevailing colour is a very pale yellowish-green, faintly suffused with pale 



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