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C. CAUDATUM, lAndley. — This is one of the most remarkable of Orchids, 

 owing to its singularity of character and appearance, and has no doubt created 

 a greater sensation than any other member of its genus. The plant is a stem- 

 less evergreen, the ensiform distichous leaves are of a light green colour, and 

 the flower scapes, which rise from the centre of the plant, and are produced 

 after the leaf growth is completed, grow from 1 foot to 18 inches high. 

 The sepals and petals are yellowish, marked with brown, the long tail-like 



CYPEIPEDIUM CAUDATUM. 



(From the Gardeners' Chronicle.') 



petals, which are the most extraordinary part of the plant, often reaching, when 

 fully developed, to the length of 30 inches, and being more deeply coloured 

 towards the end; the lip is of a reddish-brown, with the basal part yellow, 

 beautifully spotted with reddish-brown. The plant blooms during the months 



