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the spots are smaller than iu G. dliolare, but are continued around the apex ; the 

 lip has a large oblong bluntly rounded pouch of a dull wine-purple colour with 

 a few darker purple veins. It flowers in June and July. This fine species was 

 discovered by Mr. Curtis. — Sunda Isles. 



Fig.— Orchid Album, iilt. 122; Li.ndenia, Mi.t. 140: Gard. CTron., 3rd ser., 1889, >. 

 p. 629, f. 108 ; Id., 1890, vii. p. 557, f. 90. 



C. CYTHERA, Bolfe. — A diminutive little gem, the result of a cross 

 between 0. Spicerianum and C. purpuratum, raised by E. H. Measures, Esq., 

 of Streatham, and also in our nurseries ; it is certainly one of the prettiest 

 as well as one of the smallest in habit, in our collection ; the flowers, 

 which are supported on stems about 5 inches in length, have the dorsal 

 sepal white, with lovely green at the base, and in parts delicately sufEused or 

 veined with soft purple; the petals, which are long and narrow, are of a 

 bronzy green tint, passing into purplish-brown at the tips, with numerous 

 small purple dots at the base ; the staminode is rosy-purple, and the pouch 

 of a deep bronzy-green, with leaves slightly tessellated. It is one of the 

 handsomest little plants we have been successful in raising, and has been 

 greatly admired. Mr. Rolfe mentions the fact that the leaves in the plant 

 from Mr. Measures's collection are quite green, without any trace of 

 tessellation, but in our plants the leaves are decidedly tessellated. Flowers 

 in autumn. — Garden hybrid. 



C. DAUTHIERI. — See C. Haukisianum Dauthieki. 



C. DAYANUM, Rclib. f. — A charming plant, the foliage of which is beautifully 

 ' but sparsely variegated, and very distinct from any other of the variegated 

 class. The flowers, which are large, are produced in May and June, and last a 

 long time in perfection. The sepals are white with close green veins ; the petals 

 ligulate, acute, ciliated, purplish tinged with green, and the acute-lobed lip dull 

 purple. This species is not so bhowy in the blossoms as some others, but the 

 foliage is most beautiful. Two varieties have been flowered by the late John 

 Day, Esq., one having darker foliage than the other, and the flowers also of a 

 darker colour. — Borneo. 



Fig,.— Fl.dcsSem's, t. 1527 ; Xenia Orch., iii. t. 201 ; Id., t. 209, f. 3 ; Gard. Chrm., 

 3rd ser., 1887, i. p. 577, f . 110 (6'. Prf;v). 



Syn.— C. Petri. 



C. DELICATUM, Hort. — ^A neat plant which produces flowers of medium size. 

 The dorsal sepal is white veined with delicate green, rose at the margins ; petals 

 pale rose with green veins at the base ; the upper margin is furnished with a 

 few blackish wart-like spots, and both margins are ciliate ; lip purplish-brown. 

 It was exhibited before the Royal Horticultural Society on October 14th, 1893, 

 by Mr. Lewis, of Southgate. 



C. DELICATULUM, Rchh. f.—A fine hybrid obtained by Mr. D. O. Drewett, 

 of Riding Mill-on-Tyno, and is the result of a cross between G. barbatum 

 Wamerianum and G. Dayanum. " The leaves are those of the last, and the flowers 

 are, of course, exceedingly near those of C. Swanianum, which has the same 

 pareiatage, but inverted. The upper sepal is rather broad, elliptical, apioulate, 



