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has finely variegated foliage, so that when out of bloom it has a beautiful 

 appearance ; the flowers are large, with a broadly ovate acuminate, ciliated, 

 white dorsal sepal, closely marked by longitudinal veins, which are brownish- 

 purpln at the base and green above ; the oblong ligulate bluntish petals are 

 upwards of 3 inches long and nearly an inch broad, white suffused with green 

 towards the base, purple towards the apex, irregularly but thickly spotted with 

 purple, and having a row of large spots on the ciliated margins ; the lip is 

 oblong-obtuse, with the claw-like base inflexed, verrucose, pale rosy-purple, 

 the pouch of a rich brownish-purple, with the posterior angles produced and 

 bluntish, and the front marked with coarse reticulations ; the staminode is 

 obtusely triangular, white, with the centre veined with green. It blooms in 

 June and July, and continues a long time in flower, so that it is invaluable for 

 home decoration or exhibition purposes. When well grown this makes a grand 

 plant. — Java; Aasain. 



'Via. — Warner, Oi-ch., ii. t. 12 ; riH. IIoH., t. 429 ; Flore des Serres, t. 1453 ; U., 

 1. 1996 ; Xenia Orch., ii. 1. 103 ; L'HoH. Franc, 1859, t. 8 ; Florist and Pom., 1871, p. 209, 

 with fig. ; The Garden, iii. p. 239, with fig. ; Lindenia, vi. t. 261 ; Veitch's Man. Orch. PL, 

 ir. p. 51 ; Jovrn. of Sort., 1889, xviii. p. 40, f. 7 ; Gard. Chron., 3rd ser., 1890, viii. p. 689, 

 f. 134 ; Orchid Alhim, xi. t. 4S6. 



Syn. — C. Voitchianum ; C. iarhatum Veitchii. 



C. SUPERCILIARE, Rclib. f. — An interesting cross between O.barhaium and 

 C. superiiens, resembling the latter parent in all its parts; the flower is, 

 however, smaller than in that species, though the leaves are similar, being 

 broadly ligulate and finely tessellated ; the scape is hairy and one-flowered ; 

 the dorsal sepal is ovate triangular ; the petals ligulate, ciliate, marked with 

 warts and blotches except towards the tip. — Oarden hybrid. 



C. SWANIANUM, Bchh.f.—A very beautiful and distinct hybrid, the result of 

 a cross between C. Bayanum, and C. harhatum. It was raised by Mr. Swan, when 

 gardener to W. Leach, Esq., Fallowfleld, Manchester. The leaves are broadly 

 ligulate, acute ; in their markings they very much resemble the dark tessellated 

 form of G. Dayaiium, and are equally handsome. The flowers are long-stalked 

 and about as large as those of G. harhatum, the dorsal sepal being large and 

 broad, white boldly veined with purplish-crimson ; the broad petals are bent 

 down, bordered with retrorse bristles and having a few small warts on the 

 upper edge, pale vinous red with green nerves ; and the lip is large, dark 

 crimson-purple with shining warts on the inflected sides of the base. A very 

 beautiful plant, which should be included in every collection. There are 

 several varieties of this plant. — Garden hyhrid. 



C. SWINBURNEI, O'Brien. — This is a cross between G. indgne Maulei and 

 G. Argus Moensii, and is described by Mr. O'Brien as follows: — "With some 

 resemblance in leaf and flower to G. Ashhurtoniae expanswm, we have in this a 

 far more showy hybrid. The leaf is light green, reticulated with dark green, 

 and narrower than that of G. Ashhurtoniae ; the dorsal sepal is green at the base, 

 and with a white |-inch wide margin, the green area having a number of lines 

 made up of distinct brownish-purple spots, which are larger at the base, and 

 get gradually smaller as the white apical margin is approached; the petals 

 are greenish-white, tinged with red on the outer halves, and with a number of 

 dark purplish blotches resembling those seen in G. Argus ; the staminode is 



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