8o ORCHIDS 



Calanthe. 



There are numerous named varieties, tire best of which are : 



Var. Foiir/iieri, with flowers smaller than the type. 



Var. ,f^/>««/('(7.— Larger in all its parts; spike very stout; 

 flowers large, white, with a blood-red eye. 'I'his retains its 

 foliage till new growth begins, and flowers from November to 

 March. (Fig. 24.) 



Var. nivalis. — Flowers pure white. 



Var. pofplixrea. — Flowers wholly blood-crimson, with a deeper- 

 coloured eye. 



Var. Regtiierii. — Sfjike compact ; flowers tinged all over with 

 rose, differing slightly in form from the type. 



Var. ruhro-oailaia. — Flowers large, with a crimson blotch 

 instead of yellow, in the throat. 



A'ar. Titnicrii. — Flowers more compact on the spike, smaller 

 than in the type ; throat blotched with rose-red. 



The following are hybrids ; — 



.[Ihafa -■era/ri folia and Cooksunii (Sxnder). 



.l/ixaiiJc-n vestila i-uhro-iniilata and Krt'fc/z/V (Cookson). 



aini-riibens William Miirrav and OakifooJ Ruby (Cookson). 



^■iurtira Regniirii and rosea. 



Jtarbcriaua vfstHa and Turncrii (Earlier). 



Jhiron Siliradcr -i'cstita rubro-oiiilafa gigantta and Regnicrii 



(Schra'iler). 



bi'lla Tiirnei-ii and / 'fitihii (\'eitch). 



Rryan 7'i'slila nibro-oculata and Willianuii (Cookson). 



b'urfordioisc veslita and Wihhii (Lawrtnce). 



ccsia vestita nivalin and vcstita (Lawrence). 



Cooksonii J'eili/ui and I'estita lutco-oculala (Cookson). 



Darblayana Regnii-rii and vestita gigantea (D' Arblay). 



Daininii Masuca :ind/u/\'ata (Veitch). 



Eclipse 7'estita Regnierii and veratri folia. 



E.xquisite vestita luteo-oculata and I'estita Turnerii. 



Ever)nanii vestita and Veitchii. 



Florence bella and Veitchii (Wilshere). 



gigas Sajidcriana and vestita riibro-ocitlata crigantca 



(Veitch). 



Jfallii Veitchii and vestita riibro-oculata (Hall). 



Harold 7'estita rubro-ociilata and J'eitchii (Cookson). 



Harrisii Turnerii and Veitchii (Veitch and Bennett-Poe). 



lab?-psior unrecorded (Lawrence). 



Laucheana Sanderiana and veratri folia. 



lenliL^inosa labrosa and } 'citchii. 



Mosuco-tricarinata .. . .J/asnca and Iricarinata (Veitch). 



A/oorei unrecorded (Mooie). 



Alylesii nivalis and Veitchii (AVilliams). 



Noi'cltv vei-atrifolia and Cooksonii. 



Oakioood I\uby 7'e\tita rubro-oculata and rosea (Cookson). 



Oiocniana I'eitcliii and }nvca. 



I'hcvhe Veitchii and vestita Turnerii. 



