114 ORCHIDS 



Chytroglossa, 



three-lobed, with one or two callosities at the base ; column 

 short ; racemes recurved or pendulous ; leaves sub-distich- 

 ously fascicled, oblong-elliptic or linear, flat. These plants 

 should be grown in baskets in a moist position of the 

 intermediate-house. 



CIRRH/EA. 



An interesting genus of stove Orchids belonging to the 

 tribe Vandece, and founded by Lindley. The species, which 

 are natives of Brazil and Mexico, are not remarkable for 

 any particular beauty, and consequently they are rarely 

 seen in culti\'ation. The rostellum being prolonged into 

 a small tendril, or cirrhus, has given rise to the generic 

 name. Flowers numerously produced on long, pendulous 

 racemes, springing from the base of the pseudo-bulbs. 

 When grown in pots, the spikes of these fragrant flowers 

 hang down all round the sides, and present an effective 

 appearance. They require the intermediate-house treat- 

 ment. C. saccata {Lindi.) (B. M., t. 3726J and C. viridi- 

 purpurea (B. M., t. 2978) are the two species that have 

 been introduced. 



CIRRHOPETALUM. 



In this genus of Lindley's there are several beautiful 

 little plants, remarkable for the structure of their flowers. 

 They are of the tribe Epidcndrea, and closely allied to 

 Bulbopliyllum, from which they are distinguished by having 

 their lateral sepals very much lengthened out. Indeed to 

 this characteristic they owe their generic name — from 

 cirrhus, a tendril, and petalon, a flower-leaf About fifty 

 species are known, nearly all of them being natives of 

 tropical Asia. They are epiphytes, with roundish pseudo- 

 bulbs springing from a creeping rhizome, and from each of 

 which proceeds a single fleshy leaf The scapes are erect 

 and thin, and grow from the sides of the last-ripened 

 pseudo-bulbs ; the flowers are all arranged in a compact 

 head, or umbel, on the top of the scape. 



Culture. — These plants should be grown in baskets or 

 pans, and suspended from the roof, where they may 

 receive a goodly share of sun, air, and light. They enjoy 



