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ORCHIDS 



Coryanthes. 

 withheld as much as possible without allowing the pseudo- 

 bulbs to shri\el. 



C. Bungferothii (^^'! E. Br.). — This is a synonym of Catasetum 

 Bungerotliii. 



C. macrantha (Hook.). — This rernarka!)le plant flowers during 

 the summer months, and bears a pendulous scape with two or 

 three flowers, each measuring, when fully expanded, nearly 6in. 

 in diameter. The sepals and petals are yellow, irregularly 



Fig. 39. Fliiwer hf Chrvanthes iiacrantha 



(^ nat. size). 



spotted with purplish-red ; they are very delicate in texture, 

 and soon fade. The lip is fleshy and solid, with the pouch 2in. 

 in diameter, and of a l)ro\vnish-yellow colour, the projecting arm 

 which supports it being dark purple. A powerful and agreeable 

 odour is emitted by the flowers on first opening. This species 

 — the finest of the genus — was introduced from Caracas about 

 1840. It is a most difficult plant to manage in cultivation, 

 and has rarely flowered in England ; yet it is one of the most 

 wonderful of all Orchids. (Fig. 39; ]!. R., 1841, t. 22.) 



