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Cymbidium. 



yellow, slightly streaked with red-crimson, the middle lol:>e 

 broadly-oblong, reflexed, crisped, and fringed at margin, cream- 

 white, spotted with red-crimson ; column greenish, spotted red. 

 (Fig. 41 ; G. C, 1S90, p. 718,) 



CYNORCHIS. 



Some sixteen species of terrestrial Orchids, of the tribe 

 OpJnydca:, nati\-es of the Mascarene Islands and Tropical 

 Africa, are included in this genus. Formerl)- this genus 

 was known b\- Thouars' name of Cviiosoi-cliis ; but Lindle\- 

 altered it to CriiorcJiis — from kyoii, kj'iios, a dog, and Orcliis. 

 Flowers mediocre or rather small, shortly pedicellate ; 

 sepals sub-equal, concave, at length spreading ; petals 

 similar or smaller ; lip continuous with the column, 

 spreading, as large as the sepals, three- to fi\-e-cleft, 

 produced in a spur ; column very short, racemes \'ery 

 short or rareh- elongated. The species require a warm, 

 moist position in the intermediate-house. The compost 

 should consist of equal portions of fibrous peat and sphag- 

 num. These plants are rarel)- met with in cultivation. 

 C. graiidiflora (Ridley) and C. Lon'imia (Rchb. f.) are 

 grown at Kew. 



CYN050RCH1S (T/w,/.). See Cynorchis. 



CYPERORCHIS. 



Two or three species of epiphytal Orchids, of the tribe 

 J^a/idtre, constitute the above-named genus, founded by 

 Blume. The name is from Cypcrus and Orchis, in allusion 

 to the resemblance to the former and the affinity with 

 the latter. The species are nati\-es of the East Indies 

 and the Malayan Archipelago, and were formerly included 

 and better known in gardens as Cymbidiums. C. Mastfisii 

 and C. ekgans, the species cultivated, require similar 

 treatment to that recommended for Cyiidndiniii. 



C. elegans {Bbime). — The flowers of this are pale yellow or 

 white, liin. long, inodorous, densely imbricated, remaining half- 

 closed, cylindrical : they are produced upon many-flowered 

 nodding racemes, the scape being 6in. to iSin. long, and densely 

 clothed with sheaths 2in. to sin. long. They are produced in 

 autumn. The leaves are lift, to 2ft. long. Introduced from 

 Nepaul in 1840. Syn. Cymbidiuin ekyuis. (B. M., t. 7007.) 



