158 ORCHIDS 



Cypi'ipeclium. 



high. Leaves strap-shaped. New Guinea, 1892. (G. C. 1892, xi., 

 p. 241, fig. 34.) 



C. Charlesworthii {Rolfe). — In habit of growth this resembles 

 C. Spiccrianin?!. The dorsal sepal is green at the basal half, suffused 

 with rose-purple, and margined with white. The petals and lip are 

 highly-polished brown. The disk of the column is white. This 

 plant was first sent home to this country by the late David Burk, 

 while collecting for Messrs. Veitch and Sons, in the Shan States, but 

 the later-introduced plants were induced to flower first in Messrs. 

 Charlesworth and Co.'s Nursery, at Bradford, in 1893. It is a most 

 desirable and variable species, producing its flowers in the autumn. 

 It does best in a cool, intermediate temperature. 



C. ciliolare (RcJih. f.). — This belongs to the C. siiperbiens section. 

 Leaves tessellated with deep and pale green. Flowers 4in. across. 

 Upper sepal purple at the base, the remaining portion white ; the 

 veins are green, the larger ones sometimes purple towards the 

 lateral margins. Lower sepal much smaller. The oetals are 

 margined with blackish-purple hairs ; the basal portion is green, 

 densely spotted with blackish-purple warts to two-thirds of the 

 length. The apical portion is pale purple. Lip purplish-brown, 

 shading sometimes to green at the base. It is a most distinct 

 and desirable species. Introduced from the Philippine Islands in 

 1S82, by Messrs. H. Low and Co. 



C. concolor {Batem.). — A charming little plant, very similar to 

 C. niveiim. It has strap-shaped, fleshy, blunt-pointed leaves, 

 about 4in. long, dark green, mottled with grey on the upper 

 surface, vinous -purple on the under side. The scape is 

 erect, short, one-, sometimes two - flowered ; flowers 2in. 

 across ; the sepals and petals oval, almost similar in shape, 

 concave ; pouch small ; the whole flower is coloured clear 

 cream-yelloW', with numerous small spots of cinnamon-red. The 

 blossoms appear in autumn, and last over a month in perfection. 

 The plants are small, and they grow slowly. They thrive best 

 when potted in a mi.xture of peat and sphagnum in equal parts, 

 with a sprinkling of silver-sand. The pots should be drained 

 with limestone. They should be placed near the roof-glass in 

 a tropical house, and in a lighter position than is required by 

 the majority of species. Cochin China, kc, 1864. (B. M., 

 t- 5513-) 



Var. Regiiieri has longer leaves, paler in colour, and scapes 

 bearing three, sometimes five, flowers each. 



C. Curtisii {Rchb. /.). — A handsome species, allied to 

 C. ciliolare. The leaves are strap-shaped, about 8in. long. 



