334 THE ORCHID REVIEW. {[NovEMBER, 1913. 
CCELOGYNE FUSCESCENS AND ITS ALLIES. 
THERE is a group of green and, brown autumn-flowering Ccoelogynes whose’ 
history has been much confused, but a comparison of living flowers from 
three different collections, and additional dried specimens, enables some of 
the confusion to be cleared up. 
CGLOGYNE FUSCESCENS is the earliest known member of the group. It 
was described by Lindley, in 1830 (Gen. & Sp. Orch., p. 41), from dried 
specimens collected in Nepal by Wallich. It was afterwards collected in 
the Khasia Hills by Hooker and Thomson, and in Sikkim by Sir J. D. 
Hooker. In Sikkim it is said to grow at 3000 to 5000 feet elevation, flowering 
from October to December. It is figured by King & Pantling (Amn. R. Bot. 
Gard. Calc., vill. p. 132, t. 182). It is not certain when it was first 
introduced to cultivation, for although recorded as flowering at Sion House 
in 1843 (Lindl. Bot. Reg., 1844, Misc. p. 1), the record clearly belongs to 
the following. The earliest garden specimens we have seen date from 
1882, though it may have been cultivated earlier. 
CaLOGYNE BRUNNEA was described by Lindley in 1848 (Gard. Chron., 
1848, p. 71, with fig.), from a plant which is said to have flowered at Sion 
House in the autumn of 1844, and afterwards in other collections. Its 
origin was apparently not known. Six years later Lindley recorded it as C. 
fuscescens var. brunnea (Fol. Orch., Ccelog, p. 11), giving the localities as 
Khasia, 3000 ft., Hooker & Thomson ; Sikkim Himalaya, 4000 ft., J.D 
Hooker. These, however, both belong to typical C. fuscescens, Lindl. In 
1865 it was figured in the Botanical Magazine (t. 5494) under the latter 
name, when its history was given by Mr. James Bateman. After alluding 
to its original introduction, he remarks: “‘ It would seem to have been 
almost immediately lost—at all events I am not aware that it has ever 
blossomed a second time. This circumstance is the more remarkable since 
the plant, which Messrs. Hugh Low & Co. have lately re-introduced, is 
now found to grow freely and flower profusely under the most ordinary 
treatment. It isa native of Moulmein, from whence it was sent by Mr. 
Parish to Messrs. Low. It has already blossomed in several places, but 
the finest specimens were produced in Mr. Day’s collection, and from these, 
with his kind permission, the accompanying figure was prepared. The 
species flowers in the winter months, and continues in beauty for several 
weeks.” From a note by Mr. Day it appears that the plant was also 
drawn by Mr. Durham, and this drawing is probably now in the fine 
collection of Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart. A single flower was drawn by 
Mr. Day, but this is said to have been from another plant, imported by 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co. from Moulmein. This species has recently been 
collected near Chengmai, Siam, by Dr. Alexander Kerr, who found it on 
