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out of flower, it is obviously difficult to recognise the hybrid in the same 
state. Indeed, the late Mr. B. S. Williams recorded that on several 
occasions he had purchased C. gigas and flowered examples of C. Dowiana 
aurea out of the lot, while, on the contrary, some which he imported for 
the latter proved on flowering to be C. gigas. The possibility of obtaining 
forms of the hybrid has given an increased value to importations from 
the districts on the western cordillera of New Granada, where the parent 
species are known to grow together. : 
VAR. LAVERSINENSIS (Lindenia, t. 305) is a marbled form with yellow 
blotches on the sides of the lip, very closely resembling var. Massaiana, 
which appeared in the collection of Baron F. de Rothschild, Chateau de 
Laversine, France, in August, 1891. 
VaR. OWENIANA (C. X Oweniana, Gard. Chron., 1892, xii., p. 312) 
appeared with Messrs. F. Sander & Co., in 1892, and has cream-white 
sepals and petals, with a faint purple tinge at the tips, and the lip 
regularly veined except on the apical half of the front lobe, which is deep 
velvety crimson. Figures are given in Journ. of Hort., 1892, Xxv., 
Pp. 240, 241, fig. 33, and Gard. Mag., 1892, ii., p. 548. 
Var. GARDENIANA (Lindenia, t. 353) appeared with M. J. Garden, Bois 
de Colombes, near Paris, in 1892, and approaches C. Dowiana most in 
shape and C. Warscewiczii in colour, there being little of the golden 
veining of the former, though the side lobes of the lip are quite 
yellow. ! 
VAR. STATTERIANA (Lindenia, t. 373) is a very remarkable form which 
appeared in the collection of T. Statter, Esq-,.Stand Hall, Whitefield, 
Manchester. It has white sepals and petals, and a nankeen yellow, 
beautifully veined lip, the front half of the apical lobe crimson with a white 
margin, and a little pink round the margin of the side lobes. It has the 
following synonyms :—C. X Statteriana, Journ. of Hort., megs, peel 
269, 277, fig. 38. C. Dowianaaurea Statteriana, Orch. Album, X., t. ae 
‘VaR. Countess or Dery (Orch. Rev, I, pp. 294. 330) isa 
magnificent variety, which appeared in the same collection 2 the igi 
It has white sepals and petals, and an intense parple-crimson lip, wit ‘ 
rather small yellow eyes, and some of the unmistakable ana 
C. Dowiana in the throat, as well as a great approach to paeeee me . 
shape of the flower. The following are synonymous ag eae 
Countess of Derby, Gard. Chron., 1894, xvi. - in Bee eo 
Derby, Journ. of Hort., 1894, xxiv., Pp: 274, 275» BS- 49- 
ale seeks II., p- 35°) ies marbled nee 
thus approaches var. Massaiana. It appeared in re error 
Lucas, Esq., Warnham Court, Horsham. 
* is a cr very 
Var. Leopoip Il. (Gard. Chron., 1894, X¥i-»°P- 720) is anothe! y 
