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CCELOGYNE SANDERS km**. 



Pseudobulbis coespitosis ovoideo-oblongis diphyllis, foliis elliptico-lanceolatis acutis plicatis, scapo terminali gracili suberecto, racemo subpendulo v. 

 arcuato 4— 5-flori basi vaginis brevibus imbricatis tecto, bracteis deciduis ovatis acutis 10—12 lin. longis, sepalis oblongo-lanceolatis acutis fere 1% poll, 

 longis, petalis linearibus acutis squilongis, labello trilobo, lobis lateralibus erectis latis apice rotundatis fimbriato-denticulatis, intermedio subreflexo suborbi- 

 culari-elliptico emarginato fimbriato-denticulato, disco trilamellato lamellis hirsuto-fimbriatis, columna arcuata subclavata. 



CCELOGYNE Sander/E, Kranzlin, MSS. 



The present species is the handsomest known member of the group to which Lindley applied the name Prolifercz, on account of the presence of a 

 series of closely imbricating bract-like sheaths at the base of the raceme. It is a native of Upper Burmah, and was introduced to cultivation by Messrs. F. 

 Sander & Co., of St. Albans, with whom it flowered some considerable time ago. It has also flowered at the Botanical Gardens, Edgbaston, Birmingham, 

 under the care of Mr. W. B. Latham, the Curator. The flowers are white, with the exception of the disc of the lip, which is deep orange in front, much paler 

 behind, and with three parallel keels covered with long, dark brown hairs, which are more numerous and paler in colour towards the base of the lip. It is 

 allied to C. barbata, Griff, and C. elata, Lindl, but is readily distinguished by a variety of characters. C. barbata, whose flowers agree in size, has 

 a much narrower front lobe to the lip, and both it and the side lobes are fringed with long, dark brown hairs, while there is no orange blotch on the disc. 

 C. elata has flowers of only half the size, but very similar in shape, the lip more finely denticulate, and the keels undulate and crenulate or denticulate, but not 

 covered with long hairs. C. Sanderae is a very elegant species, and the dark brown hairs on the orange disc form a charming contrast with the rest of the 

 flower. It is dedicated to Mrs. Sander, and is a welcome addition to the group. R - A - Rol f e - 



An introduction from Upper Burmah, first discovered and sent to Europe by our collector, Mr. Micholitz, who found 

 it growing on the branches of low, spreading trees overhanging the rivers. It occurs very sparingly — never in large 

 quantities like most of the Coelogynes. The subject of our plate is one of the rarest and most beautiful of the whole of 

 this large and very handsome family. We flowered it in the summer of 1889 for the first time at St. Albans, and 

 Prof. Dr. Kranzlin, from Berlin, who visited this establishment, admired much its great beauty, and dedicated it to 

 Mrs. Sander by the request of its discoverer. The many-flowered inflorescences of snow-white flowers, with their 

 delicate and charming yellow crests and dark brown hairy keels, compel admiration. It is a summer-flowering 

 species, and as many as fifteen flowers have been observed on a single spike in its native habitat. In cultivation, 

 however, we have not yet any record of more than ten blossoms. The flowers are from 3 inches to 4 inches across, 

 arranged on a somewhat drooping raceme. 



This species should be grown in rough, fibrous peat and sphagnum moss, suspended from the roof in pans or 

 baskets, in a temperature of 60 deg. to 65 deg. F., and should receive copious supplies of water when growing, and never 

 be allowed to get dry, excepting to the extent of sweetening the material in which the plant is growing. Hard water has 

 an injurious effect on all orchids, the present subject being particularly susceptible to water largely impregnated with 

 chalk and lime. It is not out of place to remark here that orchid growers should zealously strive to store sufficient rain 

 water for their plants. Much harm is often caused to the growths and delicate roots of orchids by using water containing 

 a large quantity of deleterious matter. 



Our plate was taken from a plant which flowered in our establishment. 



