CCELOGYNE. 



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must be frequently resorted to. Give water freely while growth is active, but less 

 while the plants are at rest. In summer a light dewing with tepid water is beneficial. 



Eepresentative Species. 



Ccelogyne aspebata. — Pseudo-bulbs large, flower 

 spikes pendulous, containing many flowers. These 

 are white on the sepals and petals, the lip marked 

 with chocolate and yellow. Syn. C. Lowi. Borneo, 

 1845 (h). 



C. baebata. — Habit rather tall. Flowers on erect 

 spikes pure white, excepting a brown centre 

 to the lip. Northern India, 1837 (i). 



C. corrugata. — Grows about 6 inches high, the 

 flowers pure white, with a yellow centre to 

 the lip. Neilgherry Hills, 1863 (c). 



C. corymbosa. — About a foot high, flowers on 

 horizontal racemes, pure white with singular 

 markings about the Hp. Moulmein, 1866 (i). 



C. cristata. — One of the most popular and 

 useful orchids in cultivation. The pseudo- 

 bulbs and leaves pea-green, the flower 

 spikes containing about 7 or 8 flowers, pure 

 white with yellow crest on the lip in the 

 type. The form alba or hololeuca has blos- 

 soms entirely white, while the Chatsworth 

 variety, also Lemoniana and maxima, are 

 all more or less distinct. Northern India, 

 1837 {i). 



C. Ctjmingi. — Dwarf habit, flower spikes erect; 



clouded white flowers with a yellow disc to 



the lip. Singapore, 1840 (A). 

 C. DayaNA. — A large-growing plant, producing 



splendid pendant racemes of flowers. The 



sepals and petals are yellow, the lip red, 



disc brown with white. Borneo, 1884 (h). 

 C. ELATA. — Pseudo-bulbs 2 inches apart on a wiry 



rhizome ; scapes erect, flowers white with 



orange blotch on the lip. Nepal, 1889 {i). 

 C. fimbriata. — Interesting as being the first 



cultivated species, but of no value as a garden 



plant. China, 1824 (i). 

 C. flaccida. — Of medium habit, the flowers creamy 



white with reddish-brown markings. Nepal, 



1829 (»)• 



C. Fcesstermanni. — A rare species, bearing white 

 flowers, stained on the lip with brown. Sunda 

 Isles, 1887 {h). 



C. Gardneriana. — A fine species, with flask-shaped 

 pseudo-bulbs, and racemes of white flowers with 

 yellow centre to the lip. India, 1837 (i). 



C. Massangeana. — A splendid species when well 

 grown, producing long pendant spikes of yellow 

 flowers, the lips streaked with reddish brown. 

 Assam, 1879 (i). 



C. ocellata. — Much like C. corymbosa, but some 

 varieties, at least, bear larger flowers ; these are 



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Fig. 42. Ccelogyne pandukata. 



white, with yellow lip markings. Khasia Hills, 

 1838 (i). 



0. odoratissima. — Flowers pure white on the outer 

 segments, lip marked with yellow and very sweetly 

 scented. Neilgherry Hills, 1864 (c). 



C. pandurata. — A most striking and beautiful orchid, 

 very quick-growing, and bearing flowers with 

 green sepals and petals, the lip being marked 

 with a perfectly black blotch. Sarawak, 1852 (h). 

 (Fig. 42.) 



C. Saxder.e. — Habit strong, the flowers like those 



