June, 1914.] 



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Ccelogyne burfordiensis {asperala X pandurata). 



CCELOGYNE BURFORDIENSIS. 



This interesting- hybrid is the result of 

 crossing C. asperata with C. pandurata. It 

 was first raised in tlie collection of the late 

 .Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., and exhibited 

 1))- him at the Temple Show, 191 1, when it 

 received an Award of Merit. 



C. asperata is a native of Borneo and 

 Sumatra, where it is found growinj^ at an 

 elevation of i.soo to 2,000 feet. An illustra- 

 tion of a fine plant appears in the OrthiI) 



World, Vol. 1., p. 220. C. pandurata was 

 discovered by .Sir Hugh Low, when exploring 

 in the Bornean province of Sarawak. The 

 plants were found growing on the trunks of 

 trees in the swam|)y lowlands adjacent to the 

 coast and river bank. An illustration of the 

 species appears in the ORCHID WORLD, 

 Vol. II., p. 251. 



The above photograph is of a well-grown 

 plant exhibited by Messrs. Charlesworth and 

 Co. at the recent Chelsea Show. 



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