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NEW ORCHIDACEOUS PLANTS. 
BoLBoriiTLLUJi umbellattjm, Lindley. 
(Urabelled Bolbophyl.) — This is one of the 
smaller Orchids, introduced from the moun- 
tains of India. It has a creeping rhizoma, or 
root-stem, from which the pseudo-bulbs are 
produced at intervals ; they are terminated 
by a solitary leaf, and from their base rises the 
flower-stem, about as high as the leaves ; at 
the top of which is an umbel of five or six 
small, pretty, pale, straw-coloured flowers, 
spotted with purple, and with a purple lip. It 
may either be grown in pots, or attached to 
blocks of wood ; and its small size and neat 
appearance render it suitable for the Wardian 
case. Fig. in Bot. Reg. 1845, t. 44. 
Brassia pumila. Lindley. (Dwarf Brassia.) 
^-This may be a variety of B. Lanceana. It 
has pale yellow flowers, stained with dull- 
purple at the base of the petals. The plant 
is remarkable for its dwarfness. It was re- 
cently introduced from Colombia, by Mr. 
Linden. 
Catasetum callosum, var. grandiflorum. 
(Large flowered variety of the tumour-lipped 
Catasetum.) — This handsome stove epiphyte 
has oblong pseudo-bulbs, with large leaves, a 
foot or more in length from their top, and a 
flower scape a foot or more in length from their 
base. The sepals and petals are linear lanceolate, 
of a dull greenish purple, and the lip of an ovate- 
deltoid figure, variegated with dark green and 
red purple, sprinkled with deep blood-coloured 
dots. It is from Colombia ; and flowers in 
December. It is fig. in Bot. Mag. t. 4219, 
and is quite new. 
Cattleta granulosa, var. Russelliana, 
Lindley. (Duke of Bedford's rough-lipped 
Cattleya. ) — This is a very fine variety of C. 
granulosa, having much larger flowers ; of 
which the sepals are lance-shaped, green, with 
brown spots ; the petals of nearly the same 
colour, but broader, and wavy, and the lip 
white, with yellow and red spots. This plant 
is suspected to be common in collections, 
where it often stands for C. guttata, from 
which it is however quite distinct. It is a Gua- 
temalan plant. Many handsome varieties of 
this plant have recently flowered at Messrs. 
Knight and Perry's Exotic Nursery, Chelsea : 
in some the petals and sepals resemble Catt- 
leya Forbesii, both in size and colour, in 
others the flowers are large, with dark green 
sepals and petals ; some have these parts pale 
yellow, covered with brown spots and blotches, 
as in C. Aclandia? ; but all have remarkably 
large lips, marked, for the most part, with pale 
or dark red, on a whitish ground. Fig. in 
Bot. Meg. 1845. t. 59. 
Cattleya maxima, Lindley. (Large 
flowered Cattleya. ) — This is a handsome kind, 
with club-shaped long pseudo-bulbs, short broad 
leaves, and large showy flowers ; remarkable 
" for the dark crimson veins richly traced 
upon its pallid lip, and for a beautiful net- 
work of purple streaks, which is drawn over 
their surface." This plant approaches C. 
Mossiee and C. labiata, but is quite distinct. 
When the flowers open they are very pale, 
but gradually acquire a deeper tint, until they 
become of a rich purplish rose. The lip is 
beautifully undulated, and veiny. The flowers, 
though large, have this defect, that the sepals 
and petals reflex so as to appear convex and 
narrow ; they are moreover wavy. It was 
found by Mr. Hartweg, on rocks and trees, 
near Rio Grande de Melacatos, in Equatorial 
America. Fig. in Bot. Beg. 1846, t. 1. 
It is quite new. 
Cattleya Papeianstana, Morren. (Pa- 
peiansi's Cattleya.) — A slight variety of C. 
Loddigesii. 
CHLORiEA virescens, Lindley. (Greenish- 
veined Clilorrea.) — A handsome terrestrial 
Orchid from the sub-alpine pastures of the 
Cordilleras of Chili. It is a handsome plant, 
with dense spikes of large yellow flowers, 
growing a foot or more in height. It requires 
to be grown in a warm green-house, and 
blooms in May. The most suitable soil is 
sandy peat. Fig. in Bot. Reg. 1845, t. 49. 
It is very rare in cultivation. 
Cleisostoma discolor, Lindley. (Dull- 
coloured Cleisostoma.) — A small incon- 
spicuous Orchid, with oblong channelled 
leaves ; the flowers are dull yellow with a 
green tinge, and white spur, on a long slender 
stem, which is branched at the extremity. It 
was introduced from India. 
Cleisostoma roseum, Lindley. (Rose- 
coloured Cleisostoma.) — This has long pen- 
dent stems, with ovate lance-shaped leaves, 
and producing clusters of small pretty whitish 
and rosy flowers at every joint. 
Ccelogyne species. — Messrs. Henderson 
have recently flowered a dwarf species, which 
in general character resembles C. Wattichiana. 
The petals are delicate lilac, and the lip beau- 
tifully fringed, and marked with several spots 
of yellowish brown. 
Cymbidium Mastersii, Gviffitlis. (Mas- 
ters's Cymbid.) — A terrestrial Orchid, with 
long narrow distichous leaves, and erect short 
spikes of snow-white flowers, which have the 
fragrance of almonds. It is very distinct, but 
not remarkably showy. Received from the 
East Indies. Fig. in Bot. Reg. 1845, t. 50. 
Cypripedium barbatum, vars. (Bearded 
Lady's Slipper.) — Of this handsome stove- 
plant, Messrs. Veitch of Exeter possess two 
very marked and beautiful varieties. They 
are herbaceous plants, with short leaves of a 
dark mottled green, purple beneath ; in one 
of the varieties, the flowers are of a beautiful 
rich deep purple, much darker than the 
