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Cypripedium (This genus embraces about)

This genus embraces about sixty species, natives of Europe, temperate and tropical Asia, North America, and Mexico. To those described on pp. 423-7, Vol. I., the following should now be added. Except where otherwise indicated, they require stove treatment.

C. almum (pure). fl., dorsal sepal white, with broad, radiating, purple nerves, and some short, green ones, the lateral ones connate in a partially purple body; petals brown and green, with blackish calli; lip very dark, as in C. barbatum (between which and C. Lawrenceanum this is supposed to be a hybrid). 1887.

C. amandum (lovely). fl. green, spotted sepia-black, white at top and on the outside margins, oblong, acute, the lower ones green; petals ochre in the middle, brick-red at the sides, descendent, ligulate; lip light yellow, brown around the mouth, rather slender, with curved horns at each side of the mouth. l. strap-shaped, 1 1/4ft. long, 1 1/2in. wide, sharply keeled at back, dark green, with blackish-mauve freckles at the base of the posterior side. 1887. A hybrid between C. insigne and C. venustum.

C. Amesianum (F. L. Ames'). fl., dorsal sepal white, veined and netted green, stained soft brown towards the base, ovate; petals as in C. villosum, the upper half chestnut-brown, the lower much paler; lip brown, tinged green and flesh-colour in front, large, resembling that of C. villosum. l. 7in. to 9in. long, 1 1/2in. broad, slightly spotted purple beneath. 1887. A hybrid between C. villosum and C. venustum. (W. O. A. 340.) C. apiculatum (apiculate). fl. shining inside; dorsal sepal reddish-brown, veined blackish-purple, margined ochreous, the lower ones green, veined reddish-brown; petals brownish-purple, the lower half yellowish and spotted purplish-black; lip greenish-ochre, spotted brown, resembling that of C. Boxallii in form. 1886. A garden hybrid between C. barbatum and C. Boxallii. C. Arthurianum (Arthur's). fl., dorsal sepal pale green, tipped with white, and ornamented with clear, dark pencillings. 1882. A fine hybrid between C. insigne and C. Fairieanum. (L. iii. 121.) C. Ashburtoniae expansum (expanded). fl., upper sepal broad, having a large, ivory-white, crescent-like zone from the top along the margin to the middle, where it has numerous brownish-black nerves covered with distant, dark blotches on a green ground-colour; petals (and leaves) broader than in the type. 1885.

C. barbatum Warnerianum (Warner's). fl., dorsal sepal white, striped green towards the base, with a transverse band of vinous-purple, large; petals green-striped above, white towards the base, the rest purple, tipped white; lip deep brownish-purple. March to May. l. distinctly tessellated. India. (W. S. O. iii. 11.) C. Barteti (Bartet's). fl., dorsal sepal green, flushed rose, nerved blackish-purple, and bordered white, broad; petals yellowish, striped reddish-brown, conspicuously veined, shining, narrow. 1886. This hybrid is much like C. Laforcadei, having been raised from the same capsule, but it is the better of the two.

C. bellatulum (rather pretty). fl. white or whitish-yellow, spotted all over, and as much as 11in. in circumference; staminode very long, oblong, tridentate at apex, beautifully spotted, almost free from hairs. l. 10in. long, 3in. wide, beautifully marbled with light, hieroglyphic spots on the upper surface, the lower one being covered with innumerable brown dots. 1888. C. Berggrenianum (Berggren's). fl., sepals light purple, with darker nerves, and with a few Indian-purple spots at base, the lower one lightest green; petals dark purple, the base yellowish, with dark green spots; lip resembling that of C. Dauthieri; peduncle dark purple. l. ligulate, acute, light green, sparsely tessellated above. This plant is supposed to be a hybrid between C. Dauthieri and C. insigne.

C. Boxallii atrata (dark). fl., dorsal sepal green, speckled blackish-brown; lip and lateral petals reddish-purple irregularly mixed with light green, the upper margin white. 1887. (G. C. ser. iii., vol. i., p. 210.) C. caligare (shoe-like). fl., median sepal whitish, nerved green; lateral sepals narrow, whitish; petals ligulate, acute, ciliate, the under side white, veined green, and the upper side purplish-mauve, with white base; lip cinnamon-brown, the mouth bordered ochre; peduncle reddish-green, with very short hairs. l. resembling those of C. venustum (which is one of the parents of this hybrid, C. Dayanum being the other).

C. callosum (hard). fl. very large, remaining some weeks in perfection; dorsal sepal pure white, striped with dark chocolate-crimson, 2 1/2in. across; petals and pouch soft rose or crimson on a greenish-white ground. Cochin China, 1887. Greenhouse. In growth this plant resembles a strong C. barbatum. (G. C. ser. iii., vol. i., p. 315; R. H. 1888, 252.) C. calophyllum (beautiful-leaved). fl., dorsal sepal as in C. barbatum, but greener-nerved; petals and lip as in C. venustum, but the lip is browner than in that species. l. darkly tessellated. A garden hybrid between the species named.

C. Chantinii (Chantin's). A synonym of C. insigne punctatum violaceum. C. chloroneurum (greenish-nerved). fl. large; dorsal sepal lively pale green, with darker reticulations, bordered white; petals green, suffused on the upper half with purple, and with a few black warts near the base, oblong; lip heavily stained wine-purple, with darker reticulations, large. January and February. l. variegated. Hybrid. (W. O. A. i. 37.) C. chlorops (green-eyed). fl., upper sepal narrow, triangular, shining, undulate at the margin, nerved dark green; inferior sepal broader, a little shorter than, or almost equal to, the lip, nerved red on the outside; petals broader at the base, extended into a long, brown, nearly glabrous tail; lip very broad; peduncle 1 1/2ft. long, bearing seven or more flowers. l. rather narrow. 1887. A garden hybrid, of which the parents are unknown. C. ciliolare (ciliolated). This much resembles C. superbiens, of which it is probably only a slight form; sepals and petals having more numerous nerves and more hairy margins; nail of the lip shorter, and the staminode lower and broader. Philippines, 1883.

C. concinnum (neat). fl. large; dorsal sepal suffused bright rosy-purple, margined white; petals ligulate, deflexed, the upper half bronzy-crimson; lip reddish-purple, large. 1887. A hybrid between C. Harrisianum and C. purpuratum.

C. concolor chlorophyllum (green-leaved). fl. covered with small spots. l. free from marbling. 1886.

C. c. Reynieri (Reynier's). fl. yellow, with a purple blotch on the outside of the sepals, the staminode ochre, clotted with purple, and having a white margin in front. l. large, well marbled. 1886.

C. c. tonkinense (Tonkin). fl. larger than in the type. Tonkin, 1887. (L. ii. 77.) SYN. C. tonkinense.

C. conspicuum (conspicuous). fl., upper sepal light green, bordered white, and nerved black, broad-elliptic, acute; inferior connate sepal very light green, narrower, oblong, acute; petals ligulate, broader towards the top, blunt-acute, ciliated on upper margin, the superior half almost black at base, then chestnut, shading to reddish-ochre at the top, the inferior half light brown at base, with dark spots, verging to reddish-ochre at top; lip larger than that of C. villosum, brown in front, ochre-coloured beneath. l. ligulate, acute, over 1in. broad in the middle, the upper surface deep green, with darker markings, the lower surface lighter, dotted at base with small, dark brownish spots. Hybrid, of doubtful origin.

C. c. pictum (painted). In this variety the upper sepal has a purple wash on both sides, and the inferior base of the petals is light green. C. Crossianum (Cross'). fl., dorsal sepal white, with green lines and numerous blackish dots near the base, broadly ovate; petals coppery-brown, ligulate, the basilar half dotted blackish; lip brownish-yellow, veined greenish; scape purplish, hairy. l. oblong, glaucous, blotched dark green. A hybrid between C. insigne and C. venustum.

C. Curtisii (Curtis'). This is much like C. ciliolare; the petals are narrower, with shorter ciliae and smaller spots, which latter are numerous at the tops of the petals; lip large, with acute side angles. Sumatra (?), 1883. (W. O. A. 122.) C. Dauthieri (Dauthier's). fl. large; dorsal sepal rosy, striped with reddish-brown, and bordered with white, broadly elliptic; lower sepals yellowish-white, with dark green nerves. l. broad, clear yellowish-green, reticulated with dark green. 1885. A handsome plant. C. D. Rossianum (Ross's). A garden hybrid in which "there is no purple between the purple-lilac, which contrasts neatly with the white ground. The odd sepal has broken lines of black-purple spots outside in lieu of green lines. The petals have ochre-brown lines, and the greater part of the lip is ochre-brown, not Indian purple-brown" (Reichenbach).

C. delicatulum (rather delicate). fl., upper sepal broad, elliptic, veined green, washed purple, the lateral ones nerved green, forming a ligulate, acute body; petals brownish-purple on the anterior half, nerved green, deflexed, ligulate, dilated, acute, densely ciliated, with a dark purple, median nerve on the upper part. 1887. Hybrid.

C. dilectum (beloved). fl., lateral sepals light green, with dark lines and spots at base, very narrow, connate; median sepal narrow-oblong, obtuse, margined white at top; petals cuneate, oblong-obovate, obtuse, with a black line running down the middle, the inferior part green, the superior portion purplish-mauve, shading to light green near the black line, the base light green, spotted black; lip slender, the central portion two-horned, with a retuse median border, yellowish-green outside, spotted blackish-purple inside. The origin of this plant is very doubtful.

C. doliare (cask-like). fl., petals green at base, brownish-purple in front, with numerous small dots at the base, ciliated on the borders; lip cinnamon-brown, shining, suggesting the idea of a cask; staminode dark brown, with a lighter border. 1887. Hybrid.

C. Electra. fl., upper sepal green, spotted dark brown and bordered white; petals veined and netted purplish-brown, with a few dark spots near the base; lip purplish-brown. l. pale glaucous-green, with darker reticulations. A hybrid, of doubtful origin.

C. Galatea. fl. much like those of C. insigne, but the upper sepal is almost primrose-coloured, most densely spotted, and white-margined almost to the base; petals purplish-brown in the upper half, paler below, blotched purplish-brown, finely ciliated; lip paler, very indistinctly veined. 1888. Hybrid, of unknown origin.

C. Germinyanum (Comte de Germiny's). fl., dorsal sepal green, with a shining brown disk; petals green, spotted brown at base, ligulate-oblong, spreading, the broader front part purple; lip greenish-yellow, brown in front. 1886. A garden hybrid between C. villosum and C. hirsutissimum. C. Godefroyae (Mme. Godefroy-Leboeuf's). fl. covered with fine, white hairs; sepals and petals white or nearly so, thickly spotted chocolate; lip spotted chocolate inside the pouch, outside with brighter spots; peduncle robust, rising above the foliage. l. ligulate-oblong, 4in. to 8in. long, 1in. to 1 1/2in. broad, sometimes dark green, spotted white, sometimes spotless, the under surface spotted blood-red. 1884. Siam. (B. M. 6876; G. C. n. s., xxiii. 49; R. G. 1887, p. 86; W. O. A. 177.) C. G. hemixanthina (half-yellow). A variety having sulphur-yellowish-white sepals. 1885.

C. Godseffianum (Godseff's). fl., lateral sepals light yellow, with a few dark spots at base, oblong, acute; median sepal very light yellow, oblong, the disk sepia-brown, marked yellow; petals ligulate, spreading, purplish-mauve, sulphur, and brown, dotted blackish-red; lip light brown above, the under surface yellow, slender, blunt; peduncle reddish-hairy. l. about 9in. long and 2in. broad, stiff. A hybrid, raised from C. hirsutissimum and C. Boxallii. C. hephaestus (fiery). fl. as large as those of C. barbatum; dorsal sepal white, veined green and purple; lower sepal white, veined green; petals slightly depressed, the basal half brownish-green, with a few blackish dots, the other half dull purple; lip resembling in colour that of C. barbatum nigrum, but not so bright, the infolded lobes being dull vinous-purple. l. similar to those of C. Lawrenceanum, but with less bright tessellation. Hybrid, of doubtful origin.

C. Hornianum (Horn's). fl., upper sepal white, with dark purple markings, yellowish-green at base; petals light greenish, very pale purple on the margins; lip purplish-brown, much as in C. Spicerianum; peduncle ochre, with reddish-purple stripes, hairy. l. marked with pale, transverse, interrupted bars. 1887. A hybrid between C. superbiens and C. Spicerianum. C. Hyeanum (Hye's). A form of C. Lawrenceanum.

C. insigne albo-marginatum (white-margined). fl., dorsal sepal yellowish-green, broadly margined white, spotted brown on the green part; petals tawny-yellow, with darker veins; lip pale brownish, yellow inside. India, 1886. A distinct variety. (W. O. A. 232.) C. i. aureum (golden). This variety is remarkable for the golden glow which pervades the flowers, the colouring of which is in other respects of the normal character. 1882.

C. i. Mooreanum (Moore's). fl. 5in. in diameter; dorsal sepal greenish-yellow, striped green, broadly margined white, with very large, dull purple spots; petals pale yellowish-green, flushed rosy-crimson, blotched at base; lip bright bronze; spikes 18in. to 20in. long. l. 14in. long. 1887. C. Io (Io, whose guard was Argus). fl. resembling those of C. Argus; dorsal sepal broad, the median nerves green, the side ones purple, the lower sepals broad, green-nerved; petals brownish at the tips. l. as in C. Lawrenceanum. 1886. A garden hybrid between C. Argus and C. Lawrenceanum. C. Laforcadei (Laforcade's). fl., dorsal sepal white, with purplish nerves; petals shaded with rose on a dark green ground, ciliated on the margins; lip dark red or slightly purplish, shining. 1885. A hybrid between C. insigne punctatum violaceum and C. barbatum, which latter it resembles in habit and foliage.

C. Lathamianum (Latham's). fl., dorsal sepal greenish, cuneate-oblong, minutely acute, shorter than the lip; median sepal white, green at base, with a purple median line, cuneate-elliptic, apiculate; petals light greenish-ochre outside, with a dark median line and brown margins, on the inside superior part light ochre at base, then dark brown to the top, greenish at apex and lower sides; lip light greenish-ochre; peduncle ochreous, short-hairy. l. similar to those of C. Spicerianum (which is one of the parents of this hybrid, C. villosum being the other).

C. Lawrenceanum coloratum (coloured). fl., median sepal not retuse, but markedly acute, the dark nerves having the interstices tinted with light mauve; warts on the petals numerous and strong. 1887. C. L. Hyeanum (Hye's). fl., dorsal sepal white, veined green, large; petals ciliated; lip entirely green. Borneo, 1886. SYN. C. Hyeanum. C. L. pleioleucum (whiter). A variety in which the superior area of the upper sepal is white, and the remarkably scarce coloured radii are very short, the flower thus having a distinct appearance.

C. L. stenosemium (narrow-standard). fl., upper sepal narrower than in the type, nearly elliptic in outline. 1887.

C. Leeanum (W. Lee's). fl., dorsal sepal pure white, with a central dotted bar of bright purplish-red, broadly oval, the base emerald-green, with mauve spots passing into the white; petals striped longitudinally with reddish-brown; pouch shining brownish-red; scape rather long. l. bright green, ligulate. 1884. A charming, dwarf and compact hybrid between C. insigne Maulei and C. Spicerianum. (L. iii. 125; W. O. A. v. 223.) C. L. superbum (superb). A fine variety, the large and showy dorsal sepal marked with radiating rows of purple lines, green and shining at the base. 1886.

C. Lemoinierianum (Lemoinier's). fl., sepals whitish-yellow, nerved purple, the lateral edge of the upper one inflexed, purple; petals white on the disk inside, with a purple margin and top, descending, but ascending at apex, lanceolate, acuminate, with a broad base; lip very broad, inflexed, retuse-ventricose, the side lobes yellowish-white, spotted purple inside, inside white, spotted purple, the sac and inferior side fine dark purple; bracts light green, very large, spathaceous, equal to or surpassing the reddish-purple ovary; peduncle very strong, about 3ft. high, and as thick as an eagle's quill, brownish-purple, hairy, usually branched. l. long, from 2in. to 3in. wide, sharply keeled on the under side. 1888. Garden hybrid. C. lineolare (slightly lined). fl., sepals white, with green nerves; petals light ochre, with light mauve nerves; lip light ochre and light brown. l. having numerous sharp, dark, transverse designs. 1887. Hybrid. C. macropterum (long-winged). fl., sepals light green, the upper one nerved with brown inside at the base; petals very long, much dilated, oblong from a cuneate, semi-sagittate base, which is ochreous, with blackish-purple spots, the front part purple, the upper margins hairy; lip like that of C. Lowii, but longer. 1883. A fine garden hybrid between C. Lowii and C. superbiens, with the inflorescence of the former, and the short leaves of the latter. C. marmoratum (marbled). fl. curiously striped and marked like a flake Carnation, the flaking being a pretty combination of white, purple, and rose, very handsome. 1887. (G. C. ser. iii., vol. i., p. 576.) C. marmorophyllum (marbled-leaved). fl., upper sepal shaped as in C. barbatum, the margin washed purple and the centre green, the nerves green; petals bent down as in C. Hookerae, but more purple, bordered with bristles, with two warts on each superior limb; lip having the side angles a little more developed than in C. Hookerae, the inflexed margins covered with warts; scape purple, tall. l. as in C. Hookerae. A hybrid between the species named. C. Marshallianum (Marshall's). fl. pale rose-coloured, the sepals and petals thickly sprinkled with small purple spots, which gradually arrange in lines on the dorsal sepal and disappear at the apex; lip with very few spots, and those minute. 1887. (G. C. ser. iii., vol. i., p. 513.) C. Measuresianum (R. H. Measures'). fl., dorsal sepal yellow, margined white, veined yellowish-green; petals shaped as in C. villosum, light brownish-purple, changing to bright orange, the upper half suffused purple; lip orange, tinted and veined purplish-brown, large; scapes purple, hairy. l. 5in. to 8in. long, 1in. to 1 1/2in. broad, marked purple below. 1887. A hybrid between C. villosum and C. venustum. (W. O. A. 304.) C. Meirax (youthful). fl. medium-sized; dorsal sepal blush-white, nerved green and purple, broadly ovate, ciliated at base; petals purplish-crimson, nerved green, linear-oblong, ciliated; lip glossy yellowish-green in front, veined and barred crimson-purple, the point margined deep purple; scape dark purple, hairy. Winter and spring. l. oblong-lanceolate, acute, faintly mottled above, wine-purple beneath. A small-growing hybrid. (W. O. A. 95.) C. melanophthalmum (dark-eyed). fl. medium-sized; dorsal sepal whitish, flushed purple towards the base, nerved green; petals glossy, linear-oblong, acute, the upper half purple, nerved green, the lower half paler, with wart-like spots on the base and the ciliated margins; scapes purplish-downy. Winter and spring. l. pale green, with darker, coarse reticulations. Hybrid. (W. O. A. iii. 109.) C. microchilum (small-lipped). fl. broader than in C. niveum; upper sepal white, with a central, spotted bar, and several other faint lines and dark cinnamon stripes, roundish, apiculate; petals white, with a crimson, central stripe and several lines of small spots, broadly roundish-oblong: lip white, veined pale green, very small, laterally compressed. l. ligulate, recurving, finely tessellated. 1884. A hybrid between C. niveum and C. Druryi. (L. 50.) C. montanum (mountain-loving). fl. brownish-purple, with a white lip, striped with red inside; column yellow, spotted with crimson. l. lanceolate, pubescent. h. about 1ft. Oregon, 1883. A beautiful little, hardy Orchid. C. Morganae (Mrs. Morgan's). A synonym of C. Morganianum. C. Morganianum (Morgan's). fl., dorsal sepal tinted rose, elliptic, apiculate; petals whitish-sulphur, with numerous brownish-mauve blotches and stripes, long, broadly ligulate, slightly twisted; lip brownish-mauve; peduncle three or more-flowered. l. ligulate, obtuse, green. 1882. Hybrid between C. superbiens and C. Stonei. SYN. C. Morganae (G. C. n. s., xxvi., p. 241; I. H. xxxiv. 5; W. O. A. vii. 313).

C. obscurum (obscure). fl., upper sepal whitish, nerved brown, nearly elliptic, the lateral ones whitish, with ten rows of dark purple spots, much shorter than the lip; lip dark purple-brown, beneath ochre, with brown spots; peduncle hairy, blackish-purple. l. ligulate, cartilaginous, green, 1 1/2in. broad. 1887.

C. oenanthum (wine-flowered). fl. medium-sized, solitary; dorsal sepal whitish, green at base, with violet nerves, marked with rows of purple blotches; petals port-wine-coloured, flushed violet, yellowish with dark blotches towards the base; lip also port-wine-coloured; scape covered with dark hairs. l. ligulate, three-toothed at apex, dark green. A hybrid between C. insigne Maulei and C. Harrisianum.

C. oe. superbum (superb). fl., dorsal sepal of a deep claretred, with broad lines of confluent, blackish-purple spots, which become, where they enter the broad, white margin, mauve-purple; lower sepals greenish, with lines and blackish spots on the basal half; petals vinous-red, with darker veins, shading to pale green at the base and apex, ciliated on the upper edge, and with a few blackish spots on the lower edge towards the base. 1885. A garden hybrid between C. Harrisianum and C. insigne Maulei. (R. G. 1886, 213.) C. orbum (orb-like). fl., upper sepal lined with purplish-mauve, broad, oblong, the lateral ones much shorter than the lip; petals brownish-purple, spotted blackish, ligulate; lip very large, pale ochre, the base of the sac whitish with greenish veins, the other part purplish-brown; peduncle hairy, less than 9in. high. 1887. Hybrid.

C. orphanum (orphan). fl., dorsal sepal green, triangular, the margin light purple, the mid-nerve purple, the lower ones very short, with ten green nerves; petals "white, with a deep purple mid-line, mostly olive-green, spotted at base," oblong, deflexed, flat; lip purplish-brown in front, yellowish at back, spotted purple on the base, very broad; peduncle very tall. l. short and stiff, not marbled. 1886. Garden hybrid. C. pavonium (peacock-like). fl., median sepal oblong, obtuse, greenish, bordered white, nerved sepia-brown, the base yellow, with blackish blotches; lateral sepals shorter than the lip, whitish, spotted brown; petals ligulate, obtuse-acute, the upper part purplish-brown, the lower part light sulphur-colour, spotted brown; lip slender, the inferior part ochre; peduncle greenish-ochre, with red hairs. l. 9in. long, 2in. wide, green, the base of the under side spotted and striped red. A hybrid between C. venustum and C. Boxallii.

C. Peetersianum (Peeters'). fl., upper sepal white, nerved carmine, half-oblong, obtuse-acute; inferior sepal smaller; petals carmine, with a few dark spots and nerves; lip reddish-brown above, ochre-coloured beneath; peduncle carmine, hairy. l. green, with dark nerves. A hybrid between C. barbatum and C. laevigatum.

C. Pitcherianum (Jas. R. Pitcher's). fl., dorsal sepal whitish, veined green, spotted black and dark purple, 2in. long, acuminate, the lower ones whitish, with broader, green veins; petals whitish, purplish towards the ends, veined green, deflected, 2 1/2in. long; lip purple, with darker veins, 2in. long, the inside yellowish, studded dark purple. Winter. l. acute, 5in. long, dark-spotted. Philippine Islands.

C. pleistochlorum (very green). fl., upper sepal nerved purple and green, elliptic, acute, the lateral ones green-nerved, forming a narrow, ligulate, acute body, half as long as the brown, strongly horned lip; petals purple-brown on the anterior part, green-veined above, with a series of brown spots at the side of the sepal, ligulate, apiculate, ciliated; peduncle one-flowered, hairy. l. with some dark marks and lines. 1887. Hybrid. C. plunerum. fl., sepals whitish, marked with dark green nerves, the upper one roundish-triangular, the lateral ones forming a much smaller body; upper part and anterior margin of the lip ochre-coloured, the upper part dark-spotted, the retuse, anterior mouth of the shoe deep brown; peduncle reddish-brown, with very short, mauve hairs. l. light green, with hieroglyphic marks on the upper surface. 1887. Hybrid.

C. politum (polished). fl., dorsal sepal whitish, suffused red, varnished, green-nerved, with a central, red bar; petals purplish-red, dotted purple, green towards the base, linear, glossy, finely hairy; lip suffused in front with purplish-red, green-nerved. l. large, oblong, acute, light green, with darker tessellations. 1887. A showy hybrid. (G. C. ser. iii., vol. i., p. 765.) C. porphyrochlamys (purple-cloaked). fl., upper sepal reddish-purple, bordered white, shining, with projecting nerves, transverse, blunt, elliptical; lateral sepals forming a triangular greenish body; petals yellowish at base, freckled mauve-purple on the outer half, descending, broadly ligulate; lip as in C. barbatum, but better-coloured. 1884. Hybrid.

C. praestans (excellent). fl. nearly as large as those of Selenipedium grande; sepals nearly equal, the dorsal one banded green and maroon; petals greenish, suffused rose at base, and spotted maroon along the margins, linear-ligulate, much undulated at base; lip greenish-yellow, with a golden crest, shaped like that of C. Stonei, having a very long, channelled stalk; peduncle dark-hairy, five-flowered. Papua, 1884. (G. C. ser. iii., vol. ii., p. 814; I. H. ser. v. 26.) C. radissum. fl., dorsal sepal white, marked with mauvepurple nerves, which are green at their base and have a green tint between them; the lower ones lined light brown; petals green, with a brown mid-line, and numerous brown spots on the upper margin, the front borders washed brownish; lip as in C. Lawrenceanum, brown in front, with a green border. l. light green, with dark, transverse markings. 1885. A garden hybrid between C. Lawrenceanum and C. Spicerianum.

C. regale (royal). fl., large; dorsal sepal large, spreading, bright green at base, marked rosy-purple, and nerved bronzy-green, the upper half and margins pure white; petals broadly ligulate, deflexed, slightly incurved, purplish-crimson at base, shading off to rosy-crimson at apex and bordered white; lip claret-coloured, large. 1887. Hybrid between C. purpuratum and C. insigne Maulei.

C. Robbelenii (Robbelen's). fl., upper sepal whitish, nerved purple, narrow; the lower one purplish-white, longer than the lip, with some microscopic purple dots at the base; lip light yellow; staminode light ochre; peduncle hairy. l. narrower than in C. loevigatum (to which this plant is allied). Philippine Islands, 1883.

C. Rothschildianum (Baron F. de Rothschild's). fl., odd sepal yellowish, with blackish, longitudinal stripes, and white borders, cuneate-oblong, acute; lateral sepals united into one smaller, shorter body; petals yellowish-green, with dark lines, and with dark blotches at base; lip cinnamon-brown, the mouth bordered ochre, very strong, almost leathery; staminode rising erect from a stout base, and bending down into a narrow, beak-like process. l. above 2ft. long, from 2 1/2in. to 3in wide, glossy green, very strong. Papua, 1887. C. Sanderianum (Sander's). fl., sepals yellowish-green, nerved purplish-brown; petals purplish-brown, fading to yellowish, spotted and barred purplish-brown towards the base, where there are some retrorse, purple bristles, linear, twisted, 1ft. to 1 1/2ft. long; lip greenish-bronze, in shape resembling that of C. Stonei. Malay Archipelago, 1886. (R. 3.) C. selligerum majus (greater). A fine and handsome plant, with larger flowers than in the type. 1886.

C. Stonei platytaenium (broad-bordered). fl., dorsal sepal white, striped purple; petals 4in. to 5in. long, 3/4in. broad, curved downwards, whitish outside, spotted and tinted yellow, deep crimson-purple at the tips, the inner surface white, blotched reddish-purple; lip as in the type. (F. M. ser. ii. 414; G. C. 1867, p. 1118; R. X. O. ii. 161; W. S. O. iii. 14.) C. superciliare (prominently ciliated). fl. smaller than in C. superbiens; dorsal sepal ovate-triangular; petals ligulate, ciliated, warted and blotched except towards the tip. A hybrid between C. barbatum and C. superbiens, which latter it closely resembles.

C. Swanianum (Swan's). fl. as large as those of C. barbatum, long-stalked; dorsal sepal white, veined purplish-crimson, large and broad; petals pale vinous-red, nerved green, broad, bent down, bordered with retrorse bristles, having a few small warts on the upper edge; lip dark crimson-purple, large, warted on the inflected sides of the base. l. broadly ligulate, acute, tessellated. A hybrid between C. Dayanum and C. barbatum. There are one or two varieties of this plant.

C. Tautzianum (Tautz'). fl., median sepal white, veined purple, elliptic, acute, the lateral ones similarly coloured, connate; petals nerved and spotted purple; lip dark purple, with warts on the involved side laciniae, pale beneath towards the base. 1886. Hybrid.

C. Thibautianum (Thibaut's). fl., sepals green, with rows of brown spots, the dorsal one bordered white; petals shining brown, the upper part light green with small, brown spots; lip pale yellowish, the front part brown. 1886. A garden hybrid between C. Harrisianum and C. insigne Maulei. C. tonkinense (Tonkin). A variety of C. concolor.

C. tonsum (shorn). fl., dorsal sepal whitish, with twenty-one green nerves, a small brown blotch on each border inside, and a green disk outside, the lower sepals half as long as the lip; petals oblong-ligulate, acute, nearly free from ciliae, green, washed with sepia, and spotted with dark brown; lip greenish, the upper surface washed with sepia. l. rather narrow, marked as in C. Dayanum. Sumatra or Java, 1883.

C. venustum pardinum (leopard-marked). fl., sepals and petals white, striped green, the petals also blotched dark chocolate; lip greenish-yellow, marked rose. 1887. Perhaps the finest, and certainly the largest-flowered, variety. (G. C. ser. iii., vol. i., p. 382.) C. v. spectabile (remarkable). fl. solitary; dorsal sepal white, with broad, green stripes; petals greenish-white, streaked deeper green, tipped rose-red; lip greenish-yellow, tinged rose. (W. S. O. iii. 24.) C. Vervaetianum (Vervaet's). fl., upper sepal white, greenish at base, transverse, oblong, apiculate, nerved brownish-purple; lower sepals acute, half as long as the lip; lip reddish-brown, angulate on each side; petals deflexed, ciliate at base, with blackish, ocular spots and light purple-brown hairs; peduncle brown with short hairs. l. resembling those of C. Lawrenceanum, but with the whitish spaces much larger. A hybrid between C. Lawrenceanum and C. superbiens. 1888.

C. villosum aureum (golden). fl. 6in. across; upper part of the dorsal sepal bright yellow, broadly margined with white. Moulmein. A fine variety. C. Williamsianum (Williams'). fl., dorsal sepal white, large, with a blackish-brown, central bar, and green nerves; petals reddish-brown on the upper side of the dark brown, median line, and white, with a coppery tint, on the lower side, dotted black near the base, oblong-ligulate, acute, the margins ciliated; lip yellowish beneath, light brown above, with an ochreous border. l. distinctly tessellated. 1886. Garden hybrid. C. Winnianum (Winn's). fl., dorsal sepal whitish-yellow, dark purplish-brown in the centre, oblong, acute, not broad, the lower ones pale ochre; petals reddish on the upper side of the brown mid-line, and yellow on the lower side; lip (and leaves) as in C. villosum. 1886. A hybrid between C. Druryi and C. villosum.