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linear, spreading, a little deflexed, twisted, points
acute, bearded inside at the base with a tuft of white
hairs, but much less so than C. parvijlorum; outside
densely pubescent. Labellum yellow, ribbed, mouth
edged with brown, inside elegantly spotted iu purple
circular lines, bearded at the bottom. Column lobe
triangularly oblong, obtuse, smooth, channelled on the
upper side, and concave near the point, keeled and
channelled underneath, yellow, spotted with brown.
Style yellowish white: middle lobe triangularly oblong,
obtuse ; side ones short, lanceolately cuneate, bluntish,
shorter than the anthers. Anthers 2, nearly orbicular,
attached to the side lobes of the style. Pollen waxy,
yellow.
The plant from which our drawing was taken, at
the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, was received last autumn
from North America; it was planted in a pot of very
sandy red loam, where it flowered very strong in the
beginning of June. The plants of this genus, as well
as of many other Orchideous genera, are at present
supposed to be very difficult to cultivate ; but we hope,
before long, to be able to give directions for cultivating
them, as well as any other p lan ts; a great many of
them are fond of the shade of trees, which should be
imitated as much as possible in the cultivation of them.
Pursh mentions the present species as growing on
sunny fertile hills, among small trees and bushes,
generally in rocky situations, from Pennsylvania to
Carolina. Introduced into this country in the year
1790, by Sir J. Banks ; but still continues scarce, as it
is so liable to perish.
1. Labellum. 2. Front view of the Column lobe. 3. Back view of ditto.
4. Front view of the lower lobe of the Style. 5. Back view of ditto, showing
tlie edges of the anthers attached to the 2 upper lobes. 6. 6. The 2 side lobes
with the antliers attached to them, front view.