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* CATTLEYA Perrinii. 



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Mr. Pet^nrCs Cattleya. 



GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 



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C, Perrinii; fqliis oblongis coriaceis cauli sequalibus, sepalis oblongis Hnearibus 



petalis obtusis angustioribus 



lanceolato trilobo unguiculato 



laciniis lateralibus erectis acutis intermedin 



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I have for some years been acquainted with this Cattley 



originally sent 



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Harrison, Esq. with a drawing 



Since that time I have received it from Mr. Bateman, and 

 more recently from Mr 



frpm the garden of Richard 



M». Arnold Harrison 



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which last occasion the accompanying drawing was made. 



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This species is a native of Brazil, and is not unl __ 

 C. labiata, although inferior to it in beauty. It is dis 

 tinguished readily by there being an inflated fistular cavity 

 proceeding from the base of the lip to that of the ovary, and 

 bv the peculiar form of the lip, which is perfectly destitute of 

 plaits, ridges, or other projections in its middle. It is probable 

 that other species of this genus are furnished with a similar 

 fistular passage, but if so it is not inflated, and consequently 



observable upon external inspection. Although this 



indicates the presence of 



spur to the lip, yet it doe 



appear to be of more than specific importance, for we find in 

 the genus Epidendrum some species with and others without 



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