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CATTLEYA AMETHYSTOGLOSSA. 



An epiphyte, with tall dondcr leretc rtcm*. bearing each ;« pair .>r oblong lanceolate blunt leave*, nn.I I 

 between them a withenHUooking apathc. oul of which isuci Ihe ninny-flowered peduncle- The flow< 

 large, mid .... tuindsomc. The sepals nnd peUb arc ovntc-obli ng, near!) equal, delicately suffused with r- w, 

 and Knotted aver willi numerous moderate-da .1 dots of rich ro*y.purple. The lip i* derplj •■■■-■ 

 lateral lohci erect, enfolding the column, and spreading outward* ai the point, where thej are ofn rich v - 

 violet: the middle lobe broader, narrowed al tin- base, rounded and dilated ;it ihe apex, nnd there marked 

 with radiating corrugated ridges, which nre thcatthri papillate: Hie whole -f this middle lobe is of a 

 beautiful rich deep ray-violet, which extend* fat down towards tin' base of the lip. 



Cattlrta Ainmrrerooi; bsa, Umtm and tttwfanbatk fit.. Cat Phut, tboliq***, ISM, 20. 



RpiDRNDBl II UlimirSTOOLOSfU, UHtiienlfUkfil., Wiily. Ann. tht. Sjtf-, '>• S10. 



The accompanying Plate gives n faithful representation of a magnificent Orcuitl, one of tl"- Pineal and 

 most distinct of the line genus to which it belongs. The plant, which i- evidently related lo CoMtga 

 aramdota : ■ i & il C guttata, first bloomed in the well-known collection of the lute F. Coventry, Bsq., of 

 Shirley, near Southampton, a gentleman who was known to posses the lineal collection «f Cattleyas in 

 culiivaiinn. Mr. Coventry's plant, which it ia believed ia the only one of the kind in the country, waa 

 purchased al the sale of the Shirley collection, and is now in our possession. It waa shown by us in March 

 last at a meeting of the Floral Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society, and received a Bret-claw 

 certificate in acknowledgment of its merit This plant* blooming out of season, and therefore in a not 

 over-vigorous condition, had only a COUple of flowers to the spike; bul our figure, which was taken earlier, 

 give*- Ihe iticir^ natural character of the inflorescence. Wo have no information as lo the introduction of 

 this particular plant, but it is probably of Brazilian origin. 1* is to be hoped that of 80 beautiful a plant, 

 now 54) rare, further importations may soon be made. There can be no doubt that it is a grcal acquisition 

 even to the magnificent family of Cattleya, which already affords us some of the finest Orchids via 

 introduced to cultivation. 



CaUtq/a amclhgrfogtoua reaches to the height of two and a half feet In habit of growth it resembles 

 Ciilttcj/a guttata^ van Leopoldu^ producing numerous upright and comparatively slender stein-, each ben 

 nt the top a pair of dark-green leaves, which measure eight or nine inches in length, and about two and a 

 half inches in breadth. The flower*, which, in some specimens we have aeon, have measured more than the 

 inches across, are produced after the plant has made its growth, as many as six being bome in one spike. 

 The sepals and petals are of alight rosy tint, beautifully spotted over with rich rose-purple; and the apex 

 of the lip i- of a deep roc-purple. It is a free-blooming kind, and from the fleshy nature of its flowers 

 lasts louger in beauty than many oilier*. The plant now in question continued in bloom for six weeks. 



The usual blooming season is Hay and Ji bul from some accidental cause our specimen blossomed 



earlier this year. 



This CattUya ia of free growth, and requires to In- cultivated in a pot, with peat earth, and good 

 drainage. Tin* species arc generally found growing on trees and rock- in rather inofel shady places, though 

 some "f ihrni occur in more exjwsed situations; and hence they liave naturally a dry season, which is their 

 time of rest , and a wot season, which is their time of growth and Dowering. In artificial cultivation tl 

 seasons should be imitated as nearly as possible. The plants must haw ;: nood rest in the winter mon 



