( 4085 ) 



Cattleya intermedia; variegata. Inter- 

 mediate Cattleya; variegated lipped. 



Class and Order. 

 Gynandria Monandria. 



( Nat. Ord. — Orchide^. ) 



Generic Character. 



Sepala membranacea vel carnosa., patentia, aqualia. 

 Petala saepius majora. Labellum cucullatum, columiiam 

 involvens, trilobum vel indivisum. Columna clavata, elon- 

 gata, semiteres, marginata, cum labello articulata. Anthera 

 carnosa,, 4-locularis, septorum marginibus membranaceis. 

 Pollinia 4, caudiculis totidem replicatis. — Herbas epiphytes 

 (Americance) pseudobulbosee. Folia solitaria vel bina 

 coriacea. F lores terminates speciosissimi, scepe e spatha 

 magna erumpentes. Lindl. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



Cattleya intermedia; pseudo-bulbis valde elongatis gracil- 

 ibus caulescentibus, foliis anguste oblongis, sepalis 

 petalisque patentibus, labello trilobo lamellis plu- 

 rimis in medio carnosis cristato, laciniis lateralibus 

 ovatis planiusculis intermedio crispo rotundato denti- 

 culato. 



Cattleya intermedia. Grah. in Bot. Mag. t. 2851, (and 

 var. angustifoliaj. Hook. Bot. Mag. t. 3711 (var. 

 pallida;. Lindl. Bot Reg. t. 1919. 



Var. variegata; petalis sepalisque latioribus labelli lobo 

 medio albo lamellis rubris. (Tab. Nostr. 4085J. 



We have often had occasion to notice how variable are 

 the species of many Genera of Orchidaceous plants. It 

 seems to be especially the case with those of Cattleya. 



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