differs, however, in having ivory-white in place of hght 
purple sepals and petals, and in the different shape and 
markings of the lip, which has also yellow side-lobes. It is 
said that sometimes.as many as nine or ten flowers may be 
counted on the old racemes of newly imported plants. 
Experience indicates that tropical conditions are most 
suitable for this Cattl-ya, the healthiest examples being 
those grown along with C. aurea and C. Lawrenciana in a 
warm moist house where they receive a fair amount of 
sunshine in summer. 
Description.—HHerb; epiphytic; pseudobulbs fusiform- 
clavate, somewhat compressed, 6-12 in. long, monophyllous. 
Leaves oblong, rather blunt, coriaceous, 8-10 in. long, 2-24 
in. wide. Spathe linear-oblong, obtuse, 3-5 in. long. 
fRacemes 6-8 in. long, usually 3—6-flowered ; bracts tri- 
angular-ovate, acute, 1-4 in. long; pedicels 2-3 in. long. 
Flowers large, showy. Sepals spreading, oblong-lanceolate, 
subacute, about 3 in. long, recurved at the tip, ivory-white. 
Petals somewhat spreading, elliptic or rhomboid-elliptic, 
obtuse, margin wavy, about 3 in. long, thrice as wide as 
the sepals, ivory-white. Lip entire, wide oblong, about 
3 in, long; lateral lobes yellow, enveloping the column ; 
mid-lobe flattened, orbicular, markedly wavy and crispate, 
rose-coloured with dark-red veining at the base and a paler 
margin; disk yellow streaked with purple. Column cla- 
vate, curved, 14-1} in. long. Pollinia 4, compressed, with 
linear reflexed appendages. 
Fig. 1, column; 2, anther-cap and pollinia; 3, pollinia; 4, a single pollen- 
mass; 5, sketch of an entire plant :—1-4 enlarged, 5 much reduced. sd 
