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CATTLEYA CITRINA. YELLOW-FLOWERED 
CATTLEYA. 
Class and Order. 
GyNnaAnpRIA MonanpriA. 
( Nat. Ord.—Orcuipez. ) 
Generic Character. 
Sepala membranacea vel carnosa, patentia, equalia. Pe- 
tala sepius majora. Labellum cucullatum, columnam in- 
volvens, trilobum vel indivisum. Colwmna clavata, elon- 
gata, semiteres, marginata, cum labello articulata. Anthera 
carnosa, 4-locularis, septorum marginibus membranaceis. 
Pollinia 4, caudiculis totidem replicatis—Herbe epiphyte 
(Americane ) pseudo-bulbose. Folia solitaria vel bina cori- 
acea. Flores terminales speciosissimi, sepe e spatha magna 
erumpentes. Lindl. 
lata elevata, lobo medio ovato acu late 
Carrieya citrina. Lindl. Gen. et. Sp. Orchid. p. V1 
Soprauia citrina. Llave, Nov. Veg. Descr. 2. ah 
© Corticoatzoate coxochiti ! 
Plants of this very fine and singular CarrLeya were sent 
by Rosert Smiru, Esq., of Oaxaca, Mexico, in 1838, to the 
noble collection at Woburn Abbey, where they blossomed 
in April, 1839. The bulbs and foliage are remarkable for 
their very glaucous, or sea-green hue ; and the fine flower, 
when seen in such a manner that the labellum is not brought 
into 
