C 2851 ) 
~ CATTLEVA INTERMEDIA. MUIDDLE-SIZE- 
FLOWERED CATTLEYA. 
Class and Order. 
Gynanpria Monanpria. 
( Nat. Ord.—Orcuex. ) 
Generic Character. 
~ Perianthium resupinatum, patens ; laciniis subequalibus. 
Columna libera, semiteres, labello eroso cucullato am- 
plexa. Anthera infra-apicularis, opercularis, persistens, 
columne apice subulato supertecta, 4-locularis ; septis 
completis membranaceis marginatis. Masse Pollinis 4, 
lenticulares, per pares filo elastico granulato in ipsis re- 
flexo connexe. Lindl. linac 
— Specific Character. ae 
_ Carriers * intermedia ; perianthio subequali acutiusculo, 
-. Jabello trilobo, lobo medio cordato rotundato, spatha 
obtusa pedunculum subequante, caule articulato cla- 
- -vato compresso vix bulboso. Graham. r 
Catrieya intermedia. Graham MSS. ye 
Descr. Parasitical. Root consisting of several strong, cylin- 
ical, branching fibres, green where exposed to the light. Stems 
numerous, jointed, three to nine inches high, enlarging upwards, 
vdlacedicoly bulbous, smooth when in vigour, but often me, 4 
8, 
furrowed, covered with grey, without blunt, appressed sheat 
green where exposed, terminated by two nearly opposite and 
equal, ees flat, M4 ceo pes shy, veinless /eaves, five 
a Maa Ye 
* So named by Mr. Linpxey, “ in con 
Esq. of Barnet, Hertfordshire, a great 
collector of rare plants of his day.” 
