CATTLEYA pumila. 

 Bordered Dwarf Cattleya. 



GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 

 Nat. ord. Orchidace.e. § Epidendre^e. 

 CATTLEYA. Lindl. 



C. pumila. Hooker in Bot. Mag. t. 3656. 



This pretty little species is stated in the Botanical Maga- 

 zine to be a native of the Essequibo ; but we cannot confirm 

 that statement, which has probably originated in some mis- 

 take. It is most assuredly Brazilian, being the No. 657 of 

 Mr. Gardner's herbarium, and having been imported by a 

 French dealer, from that country, under the name of C. mar- 

 ginata, a very good name, expressing the appearance of a 

 beautiful pale border to the blood-red blotch of the lip. 



Our drawing was made in Mr. Loddiges' Nursery. 



It should be potted in turfy heath-mould, mixed with a 

 few pieces of potsherds, to keep it as porous as possible. The 

 pot should also be well drained, and the soil considerably 

 elevated above its brim. In cultivation the genus Cattleya 

 diifers from many Orchidaceous plants ; the species require 

 very little water ; even in spring, when the plants are growing, 

 water once or twice a week will be sufficient, and if syringed 

 it must be so slightly that no water may lodge in the axils of 

 the leaves ; but where steam can be admitted once a day, it 

 will be found much better. During summer the house should 

 be slightly shaded in sunny weather, and the temperature 

 allowed to rise to 80° or 85° by day, but never above 70° at 

 night. In winter, when little or no water will be required, 

 except to keep the pseudo-bulbs from shriveling, the tempe- 

 rature may be as low as Q5° by day and 58° by night. 



There is in cultivation a plant called C. Pinellii, of which 

 a specimen has been received from Messrs. Rollissons, and of 



