* CATTLEYA Perrinii. 



Mr. Perrin's Cattleya. 



GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 



Nat. ord. Orchidace^,, § Epidendrejs. 

 CA TTLEYA. Bot. Reg. vol. U.fol. 953. 



C. Perrinii; foliis oblongis coriaceis cauli sequalibus, sepalis oblongis linearibus 

 obtusis lateralibus falcatis petalis obtusis angustioribus, labello oblono-o- 

 lanceolato trilobo unguiculato nudo basi in cuniculum ventricosum producto ; 

 laciniis lateralibus erectis acutis intermedia oblonga undulata obtusa elon- 

 gata sinubus intermediis rectangulis. 



I have for some years been acquainted with this Cattleya, 

 which was originally sent me from the garden of Richard 

 Harrison, Esq. with a drawing by Mr. Arnold Harrison. 

 Since that time I have received it from Mr. Bateman, and 

 more recently from Mr. Knight of the King's Road ; on 

 which last occasion the accompanying drawing was made. 



This species is a native of Brazil, and is not unlike 

 C. labiata, although inferior to it in beauty. It is dis- 

 tinguished readily by there being an inflated fistular cavity 

 proceeding from the base of the lip to that of the ovary, and 

 by the peculiar form of the lip, which is perfectly destitute of 

 plaits, ridges, or other projections in its middle. It is probable 

 that other species of this genus are furnished with a similar 

 fistular passage, but if so it is not inflated, and consequently 

 is not observable upon external inspection. Although this 

 indicates the presence of a spur to the lip, yet it does not 

 appear to be of more than specific importance, for we find in 

 the genus Epidendrum some species with and others without 



See Bot. Reg. vol. 14. fol. 1172. 



