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Cattley SL~continned. 



disk with purple lines. 1885. A fine plant, allied to C. guttata, 

 between which and C. intermedia it is supposed to be a cross. 



C. Sklnneri parviflora (small- flowered). /. half the size of 

 those of the type; lip wh< tie-coloured, not pallid over the lower 

 half. (B. M. 4916.) The following are sub- varieties : alba, 

 snow-white, with a small primrose blotch on the lip, and, 

 occasionally, some mauve-purple markings at the base. 

 (W. O. A. iii. 112) ; oculata, with a large, maroon-purple blotch 

 on the lip. 



C. Sororia (sisterly). /. resembling "a good, extra strong flower 

 of C. Han-iRonice" (Reichenbach) ; sepals tippe<l with greenish- 

 yellow ; petals having small, dark spots, more numerous inside 

 than outside; lip white, with **the lightest purple" at the 

 margin, and a few dark purple lines at the base. 1887. Supposed 

 by Reichenbach to be a hybrid between C. yV alkeriana and 

 C guttata, 



C. speciosissima Buchanauiaha (Buchanan's). A synonym 

 of C. Jjuddemanntana, 



C. S. reginse (queenly). A synonym of C, lahiata rcjlna. 



C. suavior (sweeter), fl.., sepals and petals pale rosy-lilac, suffused 

 white ; side lobes of the lip white, tinted pale lilac towards the 

 margins ; middle lobe amethyst-purple, with a crisped margin 

 and a deep sinus or cleft in the anterior margin ; disk creamy- 

 white, a purple band extending below it to the base. A hybrul 

 between C. intermedia and C. Mendelii, 



C. superba splendens (splendid). /.. three to seven in a spike ; 

 sepals and petals deep rosy-purple ; lip rich rosy-violet in iront, 

 flushed with maroon. Rio Negro, 1885. A beautiful variety. 

 (I. IT. 605.) ^ 



C. Trianae. This is now regarded as a variety of C. lahiata, 



C. T. alba (white). Jl. white, with the usual yellow disk of the 

 lip, in front of which is a small blotch varying in colour from 

 rosy-purple to pale lilac. 



C. T. Annae (Anna's). /., sepals and petals bright rosy-purple; 

 lip dark purple, the inside of the tube whitish, with a two-lobed, 

 yellow blotch in front. 1886. 



C. T. Backhousiana (Backhouse's), fl. very large ; sepals and 

 petals blush-pink ; lip large, with a bright magenta stain on the 

 anterior part, the throat marked pale yellow. 



C. T. chocoensis (Chuco). The correct name of the plant de- 

 scribed on p. 281, Vol. L, as C. chocoenus, 



C. T, Comingii (Coming's), Jl. large, several on a spike ; sepals 

 and petals white, slightly tinged pale rose ; lip white, with a 

 slight blotch of orange on the anterior part. 



C. T. delicata (delicate). Jl. 6in. across; sepals and petals 



white ; lip large, with a beautiful yellow centre and a tinge of 



rose, white outside. December and January, h. Ift. Brazil, 



1861. Syns. a Rollissonii (F. M. 1861, 8), C, WarscevdczU 



delicata (W. S. O. i. 4). siq}erba is a tine variety, with a very 

 large lip. 



C. T. formosa (beautiful), fl., sepals and petals nuiuve; lip of a 

 rich magenta, the disk yellow, with radiating streaks of darker 

 yellow. Columbia, 1884. (\V, O. A. iii. 108.) 



C* T. Hardyana (Hardy's). /., petals Avhite, washed whitish- 

 purple ; anterior part of the lip warm purple, having a light 

 border of purple round the wavy margin, and a light ochre 

 central line with two anterior streaks, 



C, T. Hooleana (Hoole's). /., lip rich magenta-purple, entire, 

 marked with two curved, clavate, orange-yellow spots in the 

 throat. New Grenada. (W. O. A. vi. 265.) 



C. T, Iieeana (Lee's), fl. about 7in. in diameter ; sepals and 

 petals rosy-lilac, 3in. across ; lip deep magenta-mauve ; faintly 

 margined lilac-rose, 2in. in diameter in the fore part ; throat 

 striped orange, very large and open. 



C. T. marginata (margined). /. about 6in. in diameter, deli- 

 ciously scented; sepals and petals blu«h- white ; anterior portion 

 of the lip bright magenta-purple, broadly margined white, beauti- 

 fully fringed ; throat orange. 



C. T. Massangeana (Massange's). fl. white, streaked with 

 purj)le-mauve ; petals purple-mauve down the middle, with 

 white spots and oblique, purple-mauve lines extending towards 

 the border ; lip having a white middle line bordered with purple, 

 which radiates in lines outwards, the tip dark purple with a 

 white border. 1885. (W. O. A. vi. 242.) 



C, T. Osmanni (Osman's). fl, 7in. across ; sepals and petals rosy- 

 magenta, the former lin., the latter 2^in., broad; lip intense 

 magenta-crimson, 2^iu. across, narrowly margined rosy-magenta ; 



throat slightly marked yellow. A splendid variety. (F, M. 

 ser, ii. 51.) 



C. T. quadricolor (four-coloured), fl,, sepals and petals rosy- 

 magenta, broad; anterior part of the lip magenta-crimson, the 

 throat orange, the upper portion rosy -magenta, but darker than 

 the sepals and petals. 



C. T. reginae (queenly), fl. 6in. in diameter ; sepals and petals 

 P"'*^^^j;ii-«t slightly flushed towards the centre, the former ^in., 

 tne latter 2iin., broad; lip bright magenta-purple, broadly 

 margined white, the throat pale yellow. 



Cattleya — continued, 



C. T» rosea (rosy). /., sepals and petals rose-coloured ; lip bright 

 rosy-lilac, with a yellow blotch at the mouth of the throat. 



C. T. Schroederae (Baroness von Schroeder's). fl, generally very 

 hght purple, exquisitely perf\imed, easily di>>tinguishable from 

 the type by the extraordinary crispation of both petals and lip, 

 and by the well-known orange area of the lip reaching far more 

 towards the apex. 1887. 



C. T. Schroederiana (Baron von Schrojder's). A fine form, with 

 unusually long petals, and having a green blotch at the base of 

 the column. 1886. 



C. T. splendidissima (most splendid), A ftne form, having 

 white sepals and petals, and a dark purple-magenta lip, 1884. 

 (W. O. A. iv. 150.) 



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T. Vanneriana (Vanner's). /., lateral sepals having a broad, 

 -ange, central stripe ; lip with a tine purple apex, orange di^k, 



oran 



and lijrht rose side lobes. 



1886. 



C. T. Wllliamsii OVilliam:,'). /■, sepals and petals blush Avbite, 

 broad, the petals veined rosy-magenta; lij* intense crimson- 

 purple, nicely fringed, with a .slight blotch of yellow in the 



throat. I. often tinted bronze. 



C. triopbthalma (three-eyed). 



thahna, 



C. Veitchiana 



paler pi 

 Sprin 



A synonym of LttUa trloph- 



;chiana (V'eitch*s). fl., sepals rich, biight pink; petals 

 )ink; lip deep, rich crimson-purule, yellowy in the centre. 

 . A hybrid between C. crispa aud C\ lahiata. 



C. velutina (velvety), fl. very fragrant ; sepals and petids pale 

 orange, spotted and streaked purple ; lip orange at base, wliite 

 with violet veins in front, where the surface is velvety. Brazil. 

 The habit of this supposed hybrid closely resembles that of 

 O, Mcolor, (G. C. 1872, p. 3259; W. O. A. i. 26.) 



€• veriflora (true- flowered). /., sepals and petals rosy-vioK-t; 



A form of C. Eldorado. 

 This is now regarded as a variety of 



parents. 

 C. virginalis (virgin-w hlte). 



C. Wageneri (Wagener's). 



C Moasioi. 



C. Walkeriana, Syn. C. hidhosa. In addition to Schneder- 

 iatia, C. dolosa and C. nobllior are now regarded as forms of 

 this species. 



C. W. Schroederiana (Baron von Schroeder's). /. purple, tinged 

 mauve ; lip Avith very small basal auricles and a transverse, 

 oblong, apiculate blade; peduncle two-flowered. Pseudo-bulbs 

 4in. high, bearing two very stout, oblong leaves, 1883. A beau- 

 tiful plant. SVN. C. Schroederiana. 



C. Wallisii (\Vallis'). A form of C. Eldorado. 



C. Warneri. This is now regarded as a variety of C. lahiata. 



C. Warscewiczii. This is now regarded as a variety of C. lahiata. 

 Syn. C. Sanderiana. 



C. W. delicata (delicate). A synonym of C. Triance delicata, 



C. Whitei (White's). /. sweet-scented ; sepals deep rose, flushed 

 olive green; petals deeper and brighter rosy-magenta, much 

 broader and undulated,; side lobes of the lip angular, blush 

 towards the base, the reflexed l>orders and apex puiphsh-rose, 

 the throat orange, the tube lined purple, the anterior lobe 

 magenta-rose, veined deep crimson-magenta, roundish-reni- 

 form. undulated and denticulate. Brazil. Probably a natural 

 hybrid between C. lahiata and C. SchiUeriana. (R. G. 1159; 

 W. O. A. iii. 115.) 



C. Zenobla (Zenobia). /, 4in. across, intermediate between 

 those of the parents ; sepals and petals rosy-pink ; lateral lobes 

 of lip rosy-pink outside, paler inside, shading to very light 

 yellow in front, the front lobe heavily veined with crimson- 

 purple on a paler ground, and with a narrow, pale margin, the 

 disk light yellow, with ridges inclining to buff. 1£87. A hybrid 

 between C. Loddigesii and Lcelia elegans Txtrneri, 



CAUTLEITA (named in lionour of Major-General Sir 

 P. Cautley, F.G.S., 1802-1871, joint author, with Dr, 

 Falconer, of the '* Fauna antiqua Bivalensis "). Obd. 

 Scitamiiiem, A monotypio genus, included by some 

 authorities under Roscoea, The species is a stove, peren- 

 nial herb, requiring: similar treatment to Alpinia (which 

 see, on p. 54, Vol. I.). 



C. lutea (yellow), fl. l^in. to 2in. long; calyx red-pnrpb', tnbuTnr, 

 two-cleft at mouth ; sepals linear-oblong, obtuse, concave, the 

 dorsal one erect, the lateral ones reHexed; corolla golden-yellow, 

 the tube exserted ; lateral stiiuiinode like the dorsal sepal, erect, 

 the tips incurved ; spike 4in. to Sin. high. AugUht. I. 5in. to 

 lOin. long, narrow-Ianceolate, with a slender tip, bright green 

 above, paler or suffused or streaked red-bj|L>wu beneath. Stems 

 Sin. to ISin- high, tufted, erect, leafy. Himalaya, 1887. (B. M. 



6991.) 



CZICKOPIA. Nearly forty species have been referred 

 to this genus, but, according to the authors of the " Genera 

 Plantarum," this nnmber mig"ht be reduced; they inhabit 



