282 THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Cattleya—continued. 
erect, five to ten-flowered, 
d darker flowers. 1828. 
(Harrison's)* fi. of a beautiful rose 
With. yellow. "July to Octo 
Sra мири at Г: 
Several y of 
hich are the following : 
е; sepals and ‘petals of 
Fig. 385. CATTLEYA CITRINA. 
spotted)* fl., sepals and 1 
ow and dotted with crimson; lip white, stained with 
e and broad; 
and May. e ieg 
Ben us 
M. Selbornensis | 
flowers ; hl de y coloured ; p and sepals of a be 
urp 
e 
g n, borne 
ies may be said to rank among the most m 
ds in cultivation. The varieties are extremely m 
and, in many instances, very distinct. Mr. Williams desc! 
nearly thirty; but the major number of these are very rare 
perhaps not a few unique. The following selection comprises 
principal ones : . i ds 
urantiaea (orange)* А very handsome variety, те 
? кене deep orange hue of the centre of the lab 
enezue. га i ; 
C. M. aurea (golden). Л. small; sepals and petals blush, 
spreadi teas aa ам other forms ; Hip small, strongly mar 
with buff. at the base, extending: orward at the front 
and ha: ова 
colour, with a little 
е; йр of the same Colon, botched 
most 
y to July, A.1ft. Brazil 
tinged with blush pen extreme edge. 
a. 
* Л. iatge, біп. or Tin. in diameter, three flowered),* large; 5 
i bes 0 a adi few bro 
а deep rose colonr, the 
Cattleya—continued. 
C. 1. pallida (pale) JL, sepals and petals light pink ; lip 
crimson, beautifully fringed. August, J, upright, of a 
lighter green than the type. Brazil. 1 
C. 1. Pescatorei (Pescatore's)* fl., sepals and petals 
light rose-colour; lip rich crimson, A very beautiful 
T with light green foliage and free-blooming: 
abit. j 
C. 1, picta (painted)* Л. large, e handsome when 
well expanded, and often measuring "in. across ; sepals 
and pos pure white; р of the richest crimson, 
and beautifully fringed. une, July. A. 1ft.  The- 
Pte are but sparingly produced, and are often de- 
ormed. 
C. Lemoniana (Lemon's. Л. pale pink, with yellow. 
in the centre of the lip. ‘Summer. Z light ееп, | 
A. E Brazil, 1842. Very close to C. Mossie. (B. В. 
, 
C. lobata (lobed). Л. deep rich rose. Мау, June, 
Brazil, 1847.. A charming species, much like C. crispa 
in growth, but shorter, both in bulb and leaf. It is 
rarely seen, on account of its very shy-flowering pro- 
pensities. (С. C. 1848, 403.) 
C. Loddigesii egre amd Л. three or four on a spi 
sepals and petals pale rose colour, tinged with 
lip light rose, marked with yellow. August, September, 
Һ. ift. Brazil, 1815. (L. B. С. 37.) 
С. marginata (margined)* Л, large, delicately per- 
fumed, usually solitary ; жй and petals rosy-crim- 
son; lip deep rose, margined with white.  Septe 
and October. Pseudo-bulbs slender, seltom—e 
біп. in height, and bearing upon the apex a sing 
oblong light green leaf. razil, 1843, А rather 
and slow-growing species, of which there are m 
beautiful varieties. It grows best when suspe 
from the roof of the house, on a block of 
Pa a little sphagnum. (Р. M. B. 
C. maxima (large).* (fl. rose-col 
throughout, of à pale hue when they 
expand, which gradually becomes de 
lip very large, almost white, beaut 
ornamented with dark purplish-crim 
veins, and streaked in the centre 
orange colour; "spikes many -fio 
Winter. Its main peculiarities co: 
its long-channelled Lee md o 
very convex, waxy petals. 
‘Columbia, 1844, M. 4902.) There 
several varieties of this species. 
C. MeMorlandii (McMorland's) Л. a 
6in. in diameter; sepals and petals 
tiful ns rose; lip yellow and f 
June, July. l. dark green. л. lft. 
C. Mendelli (Mendell’s).* JL, se 
pe varying from white to а light 
of а rich magenta colour, 4 
America. А very fine species, of 
в (Selborne’s). А plendid variety, with 
violet-rose lines in the centre, s е 
а which is almost white inwards, 
