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margin. This requires more heat than any other 

 Cattleya, and seems to do best on a block with 

 moss. 



CAckLmdii, Brazil. Not a very strong grower, 

 but has the bulbs club-shaped and two dax'k green 

 leaves. Sepals and petals light olive green bar- 

 red purple, lip purple with a yellow blotch, 

 grows well on a piece of rouirh cork. 



C. Schilleriana, Brazil. Nearly related to the 

 last, but stronger in growth. Both will sometimes 

 "bloom twice in the season. If grown on a block, 

 they must not be allowed to get too dry and 

 shriveled, as they seem to suffer from it more than 

 other Cattleyas. 



C.marginaia, C. bulbosa^ G. pumila, are three 

 beautiful small growing Cattleyas from Brazil, 

 and grow best on rough cork. They have rose 

 tlowers with crimson lip ; .^>d class. 



C. Harrisonii has long slender bulbs about 16 

 inches long, and two or three leaves. Flowers in 

 Summer. Flowers rose ; lip light rose Avith yel- 

 low center. Has about four blooms on a stem. I 

 had a plant with over fifty blooms open at the same 

 time, each 4 inches in diameter. I may here re- 

 mark that all the Brazilian Cattleyas with terete 

 bulbs, have narrower sepals and petals and 

 shorter lip than the varieties like C. Mossa?. 



C. r.oddigesii. In growth like C. Harrisonii, 

 but not quite as strong a grower. Flowers pale 

 rose with some light purplish blotches, lip light 

 rose and whitish 3'ellow. Blooms in Summer- 



C. Forbesii. In growtli like C. Harrisonii, sepals 

 and petals greenish yellow, and in some varieties 

 bronze yellow ; lip very handsome, white outside 

 orange yellow inside, streaked crimson. This is 

 probably the least showy of the Cattleyas ; but a 

 large plant in bloom is very showy, and it is much 

 better than many other Orchids. C. intermedia, C. 

 intermedia violacea and C.i. amethystina.are vari- 

 eties of the same sjjecies. In growth rather 

 shorter and stouter than C. Harrisonii ; sepals 

 and petals white, blush or rosy white ; lip white, 

 with a purple blotch on the end. I have now 

 four plants in bloom, no two exactly alike. It is 

 a very neat and easily bloomed Cattleya, and if 

 kept in a dr;y room, the blooms remain from four 

 to six weeks. All Orchids in blo.om should be put 

 where no water can fall on the l)loon»s, as they 

 spot very easily. 



C Guttata. Brazil; bull)s two feet long ; flow- 

 ers four to ten, about 4 inches in diameter ; sepals 

 and ])etals greenish yellow, with crimson spots ; 

 lip white with purple blotch ; blooms in Sum- 

 mer and last three weeks. 



C. Guttata Leopoldh. Growth like C. Guttata; 

 sepals and petals dark green, mottled brown 

 I and yellow ; lip crimson purple ; bears from six 

 [ to twelve flowers on a spike ; blooms in Summer. 

 i C. amethystoglassa. Fall; slender bulbs two to 

 I three feet high; sepals and petals light rose, 

 I spotted purple ; lip purple ; blooms in March and 

 April. I have had several plants sent from Brazil 

 for the species, but have never got the true one. 

 C. citrina. Mexico; dwarf plant with small 

 bulbs covered with a white skin ; has two glaucous 

 leaves about six inches long ; bears one or two 

 flowers of a rich yellow in all part's except the 

 edge of the lij^s, which is white. The flowers are 

 large for the size of the plant, are very beauti- 

 ful, and have the odor of lemons ; it is found 

 growing with the leaves down. This plant has 

 no resemblance to any other Cattleya, and I 

 have doubts of its being a true Cattleya : if it is, 

 it would be a fine one to cross with some of the 

 others. 



There are a great many other Cattleyas, some 

 distinct species, but many others are only varie- 

 ties or natural hybrids. Among the new ones 

 highly recommended are C. gigas, C. Eldorado, 

 C. Exoniensis (hybrid); C. Mendali.C.speciosis- 

 sima, C. velutina and C. Warneri. Any one 

 growing Orchids cannot have too many Cattleyas. 

 I have never seen one that Avas not handsome. 



AMONG THE ORCHID GROWERS. 



BY MR. W. FALCONER, BOTAKICAL GARDEN, 

 CAMBRIDGE, MASS. 



The Orchid-Grower'' s Manual. — Talking about 

 Orchids, I may say that General Rathbone 

 mentioned to me, that when he began Orchid- 

 growing several years ago, he knew nothing at 

 all about it, but he got a copy of the Orchid- 

 Grower''s Manual, by B. S. Williams, of London, 

 studied it carefully, and adapted his practice to 

 tlxe directions of the Manual, modifying,of course, 

 as he best knew how, to suit our American 

 climate ; and what is the result ? One of the 

 very healthiest and best-grown collections of 

 Orchids in the United States. 



There are other Orchid collections at and near 

 Albany, but not being pre-advised of their being 

 there, unfortunately I had no time to visit them. 

 At other places on the Hudson, I found a few 

 Orchids, but nothing to speak of. 



For Orchids, South Amboy is to New Jersey 

 what Albany is to New York. At Such's rtur- 

 series, the Orchid collection is very extensive, 

 and for a commercial establishment, the speci- 



