Lindl. Orch., No. 9 ; alias C. sphenophora, Morren, in 
Ann. Gand, t. 1 75. — Brazil. — Flowers greenish yellow, 
beautifully spotted with crimson. 
18. C. granulosa, Lindl. in Bot. Reg., 1842, t. 1 ; and 1845, 
t. 59. — Brazil, Paraiba. — Flowers, large olive-coloured, 
with a long white and yellow or crimson lip. Not from 
Guatemala, as at first reported ; an error corrected by 
Mr. Hanbury. 
Section II. 
A magnificent little plant with large chocolate flowers 
variegated with yellow, and a rich rose-coloured lip. 
20. C. bicolor, Lindl. in Bot. Reg., sub t. 1919. — Brazil. 
Flowers tawny, with a bright purple labellum. Some- 
times has eight or ten flowers in a raceme. 
19. C. Aclandiae, Lindl. in Bot. Reg., 1840, t. 48.—Brazil. 
The Cattleya (?) domingensis of the Genera and Species C 
Orchidaceous Plants is a Lselia, and perhaps the same as 
L. Lindenii, a charming plant from Cuba, which we saw 
lately in the fine collection of Orchids formed by M. Pes- 
catore, at his beautiful seat at Celle St. Cloud, near Paris. 
The manner in which the specimen now represented was cultivated is thus described by 
Mr. Warner's gardener, JB. S. Williams, who is one of our best growers of Orchids : — - 
"This fine species of Cattleya blooms twice a year, (February and June,) on the young growth; its 
blossoms last five or six weeks in perfection, which is a much longer time than any of the other 
Cattleyas ; they seldom flower longer than three or four weeks at a time ; it is also very sweet-scented 
and will perfume a whole house. It succeeds best on a block of wood surrounded by a little 
Sphagnum, and it should have a good supply of heat and moisture in the growing season, but after 
it has made its growth it should be kept rather dry and may be placed in a much cooler house, say 
about 60° ; it should only have just sufficient water to keep the bulbs from shriveling too much. The 
plant should be fastened to the block with copper wire and suspended from the roof in a place where 
there is plenty of light, but not too much sun. 
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No doubt exists that Cattleyas rank among our finest Orchids. Their flowers are large and 
beautiful. In their native countries adhering as they do to the projecting arms of living trees or the 
prostrate trunks of dead ones, they flourish and are dormant alternately with the seasons ; at time 
they are subject to the saturating effects of long continued rains, and again they are dried up by 
months of warm weather. Almost all Orchid growers cultivate their Cattleyas in the coolest Orchid 
house, but I grow them in the hottest house I have, along with the East Indian Aerides, Saecolabes, 
and Dendrobes. I find that they succeed much better in the hottest house, in which they make 
fine strong bulbs and good foliage, and always flower strongly and vigorously. It is considered that 
some species are difficult to bloom, such as Superba and Pumila, two of the finest of Cattleyas ; but I 
experience no difficulty in flowering all the kinds here every year, and some of them twice a-year. 
Loddigesii flowers twice a-year — in July, and again in September, producing thirty and forty flowers at 
a time ; Crispa, a beautiful species, brings forth about sixty blooms at a time ; and Mossia j , another 
fine tiling, fourteen flowers. Labiata, one of the finest of Cattleyas, is a very free bloomer, and so is 
Skinneri. Loddigesii, Intermedia, Guttata, and Candida, are also all good sorts and free bloomers. 
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growing ; but not too much water at the roots • about twice a week when they are in vigorous 
growth will be quite enough ; for Cattleyas are not very thirsty plants, and by giving them too much 
water the bulbs are apt to rot. After they have made their growths they should be well rested, by 
dry 
dormant season onlv lust sufficient 
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more strongly and flower more freely, their blooming season being from November to the latter end 
during this time I keep them in a temperature 
or 62° by night, and 
