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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Catasetum—continued. 
brownish-olive-green, and the wall around the mouth of the apex 
light ochre, marked with red. 1885. 
C. costatum (ribbed). jl., sepals and petals yellowish; side lobes 
of the lip erect, triangular, the upper border ciliated ; ‘‘ the mid- 
lobe... . goes out into a low, blunt, small triangle, standing 
over the long, blunt conus, so very remarkable by the presence of 
some lighter ribs running at each side, but which are not very 
conspicuous as long as the lip is fresh” (Reichenbach). 1887. 
C. cristatum stenosepalum (narrow-sepaled). j., sepals 
purplish-brown, narrow ; petals entire, purple, striated with dark 
purple. 1887. (I. H. ser. v. 71.) 
C. fimbriatum (fringed). /l. yellowish-green; sepals. linear, 
apiculate ; petals rather longer, fleshy ; lip fleshy, three-lobed, 
the lobes fringed with long, mostly bifid fimbriz ; scape about 
nine-flowered. J. lanceolate, acuminate, slightly plicate. Pseudo- 
bulbs about 6in. long, six to eight-leaved. Pernambuco. (B. M. 
3708.) 
Cc. f. viridulum (greenish). /l., sepals and petals green, spotted 
reddish-purple ; column greenish-white, spotted with purple. 
1886, 
Cc. galeritum (fur-capped). jl. rather large; sepals and petals 
pale green, spotted brown, oblong, acute ; lip pale green, saccate, 
oblong, conical at apex, ochreous in front, marked pale green 
around the mouth, and marked brown on a yellow ground inside ; 
raceme several-flowered, lax. Columbia (?), 1886. 
C. glaucoglossum (glaucous-lipped). jl. large; sepals brown, 
ligulate, acute ; petals glaucous, spotted brown, much larger than 
the sepals, oblong, acute; lip glaucous, spotted brown inside, 
having a depressed, rounded sac, and a triangular mouth ; raceme 
stout, bearing several flowers, deflexed. Mexico, 1885. A curious 
species. 
Cc. Lehmanni (Lehmann’s). jl. in a loose, drooping raceme ; 
sepals and petals green, equal, ovate, acute, connivent in a globe ; 
lip yellowish-flesh-colour, semi-orbicular-saccate, trilobed. — J. 
narrow-lanceolate. Columbian Andes, 1886. A curious, but by 
no means beautiful, species. (R. G. 1223, a-g.) 
C. pileatum (capped). jl. white, rather large; sepals narrow- 
oblong, acute; petals broadly oblong, acute ; lip large, broadly 
triangular, with a bluntly conical spur; column with a very long 
beak. 1886. 
C. sanguineum (bloody). jl. greenish, speckled with brown or 
dull red, not at all handsome, disposed in a close raceme; sepals 
and petals turned upwards; lip lacerated, except at the base. 
October and November. J. light glaucous-green. Pseudo-bulbs 
6in. to 7in. long. Central America, 1850, 
Coe eeerele (entire). jl. having the anterior lip wholly entire. 
jl. green, yellowish-white, 
C. tabulare serrulata (serrulated). io 
6. 
and blush-white, the side margins of the lip serrulated. 
(R. G. 1223, h-m.) 
C. tapiriceps (tapir-headed). /l. numerous; sepals green; petals 
brown ; lip orange, trigono-sacciform, the free margin toothleted, 
the side laciniz revolute, the middle one with a transverse, emar- 
ginate keel not far from the margin; column resembling “a 
Malayan tapir, with its curved trunk.” Brazil, 1888. 
Cc. tridentatum bellum (pretty). A variety having purplish- 
brown sepals, and a large, purplish-brown blotch on either side 
the lip. Brazil, 1886. 
C. Trulla (trowel-shaped). jl. green and brown; sepals and 
petals spreading, oval, flat ; lip much the shape of a trowel, not at 
all hollowed out into a bag, but merely concave like the bowl of 
a spoon, the edges fringed; column short, tendrilled. South 
America, 1840. (B. R. xxvii. 54.) The variety sub-imberbe has no 
fringe to the lip. 1887. 
Cc. T. maculatissimum (much-spotted), /l., sepals, petals, and 
the anterior part of the sides of the column covered with brown 
spots ; anterior side of the lateral lobes of the lip having well- 
developed fringes. 1888. 
CATTLEYA. The species of this genus are all 
natives of the warmer parts of America, from Brazil to 
Mexico. The following corrections of, and additions to, 
the information given on pp. 280-4, Vol. I., are based upon 
the monograph of the genus recently published by Messrs. 
James Veitch and Sons, in Part II. of their “ Manual of 
Orchidaceous Plants.” 
C. alba (white). A form of C. Luddemannmana. 
C. amabilis (lovely). A synonym of C. intermedia. 
C. Amesiana (Ames’). A synonym of Lelia Amesiana. 
C. aurea (golden). A variety of C. Dowiana. 
Cc. autumnalis (autumnal), A garden synonym of (. 
ringiand. 
C. bicolor Wrigleyiana (Wrigley’s). 
greyish-green ; lip dark purple. 1885, 
C. Bluntii (Blunt's). 1. resembling those of C. Mendelii in shape ; 
sepals and petals white; lip white, stained yellow in the throat. 
Summer. J. (and general habit) as in C, Mendelii. Colombia. 
Bow- 
f., sepals and petals 
Cattleya—continued. 
C. Boissieri (Boissier’s). /l., sepals and petals soft rosy-lilac ; lip 
broad, with a beautiful, curving, yellow blotch extending half- 
way down and nearly across it. J. oblong, short and broad. 
New Grenada. 
C. Bowringiana (Bowring’s). jl. rich rosy-purple, about 24in. in 
diameter, the front of the lip deep purple, with a transverse, 
maroon band, behind which the tube is whitish; raceme 
corymbose, five to ten-flowered. Autumn. Central America, 
1886. A charming species, allied to C. Skinneri, Syn. C. 
autumnalis (of gardens). 
C. Brabantiz (Duchess of Brabant’s). jl. rather large; sepals 
and petals rose, blotched blackish-purple; lateral lobes of the 
lip white, curved over the broad, rose-coloured column, the 
front lobe magenta-purple, obtusely reniform. 1. ligulate-oblong. 
OR ae ene A hybrid between C. Aclandiw and C. Loddigesii. 
Q avl. . 
Cc. brilliantissima (most brilliant). 
C. Luddemanniana brilliantissima. 
Cc. Brymeriana (W. E. Brymer's). jl., sepals and petals rosy- 
purple; lip unusually broad, the side laciniwe blunt-angled, the 
middle one projecting, obcordate, the mid-area orange, the 
margins of the laciniw purplish-mauve, the parts between the 
edges and the orange lines rosy, fading to white ; column white. 
1883. A supposed natural hybrid between C. superba and C. 
Eldorado. 
Cc. Brysiana (Brys’). 
C. bulbosa (bulbous). 
Cc. Bullieri (Bullier’s). 
1886, p. 444.) 
Cc. calummata (hooded). jl. resembling those of C. Aclandie in 
form ; sepals and petals whitish, tinted rose and spotted violet ; 
lip having the large side-lobes white, and the wedge-shaped 
centre, as well as the column, of a rich, velvety violet-red or 
magenta-rose. J. oblong, emarginate, deep green, sometimes 
spotted with violet. Pseudo-bulbs 3in. to 4in. long. French 
gardens, 1884. A beautiful hybrid between C. intermedia and 
C. Aclandie. (R. H. 1883, p. 564; W. O. A. iv. 166.) 
C. candida (white). j., sepals and petals white, shaded pink ; 
lip the same colour, with a dash of yellowin the centre; spike 
three or four-flowered. July to November. hf. lft. Brazil. 
Allied to C. intermedia. 
Cc. Chamberlainiana (Rt. Hon. Jos. Chamberlain’s). jl. Sin. in 
diameter ; sepals brownish-purple ; petals purple ; lip rich purple- 
magenta; peduncles five to seven or more-flowered. A hybrid 
between ©. guttata Leopoldii and C. Dowiana, the former of which 
it closely resembles. 
C. chocoénsis. This is now regarded as a variety of C. Triane. 
C. citrino-intermedia (hybrid). ., sepals and petals dull 
creamy-white, inclining to flesh-white, the petals a little broader 
than the sepals; side lobes of the lip flesh-coloured, becoming 
pale purple at apex, large, rounded, obtuse, the front lobe rosy- 
purple, nearly truncate, minutely apiculate, with crisped margins ; 
column flesh-white, yellow in front at base; peduncle 2}in. long. 
1. three, Tin. long, 1gin. broad. 
C.crispa, This is now classed under Lelia. 
C. crocata (saffron-yellow). A form of C. Eldorado. 
C. Dawsonii (Dawson’s). A synonym of C. Luddemanniana. 
C. dolosa, This is now regarded as a variety of C. Walkeriana. 
C. Dowiana. This is now regarded‘as a variety of C. labiata. 
Cc. D. aurea (golden). jl. very large; sepals and petals pale 
yellow; lip rich, deep purple, veined with yellow. Columbia, 
1883. A gorgeous variety. (W. O. A. 84.) SyN. C. aurea 
(I. H. 493). 
Cc. Dukeana (Dr. Duke’s). /., sepals light ochre outside, the 
middle one washed with dull mauve-purple inside, the lateral 
ones mauye-purple and brownish inside; petals mauve-purple on 
the disk, smaller ; side lacinie of the lip white and light purple, 
dolabriform, not quite covering the column, the mid-lacinia light 
purple, with a narrow, white border ; column white, lined purple. 
1887. Probably a natural hybrid. 
C. Edithiana (Edith’s). /. 6in. to Tin. in diameter ; sepals and 
petals light mauve; lip white, striped mauve, the disk buff. 
l. dark green. h. lft. Brazil. Habit like C. Mossi. 
C. Eldorado. This is now regarded asa variety of C. labiata. 
Cc. E. crocata (saffron-coloured). jl. broad, white, with a broad, 
deep orange line running from the base of the lip on the anterior 
disk, where it expands into a pentagonal blotch, with teeth in 
front. 1885. Syn. C. erocata. 
Cc. E. ornata (adorned). A fine variety, having dark purple tips 
to the petals. 1884. 
C. E. virginalis (virgin-white). #1. sweet-scented; sepals and 
petals snow-white, the former lanceolate, acute, the latter broad, 
elliptic, obtuse ; lip white, with a yellow disk and tube, entire, 
with a frilled front lobe. August and September. Amazon 
Country. Syn. C. virginalis (1. H. ser. iii. 257). The form rosea 
has a distinct, rosy-purple blotch on the front of the anterior 
portion of the lip. 
A garden synonym of 
A synonym of Lelia purpurata Brysiana. 
A synonym of C. Walkeriana. 
A trifling form of C. Triane. (R. H. 
