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crimson, and beautifully fringed. Flowers during June and 

 July, and will continue three or four weeks in perfection. 

 This was first flowered at Sion House, and is often called the 

 Sion House Cattleya. 



C. Lemofiiana. — Distinct from C. Mossicein. grovdh, the leaves 

 being shorter. It grows about a foot high, and has light green 

 foliage. The flowers are produced during the summer ; colour 

 pale pink, with yellow in the centre of the lip ; it will last three 

 or four weeks in bloom. 



C. lohata. — A charming species from Brazil, very much like 

 C. crispa in growth, but shorter in both bulb and leaf. The 

 flowers are of a deep rich rose. It is a very shy-flowering plant, 

 producing its blooms in May and June, and continuing about 

 three weeks in perfection. One seldom sees this plant exhibited 

 on account of its shy flowering properties. There is a variety 

 called C. lohata superha, which flowers very fi*eely, and its 

 spikes are larger. I exhibited a fine plant of this variety 

 at the International Exhibition in 1866, with seven spikes 

 upon it. 



C. Loddigesii. — A free-flowering species, which grows a foot 

 or more high. Sepals and petals pale rose colour, tinged with 

 lilac ; the lip light rose, marked with yellow. It blooms in 

 August and September, producing thi-ee or four flowers on a 

 spike, remaining long in perfection, and is a desirable species. 

 Native of Brazil. 



C. McMorlandii. — A fine species from Brazil, in the way of 

 C. Mossia, growing about a foot high, and having dark green 

 foliage. Flowers about six inches in diameter ; sepals and 

 petals beautiful light rose ; lip yellow and fringed. Blooms 

 in June and July, and remains three or four weeks in per- 

 fection. Very distinct, and makes a fine exhibition plant. 



C. marginata. — A handsome dwarf-growing species from 

 Brazil, about six inches high. The flowers are large, usually 



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