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C. TriaiKL Venus. — Another fine form of this winter-blooming 

 species ; sepals three and a half inches long and upwards of 

 an inch broad ; petals upwards of two inches broad, waved at 

 the edges and recurved, white tinged with rose ; lip three 

 inches long, basal part rose, but rich deep rosy-purple in 

 front shaded with violet, the centre of the lip and throat bright 

 orange, and the edge beautifully curled. 



C. velutina. — This is quite a new plant in our collections, 

 having been first flowered by A. Williams, gardener to J. 

 Broome, Esq., of Fallowfield, Manchester. The plant resembles 

 C hicolor in growth ; sepals and petals pale orange, spotted 

 and streaked with purple ; lip orange at the base, white with 

 violet veins in front, where the surface is velvety. The flowers 

 are very fragrant, which is an additional recommendation. It 

 would appear to be a native of Brazil.' 



C. Wagneri. — A splendid free-flowering CaUleya, in the 

 way of C. Mossim, and with flowers equal in size ; sepals and 

 petals white ; lip also white, with rich yellow in the centre. 

 A fine plant for exhibition, producing blossoms in June and 

 July, and lasting about three weeks in perfection. A very 

 rare plant. 



C. Walkenana. — A truly elegant dwarf species from Brazil, 

 about four inches high, with large rose-coloured flowers ; 

 the lip, which is a richer rose than the other part, having a 

 slight tinge of yellow. There are generally two flowers pro- 

 duced on a spike, each measuring five inches across. It 

 blooms twice a year, in February and June, on the young 

 growth ; and the blossoms last four or five weeks in beauty, 

 which is longer than those of any other Cattleya : it is also sweet 

 scented, and will fill the house with perfume. I always grow 

 this plant suspended from the roof, in a place where there 

 is plenty of light, but not too much sun, on a block of wood, 

 surrounded by a little sphagnum moss. This plant is well 



