CATTLEYA. 95 
5in. to 6in. long, bearing two oval, leathery, dark green 
leaves, 3in. long, and usually a pair of handsome flowers. 
These are large for the size of the plant, and vary somewhat 
in colour in different examples. They are about 4in. in 
diameter, the sepals and petals similar, chocolate-brown, 
barred with irregular, transverse bands and streaks of yellow; 
the lip is large and spreading, varying from rich rose to 
almost deep purple. This charming plant produces its 
flowers in May, June, and July; it will sometimes mature 
bulbs, each bearing two flowers, at short intervals throughout 
the season. It is easily distinguished by the base of the lip 
being too narrow and too spreading to cover the column. 
Introduced from Brazil, in 1839. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 5039. 
C. amethystoglossa.— A beautiful plant, resembling 
C. guttata Leopoldii in habit, but it is stronger, the 
pseudo-bulbs attaining a height of from aft. to 3ft., and 
bearing a pair of dark green, leathery leaves upon the 
apex. The scape is erect and many-flowered; the sepals 
and petals are rosy lilac, beautifully spotted and blotched 
with purple; the lip is wholly of a rich, deep purple or ~ 
amethyst hue, whence the specific name. It blooms during 
the spring months, and lasts several weeks in full beauty ; 
the blossoms sometimes exceed 5in. in diameter. It is a 
native of Brazil. Syn. C. Prinait. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 5683. 
C. bicolor.—The entire absence of the lateral lobes of 
the lip (which usually enfold the column in this genus) 
gives this species a most remarkable appearance. The 
stems are slender, from 2ft. to 3ft. high, jointed, two- 
leaved. The leaves are oblong, and 6in. in length. 
Peduncles bearing from three to five flowers, each of which 
is about 4in. across; the sepals and petals are fleshy, and 
