102 ORCHIDS: 
Introduced from Guatemala, in 1840. Flowering season, 
autumn. 
Botanical Register, 1842, t. 1. 
Var. Russelliana.—Leaves and flowers larger than in the 
type ; lip yellow inside the folding portions, the spread- 
ing part white, spotted with crimson-purple. 
C. guttata.—This species attains a height of from 1}ft. 
to 21ft., and bears a pair of oblong, dark green leaves 
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Fig, 25. Flower of Cattleya guttata Leopoldii 
(4 nat. size). 
upon the apex of the pseudo-bulbs; the scape is erect, 
bearing from five to ten flowers, each 4in. across; the 
dotted sepals and petals are green, tinged with yellow and 
crimson; lip white and rosy purple. It flowers during 
autumn, and was introduced from Brazil in 1827. 
Botanical Register, t. 1406. 
