CARTLEYA. 105 
the late Professor Reichenbach. The typical plant, now 
known as C. labiata vera, is robust in habit, attaining a 
height of from 18in. to 2o0in., bearing a _ single, broad, 
leathery, dark green leaf, on a pseudo-bulb 5in. to roin. long, 
swollen in the middle, and furrowed. ‘The flowers are large, 
measuring upwards of 6in. in diameter. The sepals and 
petals are very broad, and of a deep rose-colour, the latter 
being beautifully waved; the lip is large, and somewhat 
folded, the front portion being of an intense deep velvety 
crimson, bordered with rose-lilac, and with a blotch of yellow 
below. The colours of this portion of the flower are 
gorgeous; and the substance and texture being singularly 
clear and translucent, the plant, when in full bloom, seems 
actually luminous. As we have already observed, this 
species was the first to flower in England, having been 
introduced from Brazil in 1818. It blooms always during 
the late autumn months, and lasts for a long time in 
perfection. It is extremely rare and valuable. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 3998. 
Var. pallida resembles the preceding in its style of 
growth, but is less robust; its flowers are large and 
handsome, but considerably paler in colour than the type. 
C. Lawrenciana.—One of the handsomest and most inter- 
esting of recently-introduced kinds. It belongs to the 
labiata group, and suggests the characters of two well- 
known kinds, viz., C. Mossize and C. Skinneri. The 
pseudo-bulbs are 6in. long, one-leaved, the leaf gin. long. 
Flowers 5in. across, produced in spikes of from five to 
seven flowers; sepals narrow, pale purple or lilac; petals 
as broad again as the sepals, similar in colour; lip rolled 
into a tube with a spreading front, which is purple, shaded 
with maroon, and blotched with white. This species is 
almost tropical in its requirements. It should be treated 
