II4 ORCHIDS: 
front lobe spreading, kidney-shaped, crimson-purple, with 
a blotch of yellow and white in front. This plant was very 
successfully cultivated by the late Mr. Spyers, who grew it 
as follows: The plants were fastened to a piece of soft fern- 
stem, and from the commencement of growth, till the flowers 
expanded, they were liberally watered, and suspended in 
the hottest stove. Whilst in flower they were placed in a 
cooler, airier house, which assisted the new pseudo-bulbs to 
ripen. After flowering, the plants were again removed to 
the hot-stove. When well managed this Cattleya is a most 
lovely Orchid. It is a native of tropical South America. 
Flowering season, July and August. 
Fig. 28; Botanical Magazine, t. 4083. 
C. Triane.— This is an extremely variable species. 
In habit it resembles C. Mossiz, but the pseudo-bulbs are 
usually thinner. The scape is many-flowered; the sepals 
and petals are rosy lilac, varying to deep rose or white; 
the lip is of the same colour, stained at the base with 
yellow, and having the front lobe of a more or less rich 
purplish-violet colour. The blossoms last a long time in 
full beauty, if not damaged by water from the syringe. 
In some of the forms the flowers are as much as 8in. 
across. ‘This species is a native of New Grenada, and was 
first flowered about 1860. Syn. C. guadricolor. 
Plate ; Botanical Magazine, t. 5504. 
There are many named varieties, some of them being of 
exceptional beauty ; amongst them are: 
Var. alba.—F lowers white, save a blotch of purple on the 
lip. 
Var. Backhouseana.—F lowers blush-pink ; lip large, with a 
bright magenta stain, yellow in the throat. 
Var. Dodgsoni.—Sepals and petals white; lip violet-crim- 
son; throat yellow. 
