THE CATTLEYA HOUSE ^S 



a blaze of purple-crimson, outlined in two semicircles as 

 clear as brush could draw. 



Rol^en Measures. — Lively mauve. The broad petals 

 have three purple lines at the base and a mottling of purple 

 on either side. Lip not large but of the grandest crimson, 

 darker towards the throat. 



Measuresiana. — Petals clear mauve, sepals a paler hue, 

 lip very compact. Its carmine rises far up the throat, sur- 

 rounding the yellow and white 'eyes' with the happiest 

 effect. ^^ 



Woodlandsensis. — Sepals and petals lilac flushed. The 

 great lip beautifully striped with rosy magenta. 



Tyrianthina takes its name from the Tyrian purple 

 or wine-coloured tips of the petals — a singular develop- 

 ment. The labellum shows the same tint, even darker. 



Here also I note Catt. Harrisoniae R. H. Measures. 

 It cannot be said that this differs from the normal type in 

 any respect ; but one may venture to assert that it is the 

 finest example thereof— at least, a finer could not be. Upon 

 the mauve sepals and petals, much larger than usual and 

 more lively in colour, the great labellum, primrose and 

 gamboge, with mauve tip, stands out superbly. There is 

 no more striking Cattleya than Harrisoniae in this form. 



