flowers, which open fully, are large, with sepals and petals of pale purple suffused 
with white. The lip is similar in colour to the petals in the upper lobes, but the 
lower lobe is a pale mauve shade with a large blotch of yellow. The front of the 
lip often bears white and purple blotches also. This plant grows upon tall trees 
in the forests of the tableland along the banks of the upper Orinoco River at a 
height of from 4000 to 6000 feet above the sea level. The temperature ranges 
from a minimum of 48° Fahr. to a maximum of 81°. The rainfall is moderate 
and ranges as follows:— 
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This species should be grown in a cool position in a glasshouse or bushhouse. It 
should do quite well, from Sydney northwards, in an ordinary bushhouse, but 
probably it would be desirable to get it under glass for the Winter months in 
the cooler parts of Brisbane and south thereof. It requires less water than the 
majority of the Cattleyas and in the resting period should be kept practically dry. 
CATTLEYA GIGAS (Syn. C. Warscewiczit. Q.V.) 
CATTLEYA GUTTATA. Native of Brazil. 
This species (of which there are eight or nine distinct varieties) is found in the 
Provinces of Para, Bahia, Minas Geraes, and San Paulo. It is generally found in 
the jungles which line the banks of the numerous rivers of that part of Brazil, and 
like the other jungle orchids it makes its home high up near the tops of the tallest 
trees. It is a tall growing plant with somewhat slender stems from 18 inches to 2 
feet in length and tapering from the base. It carries two dark green and fleshy 
leaves. Its flowers are borne on a long raceme which carries up to nine or ten 
blooms with sepals and petals of a yellowish green (sometimes lemon coloured) 
spotted with numerous dots of crimson. The lip is white with a rose-purple ton- 
ing. It flowers in the late Autumn. All the guttata varieties need warm treat- 
ment with a minimum Winter temperature of 55°. They need ample water in 
the Summer months and even in the resting period should be given enough 
water to prevent their stems from shrivelling. The best varieties are:— 
Leopoldii — brown sepals and petals spotted crimson —lip rich, velvety purple 
(bearing up to 30 flowers on one scape). 
Prinzii, which resembles Catt. amethystoglossa somewhat. 
CATTLEYA HARDYANA. Native of Colombia. 
One of the finest and probably a natural hybrid between Warscewiczii and Dowzana 
aurea. Plant has stout, short and spindle-shaped stems with one leaf. Flowers are 
borne on a scape carrying three to five blooms and are large (about 8 inches 
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