group. Pseudobulbs up to about 12 inches tall—tapering to the apex which is 
surmounted by a pair of dark green leaves, about 6 inches long and oval in 
shape. From between these leaves appears the flower scape which is erect and long 
and bears (in strong plants) up to 12 flowers, from 44 to § inches in width, 
with sepals and petals of rose-purple. The lip is white with a violet border. 
Flowers in late Autumn. In Sydney this species should be grown in the glass- 
house and will probably appreciate a minimum temperature of 55° in the Winter 
time. In Brisbane it can be grown in the bushhouse in the warmer parts—a 
transfer to a glasshouse in the Winter being desirable. In North Queensland 
bushhouse treatment will serve throughout the year. Give plenty of water 
during the Summer with a reasonable amount in the cooler months up to the 
time of flowering—slackening the quantity immediately the buds have swollen. 
After flowering, give short resting period, during which water is to be most spar- 
ingly applied—but do not allow the pseudobulbs to shrivel. 
Var. alba. Pure white flowers with sulphur coloured blotch on the lip. 
CATTLEYA SUPERBA. Native of British Guiana and Brazil. 
This very beautiful species is found growing on the trunks of trees along the 
banks of the rivers in the hot and humid jungles. It requires heat and moisture at 
all times and for this reason should only be grown in a heated house in Sydney and 
the cooler parts of Brisbane. A warmly situated glasshouse may serve in the other 
localities of Brisbane and in the North. The plant is slow growing at all times and, 
unlike the other Cattleyas, it requires no definite resting period. In fact, it is 
desirable to keep it growing at all times. It is one of the loveliest of the genus. The 
sepals and petals are a violet rosy-purple with a kind of misty white suffusion; 
the lip is folded over the column at the base, but in front is spreading and kidney 
shaped, crimson-purple in colour, blotched with yellow and white. 
The stems grow to about 9 inches—are grooved and browny-purple in colour. 
They bear two leaves about five inches long. Flowers from two to five, each about 
§ inches across. 
It is better to grow this species in baskets or even on blocks of tree fern than in 
pots. This method will allow of the provision of ample water without the risk of 
soaked and sodden compost. 
Var. alba. Pure white throughout. 
CATTLEYA TRIANAE. (Syn. C. quadricolor). Native of Bolivar (Colombia). 
This popular species (which has many known varieties) is very like Mossiae (to 
which it is allied) in manner of growth, but the pseudobulbs are a little thinner 
and longer. In strong, healthy plants it carries three to five large blooms on each 
scape. Sepals and petals vary in colour from lilac to deep rose. Lip stained with 
yellow at the base, the front being a rich purplish-violet. 
Treatment as for Mossiae. 
CATTLEYA WARSCEWICZII. Native of Colombia. 
One of the largest and finest species, with shortish, stout, fusiform pseudobulbs 
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