topped with a single large, oblong, leathery leaf. The flowers, which are large and 
of good texture, are produced on a peduncle in clusters of from two to eight blos- 
soms. The sepals and petals are a pale rosy pink, and the lip, which is large and 
broad, is a rich purple in front with yellow blotches on each side of the throat. It 
grows naturally on the trees and on the cliffs adjacent to Rivers Magdalena and 
Meta beyond Bogoto, 8000 feet up in the Cordilleras spurs of the Andes. Here, in 
spite of the altitude, the days are warm in Summer, the temperature reaching as 
high as 76° at noon. The nights are cool, always falling to as low as 40° even in 
Summer time, while in Winter the thermometer frequently falls below freezing 
point. 
Of all the Cattleya species none requires a definite resting period more than 
Warscewiczii—in fact, one might coin an aphorism and say ‘No rest—no flowers,” 
and unless the plant is kept quite dry in Winter (except for a very occasional spray) 
it will not rest. 
It is a lover of light, and when grown in a glasshouse should be suspended as near 
to the glass as possible without scorching the leaves. Actually this species should 
do excellently in an ordinary bushhouse in Sydney and northwards. I have 
seen a plant of Warscewiczii growing on a raft in an open bushhouse in one of the 
suburbs of Sydney. It was a massive plant with about 40 stems, and flowered 
freely every year. It received no special attention of any sort—it was the only 
orchid its owner possessed and he treated it as just a greenhouse plant! I believe 
the difficulty some growers find in flowering Warscewiczii is due to the fact that it 
is kept too warm, too shaded, and too moist in the Winter time. Syn.: Cattleya 
gigas. 
There are many other species and varieties but the above represent the most im- 
portant. 
CEY SES 
This genus of epiphytical orchids is not generally grown here, but one or two of 
its members would be an interesting addition to any collection of orchids. Most 
of them require considerable warmth while growing, and only growers who can 
give them this should undertake the culture of these particular species. 
They can be grown on blocks, but do better in baskets or pots. Use good sized 
pots to allow ample room for root development and pot in fibrous peat and sphag- 
num moss. They must have copious water during growing period. After growth 
is complete remove them to a slightly cooler position and keep dry until growth 
recommences. They are deciduous (i.e., they shed their leaves when resting). 
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