194 ORCHIDS. 



A. Cattieya Dowiana. Costa Rica. Jen. Orch., 33. 



B. M., 5618. 



I. H, 525- 



Fl. des Ser., 1709. 



War. Orch., 2, 27. 



Bat. 2d Cen., 191. 



A magnificent species. Flowers five or six together, 

 of a peculiar beautiful nankeen color ; lip large, crisped, 

 purple crimson, with deep orange gold veins. In growth 

 this plant resembles C. labiata ; it requires more heat 

 than most of the genus. 



A. Cattieya Edithiana. Brazil. 



A rare species, resembling C. Mossice in growth ; flowers 

 Six to seven inches in diameter ; sepals and petals light 

 mauve ; lip mauve, striped with white, upper part buff. 



A. Cattieya Eldorado. Rio Negro. Fl. des Ser., 1826. 



Flowers large, delicate white and rose ; lip deep golden, 

 margined with white ; violet tip. Blooms in early au- 

 tumn. 



A. Cattieya Eldorado splendens. Rio Negro . I. H., 3, 7. 

 A very fine variety of the last ; flowers very large, 

 clear rose ; throat of lip deep orange, with circle of pure 

 white, and edge deep violet purple. 



Cattieya elegans. See Lalia elegans . B. M., 4700. 



Bat. 2d Cen., 156. 

 I. H., 402 

 Pes., 23. 



