DESCRIPTIVE LIST. 195 



A. Cattleya cxoniensis Jen. Orch., i. 



F. M., 269. 



War. Orch., 2, 36. 



A garden hybrid between Cattleya Mossice and Lcelia 

 purpurata, in which the beauties of both parents are 

 .preserved. Sepals and petals delicate lilac; lip deep 

 rich purple, with bright orange throat ; the whole flower 

 beautifully crisped. 



B. Cattleya Forbesii. Brazil . . . B. R., 953. 



SYNS. Cattleya isopetala. B. M., 3265. 



C. vestalis. Lodd. Cab., 1152. 



Perianth greenish yellow ; lip white, with rays of car- 

 mine. This is the least beautiful of the genus, but never- 

 theless, on account of the number of its flowers, which are 

 freely produced on a strong plant, is worthy of cultiva- 

 tion. 



A. Cattleya Fausta F. M., 2, 189. 



This is another of the beautiful hybrids for which the 

 establishment of Messrs. Veitch is so famous. It is ex- 

 actly intermediate between its parents, Cattleya Loddigesii 

 and C.exoniensis. 



Flowers rich lilac ; lip white, with large yellow disk, 

 t.'pped with crimson. Blooms about the end of Novem- 

 ber. 



A. Cattleya Gigas. New Granada . . Jen. Orch., 18. 



I. H., 3, 178. 



Fl. Mag., 2, 144. 



A magnificent species of recent introduction. Flowers 

 of immense size, rosy pink; lip very large and broad, 



