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CATTLEYA 



CA THA. (Nat. ord. Celastracea?.) 



A greenhouse, evergreen shrub. Cuttings in sand in 

 a close frame with gentle bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, a 

 little peat and sand. 



C. edu'lis (edible). Green or yellowish. Trop. Africa. 

 " Arabian Tea." 



CATHARA'NTHUS. See VI'NCA. 



CATHCA'RTIA. (In honour of /. F. Cathcart, Esq., 

 B.C.S., Judge of Tirhoots. Nat. ord. Poppyworts [Papa- 

 veraceae]. Linn. i^-Polyandria, i-Monogynia.) 



A hardy herbaceous plant delighting in a cool, shady 

 position on the rockery, the shade being most beneficial 

 in summer. Seeds and division of the root-stock. Sandy 

 loam and peat. 



C. villo'sa (shaggy). i. Yellow. June. Sikkim- 

 Himalaya. 1850. 



CAT-MINT. Ne'peta. 



CATOBLA'STUS. (From kata, near, and blastos, a 

 sapling. Nat. ord. Palmaceae.) 



Stove palm, with aerial roots supporting the stem. 

 Seeds. Loam, peat, and sand. 

 C. prcemo'rsus (bitten-leaved). 6-8. Venezuela. 1850. 



CATO'PSIS. (Derivation not clear. Nat. ord. Brome- 

 liaceaa.) 



Moist stove perennial herbs. Seeds ; offsets. Fibrous 

 loam, lumpy peat, charcoal, and sand. 

 C. aloi'des (Aloe-like). Mexico. 



ni'tida (shining). 2. Blue. October. W. Ind. 1823. 

 nu'tans (nodding). 2. Blue. August. W. Ind. 1793. 

 pe'ndula (drooping). Mexico. 



penduliflo'ra (drooping-flowered). White. Peru. 

 1910. 



CAT-THYME. Teu'crium Ma'rum. 

 CA'TTERIDGE-TREE. Euo'nymus europce'us. 



CA'TTLEYA. (Named after Mr. Cattley, a distin- 

 guished patron of botany. Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceas], 

 Linn. zo-Gynandria, i-Monandria.) 



Stove orchids. Divisions. Moss, peat, and broken 

 pots, either in shallow baskets, or raised above the sur- 

 face of the pot. Summer temp., 60 to 90 ; winter, 60 . 

 The Cattley as are not given so much heat as formerly. 

 And it is found that a period of rest after new growths 

 are developed is beneficial. It would be difficult to 

 give times of resting, except to say that when growths 

 are fully developed is the proper time to keep them 

 rather dry and cool for a time. 



C. abelia'na (Abelian). Creamy-yellow, speckled with 

 purple. Peru. 1910. 



Acla'ndice (Lady Acland's). . Purple, brown. July. 

 Brazil. 1839. 



ma'xima (largest). Larger and darker in colour. 



nigre'scens (blackish). Sepals and petals black- 

 brown. 1900. 



,, salmo'nea (salmon). Ground colour salmon-red. 



Alexa'ndrce (Princess Alexandra's). 1892. See C. 



ELONGATA. 



e'legans (elegant). 



tenebro'sa (dark). 



Ali'cice (Alicia's). White ; lip deep rose. Possibly 

 a natural hybrid. 



Ame'sice (Amesia's). Garden hybrid. 1892. 



amethysti'na (amethyst). See C. INTERMEDIA. 



amethystoglo'ssa (amethyst-lipped). See C. GUTTATA 

 PRINZII. 



amce'na (lovely). Garden hybrid between C. Lod- 

 digesii and Lcelia Perinii. 1891. 



Arembe'rgii (Count Aremberg's). See C. LODDIGESII. 



,, armainvilliere'nsis ( Armainvillier) . Garden hybrid 

 between C. labiata Mendelii and C. I. Warscewiczii. 

 1895. 



arthuria'na (Arthurian). Garden hybrid between 

 C. dormaniana and C. luteola. 1894. 



ashtonia'na (Ashtonian). Garden hybrid between 

 C. Loddigesii Harrisonce and C. labiata Warscewiczii. 



au'rea (golden). See C. LABIATA AUREA. 



auranti'aca (orange). Orange. Mexico and Guate- 

 mala. 1835. 



ballantinia'na (Ballantinian). Hybrid between C. 

 labiata Triance and C. /. Warscewiczii. 



C. Batali'nii (Batalin's). Purplish-rose. Brazil. 1892. 

 bi'color (two-coloured). Olive-green ; lip pale purple. 



September. Brazil. 1837. 

 c&ru'lea (sky-blue). Lip blue. 

 Lewi'sii (Lewis's). Lip white stained purple. 



1896. 

 measuresia 'na (Measuresian). Lip with white 



edge. Brazil. 



wrigleya'na (Wrigleyan). Lip dark purple. 1884. 

 blese'nsis. Hybrid between Lcelia pumila and C. 



Loddigesii. 



bogote'nsis (Bogotan). See C. LABIATA TRIAN^. 

 Boissie'ri (Boissier's). Lilac, yellow. Colombia. 



1873. 

 ,, bowringia'na (Bowringian). Purple, maroon, white. 



British Honduras. 1886. 



Ashwo'rthii ( Ashworth's) . Light rose-purple. 

 viola' cea (Violet). 



triu'mphans (triumphant). Rich purple. 1902. 

 ,, Brow'nia (Mrs. Brown's). Hybrid between C. 



bowringiana and C. Loddi'gesii Harrisonce. 

 Brow'nii (Brown's). Rose purple. 1893. 

 brymeria'na (Brymerian). Rose, Ulac, orange. Sup- 

 posed natural hybrid. Brazil. 1883. 

 bulbo'sa (bulbed). See C. WALKERIANA. 

 Bullie'ri (Bullier's). See C. LABIATA TRIAN.E BUL- 



LIERI. 



,, burberry a' na (Burberryan). Hybrid between C. in- 



tricata and C. superba. 

 calwnna'ta (tricky). Hybrid between C. intermedia 



and C. Aclandice. 1883. 



ca'ndida (white-flowered) . See C. LODDIGESII. 

 ,, Cassa'ndra (Cassandra). Garden hybrid. 1888. 

 cnamberlainia'na (Chamberlainian). Garden hybrid 



between C. guttata Leopoldii and C. labiata dowiana. 

 chocoH'nsis (Chocoan). See C. labiata Triancs chocoen- 



sis. 



chrysoto'xa (golden). See C. LABIATA CHRYSOTOXA. 

 citri'na (citron- flowered). Citron. April. Mexico. 



1838. 

 auranti'aca (orange). Lip larger, deeper yellow. 



1894. 



citri' 'no-inter me'dia. Garden hybrid. 1888. 

 gigante'a (giant). Flowers large, intensely coloured. 



1904. 



cocci' nea (scarlet). See SOPHRONITIS GRANDIFLORA. 

 cri'spa (curled-flowered). See L^LIA CRISPA. 

 viola' cea (violet-coloured). See LCELIA CRISPA 



VIOLACEA. 

 croca'ta (saffron). White, orange. See C. LABIATA 



ELDORADO CROCATA. 

 Dawso'nii (Dawson's). See C. LABIATA LUEDDE- 



MANNIANA DAWSONI. 



dolo'sa (deceitful). See C. WALKERIANA DOLOSA. 

 dominge'nsis (St. Domingo). See BROUGHTONIA 



LILACINA. 



,, dorwtam'a'na(Dormanian). Brownish-purple. Riode 



Janeiro. 1882. 



dowia'na (Dowian). See C. LABIATA DOWIANA. 

 au'rea (golden). See C. LABIATA AUREA. 

 dukea'na (Dukean). Mauve-purple ; lip white, and 



mauve purple. 1887. 

 ela'tior (taller). See C. GUTTATA. 

 Eldora'do (Eldorado). See C. LABIATA ELDORADO. 

 ,, e'legans (elegant). See L^LIA ELEGANS. 

 ,, elonga'ta (elongated). Dull brown ; lip rosy purple. 



Brazil. 1892. 



e'legans (elegant). Rose purple. 

 tenebro'sa (dark). Dusky brown and rose purple. 

 exonie'nsis (Exeter). Garden hybrid. 1874. 

 ,, fe'lix (happy). Garden hybrid between Lcelia crispa 



and Cattleya schilleriana. 1876. 

 ,, flave'ola (yellowish). Garden hybrid. 1888. 

 ,, floribu'nda (free-flowering). See C. MAXIMA FLORI- 



BUNDA. 

 Forbe'sii (Forbes's). i. White, yellow. June. 



Brazil. 1823. 



forgetia'na (Forgetian). Rose-purple ; lip purple- 

 crimson. Brazil. 1906. 

 Fowle'ri (Fowler's). Garden hybrid between C. 



hardyana and C. guttata Leopoldi. 

 gaskellia'na (Gaskellian). See C. LABIATA GASKEL- 



LIANA. 

 Gibe'zia (Mrs. Gibezia's). See C. INTERMEDIA 



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