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Cattleya continued. 



nor flowered so well. When grown suspended from the roof 

 upon blocks of wood, there is nothing to fear from the 

 syringe, because the water is not so likely to lodge in the 

 large sheathing scales which envelop the young growth. 

 This, however, may easily occur to those in pots, and is very 

 detrimental to the miniature pseudo-bulbs. The syringe 

 should not be depended upon entirely as a supply to those 

 plants grown upon blocks ; but, during summer, they should 

 be carefully taken down, two or three times a week, and 

 immersed in a tub or pan of water, which should be at least 

 of the same temperature as the house they are growing in. 

 After the pseudo-bulbs are formed, water must be withheld, 

 and the plants allowed a season of rest; but care should be 

 taken to prevent them becoming exhausted during ihit 

 period, as much injury may arise if the withholding of 

 water be carried to excess. A long season of rest will 

 cause the plants to flower more freely, and to grow more 

 vigorously afterwards. In our enumeration of the best 

 species and varieties, we have derived considerable in- 

 formation from the works of Lindley, Warner and Williams. 

 tc. New and distinct hybrids are constantly produced. 



C. Aclandiaa (Acland's).* fl. twin; sepals and petals usually 

 chocolate-brown, barred with irregular transverse bands and 

 streaks of yellow ; lip large, spreading, varying from rich rose to 

 almost deep purple ; base of lip too narrow and too spreading to 

 cover the column. July. I. ovate, coriaceous, dark green. 

 Pseudo-bulbs slender, Sin. to 6in. high. Brazil, 1839. (B. M. 

 5039.) 



C. amethystoglossa (amethyst-tongued).* /. about Sin. in 

 diameter ; sepals and petals rosy-lilac, beantifuUy spotted and 

 blotched with purple ; Up whoUy of a rich deep purple or 

 amethyst hue ; scape erect, many-flowered. March to May. 

 L dark green, leathery, borne upon the apex of the pseudo-bulbs. 

 h. 2ft to 3ft Brazil, 1862. (B. M. 5683.) The variety sulphurta 

 is very pretty, with the ground colour of the flower pure yellow, 

 and spotted, as in the type ; Up broad, of a rich cream-colour 

 1866. (G. C. 1866, 315.) 



Cattleya continued. 



flowered. September, h. IJft to 2ft Brazil, 1837 In the best 

 varieties, it is rich magenta, with an interrupted' white-fringed 

 Pit r? JSi : ^l^f?^^' 6 the fra e rance * th garden Pint !e 



C. chocoensis (Choco).* fl. large, not fully expanded like the 

 majority of this genus, somewhat campanulate in shape sepals 

 and petals pure white, broad, more or less fringed at the edges- 

 lip yellow, stained hi front with rich purple. Pseudo-bulbs bear- 

 ing a single oblong, stout leaf. Choco, New Grenada, 1873. 

 (1. li. n. s. 120.) 



C. citrina (citron flowered).* JL of a bright uniform lemon-yellow 

 colour, most deliciously perfumed, solitary, from the latest de- 

 veloped pseudo-bulbs, of a stout and waxy consistence. May 

 to August L from 6m. to lOin. long, and about lin. broad 

 pale glaucous. Pseudo-bulbs small, oval, covered with a silvery 

 membrane when young; two or three-leaved. Mexico, 1838. 

 This beautiful speiies is generally grown upon a block of wood, 

 with just a small portion of sphagnum; but we have seen it well 

 grown hi pans, just like any other Cattleya ; the atmosphere 

 should be moist and the temperature very cool See Fig. 385. 



C. crispa (curled).* fl. 4in. to 5in. across ; sepals and petals white, 

 or white suffused with lilac ; Up crimson velvet, with a narrow 

 white crisp margin ; spikes strong, frequently four or five-flowered. 

 July, August Pseudo-bulbs clavate, from 12in. to 14in. high, 

 one-lea ved. Brazil, 1826. (B. M. 3910.) The variety sttperba is a 

 magnificent one, with a rich crimson and beautifully-fringed lip. 

 C. Dawsoni (Dawson's).* fl. bin. or 7in. in diameter ; sepals and 

 petals delicate rosy -purple ; lip large, the upper part straw-colour 

 or yellow, the rest of a beautiful roseate hue, and the margin 

 fringed ; clusters three or four-flowered. I. dark green, of un- 

 usual thickness, h. 1ft Brazil, 1863. (W. S. O. 16.) 

 C. Devonian* (Devon).* fl. upwards of Sin. in diameter; sepals 

 and petals white, tinged with pink, which becomes deeper to- 

 wards the points ; Up deep rosy-purple. September, I. in twos, 

 6in. or 8in. long. A beautiful hybrid. 



C. dolosa (deceptive).* A. beautiful pink; lip with a vellow 

 disk. I. twin, 4m. long, 2iin. broad, oval. Pseudo-bulbs Sin. or 

 6in. long. A pretty novelty. (G. C. n. s., v., 430.) 

 C. Dominiana (Dominy's).* fl. 6in. in diameter; sepals and petals 

 white, delicately shaded with pink ; lip rosy-purple, edged with 

 white, and deep orange in the throat. A very fine hybrid. The 

 variety alba has pure white flowers, with a lip having 

 a lilac blotch in the centre ; lutea has delicate blush 

 flowers, and the lip white in front, suffused with 

 yellow, the disk yellow, streaked with rose. 

 C. Dowiana (Dow's).* fl. very large; sepals and 

 petals of a bright nankeen colour ; lip large and 

 spreading, beautifully frilled on the margin, and wholly 

 of an intense rich purple, shaded with violet rose, and 

 beautifully streaked with lines of gold ; scape five or 

 six-flowered. Autumn. It produces stout pseudo- 

 bulbs, and leaves about 1ft. high. Costa Rica, 1866. 

 This species is best grown hi baskets, as near the light 

 as possible ; it also requires more heat than is usually 

 allowed to Cattleyas. (B. M. 561&) 



tals 

 mson 

 the 



throat, serrated at the edges. August, September. 

 This rare and beautiful species has psendo - bulbs, 

 which support a single, large, deep green leaf. Cen- 

 tral America, 1869. The variety splendent is very 

 etals clear rose, the latter much 

 at the edges ; Up large ; throat 

 rich deep orange, succeeded by a circle of white, 



C. eldorado (El Dorado).* fl. large ; sepals and pet 

 pale pink ; lip of same colour outside, purplish-crims 

 towards the front, and stained with orange in t 



superior ; sepals and petals clear rose, the latter m 



broader and serrated a 



ich deep orange, succeeded by a circle ot wnite, 

 vhich is again followed by rich violet-purple, extending 



to the front and round the whole margins, where it is 



finely serrated. Bio Negro, 1870. (L H. 1870, 7.) 

 C. exoniensis (Exeter).* /. 

 _e, of i 



purr. 



being suffused with rich 



did hybrid between C. 



(F. M. 269.) 



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rosy-lilac ; lip very large, 

 urple, with a white ma 



. sepals and petals soft 

 an intense rich shining 

 throat 



border, the 



en yellow. A very splen 

 OMUZ and Lcelia purpurata. 



C. gigas (giant).* fl. very large ; sepals and petals pale 

 rose ; Up large and broad, rich deep purple or crimson- 

 violet in ' 

 yellow b 

 flowered. 



violet in front, and having 

 allow blotches at the 



. April and May. 

 s. 17. p. 343.) 



FIG. 384. FIXWER OF CATTLEYA BI COLOR. 



C. tricolor (two-coloured). * /., sepals and petals of a peculiar 

 brownish-green hue ; Up long, narrow, of a rosy-purple colour, 

 which becomes paler towards the margin ; spikes eight to ten- 



two conspicuous eye-like 

 ; scape four or five- 

 Tropical America, 1873. 

 (G.C.n.! - 



C. g. Sanderiana (Sander's). A very handsome 

 vanety, remarkable for the large spreading Up, of a 

 , rich amethyst, grained with white. 1883. 



C. granulosa (granulated-lippedX* fl. olive-coloured, 

 with rich brown spots, large; Ups whitish, spotted 

 with crimson. August, September. Guatemala, 1841. 

 (B.R.28,1.) 



C. gnatemalensis (Guatemalan).* fl. produced in 

 large clusters ; sepals and petals rosy-purple and buff ; tip red- 

 dish-purple and orange, with a few crimson lines. Guatemala, 

 1861. Distinct and pretty. 



