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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Cattleya continued. 



Cattleya continued. 



latter being beautifully waved, very broad; lip large, 

 somewhat hooded, the front portion being of an intense 

 deep velvety-crimson. Late autumn. I. solitary, broad, 

 leathery, dark green, h. lift, to 2ft. Brazil, 1818. 



C. L pallida (pale), fl. , sepal 

 crimson, beautifully fringed. August, 

 lighter green than the type. Brazil. 



and petals light pink ; lip 

 I. upright, of a 



C. L Pescatorei (Pescatore's).* fl., sepals and petals 

 light rose-colour ; lip rich crimson. A very beautiful 

 variety, with light green foliage and free -flowering 

 habit. 



C. 1. piota (painted). 



handsome when 



well "expanded, and often measuring Yin. across; sepals 

 and petals pure white ; lip of the richest crimson, 

 and beautifully fringed. June, July. h. 1ft. The 

 flowers are but sparingly produced, and are often de- 

 formed. 



C. Lemoniana (Lemon's), fl. pale pink, with yellow 

 in the centre of the lip. Summer. I. light green. 

 h. 1ft. Brazil, 1842. Very close to C. Mossice. (li. R. 

 32, 35.) 



FIG. 385. CATTLEYA CITRINA. 



C. guttata (spotted).* fl., sepals and petals green, tinted with 

 yellow and dotted with cri ' '" 



mson ; lip white, stained with purple ; 

 owered. October and November. I. 



scape erect, five to te 



twin, coriaceous, dark green, growing upon the ape: 



pseudo-bulbs, h. IJft. to 2ft. Brazil, 1827. (B. R. 1406. 



upon^ the apex of the 



C. g. Leopold!! (Leopold's).* /. very fragrant, and more numerous 

 than those of the type ; sepals and petals deep chocolate, with 

 dark red spots ; lip wholly of a rich red-purple. Brazil. (F. d. S. 

 14, 1471.) 



C. g. Russelliana (Russell's).* A beautiful variety, from the 

 Organ Mountains ; it is altogether a taller and larger plant, with 

 much handsomer and darker flowers. 1838. Very rare. (B. M. 

 3693.) 



C. Harrisonire (Harrison's).* /. of a beautiful rose-colour ; lip 

 slightly tinged with yellow. July to October, h. nearly 2ft. 

 Brazil. A noble free-flowering species. The variety violacea has 

 beautiful violet flowers; lip of the same colour, with a little 

 yellow in the centre. (P. M. B. 4, 247.) 



C. intermedia (intermediate).* fl., sepals and petals soft rose or 

 rosy-purple ; lip of the same colour, blotched in front with deep 

 violet-purple. May to July. h. 1ft. Brazil, 1824. (B. M. 2851.) 

 There are several varieties of this most useful species, the best 

 two of which are the following : 



C. i. superba (superb).* fl. four to six on a spike ; sepals and 

 petals of a delicate rose ; lip broad, rich purple. Brazil. 



C. i. violacea (violet). /. often nine on a spike ; sepals and 

 petals delicate rosecolour; lip with a rich purple spot in the 

 centre. May and June. Brazfl. 



C. labiata (lipped).* /. large, 6in. or 7in. in diameter, three or 

 four on a spike; sepals and petals of a deep rose colour, the 



fl. deep rich rose. May, June. 



Brazil, 1847. A charming species, much like C. crispa 

 in growth, but shorter, both in bulb and leaf. It is 

 rarely seen, on account of its very shy-flowering pro- 

 pensities. (G. C. 1848, 403.) 



C. Loddigesii (Loddiges'). fl. three or four on a spike; 

 sepals and petals pale rose colour, tinged with lilac ; 

 lip light rose, marked with yellow. August, September. 

 h. 1ft. Brazil, 1815. (L. B. C. 37.) 



C. marginata (margined).* fl. large, delicately per- 

 fumed, usually solitary ; sepals and petals rosy-crim- 

 son ; lip deep rose, margined with white. September 

 and October. Pseudo-bulbs slender, seldom exceeding 

 6in. in height, and bearing upon the apex a single 

 oblong light green leaf. Brazil, 1843. A rather shy 

 and slow-growing species, of which there are many 

 beautiful varieties. It grows best when suspended 

 from the roof of the house, on a block of wood, 

 with a little sphagnum. (P. M. B. 10, 

 265.) 



C. maxima (large).* /. rose-coloured 

 throughout, of a pale hue when they first 

 expand, which gradually becomes deeper ; 

 lip very large, almost white, beautifully 

 ornamented with dark purplish- crimson 

 veins, and streaked in the centre with 

 orange colour ; spikes many - flowered. 

 Winter. Its main peculiarities consist in 

 its long-channelled pseudo-bulbs, and its 

 very convex, waxy petals, h. 1ft. to IJft. 

 Columbia, 1844. (B. M. 4902.) There are 

 several varieties of this species. 

 C. McMorlandii (McMorland's). fl. about 

 6in. in diameter ; sepals and petals beau- 

 tiful light rose ; lip yellow and fringed. 

 June, July. I. dark green, h. 1ft. Brazil. 



C. Mcndelii (Mendel's).* fl., sepals and 

 petals varying from white to a light pink, 

 large and broad,; lip large, of a rich magenta colour. April 

 and May. South America. A very fine species, of recent 

 introduction. 



C. M. Selbornensis (Selborne's). A splendid variety, with large 

 flowers ; lip very richly coloured ; petals and sepals of a beautiful 

 rosy-purple. 



C. Mossiso (Moss's).* fl. bin. or 6in. across, sometimes more; 

 although they vary very much, the sepals and petals are usually 

 of some shade of blush or deep rose ; lip large, of the same 

 colour, in most instances beautifully fringed or crimped round the 

 i ; scape three to five-flowered. May, June. I. solitary, dark, 



shining green, borne upon the apex of the stout pseudo-bulbs. 

 h. 1ft. La Guayra, 1836. (B. M. 3669.) Without exaggeration, 

 this species may be said to rank among the most magnificent of 



orchids in cultivation. The varieties are extremely numerous, 

 and, in many instances, very distinct. Mr. Williams describes 

 nearly thirty ; but the major number of these are very rare, and 

 perhaps not a few unique. The folio wing selection comprises the 

 principal ones : 



C. M. aurantiaca (orange).* A very handsome variety, remark- 

 able for the deep orange hue of the centre of the labellum. 

 Venezuela. 



C. M. aurea (golden). /. small ; sepals and petals blush, less 

 spreading than in most other forms ; lip small, strongly marked 

 with buff-orange at the base, extending forward at the front edge, 

 and having broken violet-rose lines in the centre, surrounded by a 

 very broad pale margin, which is almost white inwards, and 

 tinged with blush on the extreme edge. 



C. M. a. grandiflora (large-flowered).* fl. large ; sepals and 

 petals blush ; lip marked with a bar and a few broken lines 



