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Cattleya continued. 



of violet-rose, very ranch stained with orange at the base, and 

 towards the upper part of the margin. 



C. H. grandiflora (large-flowered** ft. large; sepals and petals 

 blush, the latter less frilled than in some forms ; lip of a deep rich 

 purple-rose, slightly stained at the base with orange, and having 

 a narrow even edge of pale blush. 



C. M. grandis (grand** The largest of all the forms in respect to 

 the size of its lip ; sepals and petals pale blush ; lip mottled violet- 

 rose, with an irregular blush-coloured edge ; the base stained with 

 buff -orange. A splendid plant. 



C. M. Lanrenciana (Lawrence's** ft. large ; sepals and petals 

 blush, the latter very broad, and considerably frilled ; lip large, 

 rich deep violet-rose, slightly stained with orange in the interior 

 veined and mottled in front, with a narrowish and nearly even 

 frill of blush. 



C. M. majestica (majestic** ft. very fine ; sepals 

 and petals broad, the latter measuring upwards 

 of Sin. from tip to tip, and of a dark rose colour ; 



fully fringed, ground co'lour dark rose, stained at 

 the base with soft orange, and variously blotched 

 and streaked in front with violet-purple. Pseudo- 

 bulbs 3in. high, bearing a broad single leaf about 

 6in. long. 



Cattleya continued. 



are also several lines of bright amethyst; spike 



middle' 



C. Trianse (Triana's** ft. several inches in diameter 

 petals usually blush; lip blush, or pale rose SSS 

 or yellow, front nch purple, more or less intense ; scape many 

 flowered. Winter. Cordilleras of Quindiu, 185k This is an 



and 



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extremely variable species, and consequently varieties 



See Fig. 



C. M. Mariana? (Marian's* 1 



bnt very 



distinct and chaste ; sepals and petals white ; lip 

 with a bright yellow stain at the base, prettily 

 mottled with violet-rose in the centre, and broadly 

 and evenly margined with white. A very rare 

 and beautiful form. 



C. M. splendens (splendid). JL large ; sepals and 

 petals blush ; lip rich full purple-rose, with 

 orange base, the margins blush, and very much 

 frilled. 



C. M. snperba (superb).* ft., sepals and petal- 

 dark blush, the latter narrow and very slightly 

 frilled ; lip large, prominently stained with deep 

 orange at the base, the front part brighter, anil 

 the centre veined and somewhat mottled with 

 violet-rose, leaving a broadish, irregular, pale mar- 

 gin. 



C. M. Williams!! (Williams's* ft. large ; sepals 

 and petals blush white ; lip finely mottled with 

 rose, stained with orange at the base, and having 

 a broad pale margin. 



C. nobilior (nobler* ft. 5in. across, of a lovely 

 deep rose-pink colour ; lip conspicuously blotched 

 with creamy-white on the front lobe. L twin, 

 ovate, thick, leathery. Pseudo-bnlbs 4in. to 6in. 

 long, cylindrical. Brazil, 1883. A species allied to 

 O AMB and C. WaUceriana. (G. C. n. s., rix. 728.) 



C. pmnila (dwarf), ft. 

 crimson lip, often edged ' 



rose coloured, with a 

 with white. September, 

 ery pretty species. (B. M. 



h. bin. 

 3656.) 



C. qnadricolor (four-coloured* /., sepals and 

 petals light rose ; lip of same colour, yellow on 

 , 1865. 



the upper part. May. New Grenada 

 rare and pretty. (B. M. 5504.) 



Very 



C. qninquecolor (five-coloured* ft., sepals and 

 petals light olive-green, spotted with brown and 

 dark chocolate ; lip white, with a yellow blotch, 

 veined with rose. A very pretty hybrid. 



C. Regnellii (Regnell's** /. large, 3in. to 4in. in 

 diameter; sepals and petals pale green, tinged 

 with olive, and more or less spotted with rosy- 

 purple ; lip large, spreading; ground colour ame- 

 thyst, tinged with rosy -purple, this is set off by a 

 neat marginal border of white, whilst the throat 

 is stained with yellow ; scape erect, three to five- 

 flowered. July, and again in September. L twin, 

 sometimes tern, thick, fleshy, dark green. Pseudo- 

 bnlbs usually about 4in. or 5in. high. Brazil. 

 (W. S. O. ser. ii., 22.) 



C. ScnUleriana (Schiller's* A charming species, very like 

 C. Adandias, bnt with darker and rounder foliage ; the flowers 

 we also darker. Brazil, 1857. (F. d. S. 2286.) 



. sepals and petals light rose, 

 rhite fimbriated margin, centre 

 purple, with darker veins. A very handsome hybrid. 



C. Skinner! (Skinner's** ft. rosy-purple, very slightly tinged with 

 purple ; base of lip white ; the column is shorter than in most of 

 the species. April and May. I. twin, fleshy, light green. Pseudo- 

 bulbs 12in. to 18in. high. Guatemala, 1836. An old, but still 

 eminently useful, species. (B. M. 4270.) 



C. speciosissima (showiest** ft. large, often Sin. in diameter ; 

 sepals and petals broad, soft flesh-colour, the latter broadest, 

 with erose edges ; the lip forms a circle, through closing over the 

 column, the front portion being of an intense amethyst colour, 

 varied with white and yellow markings towards the centre, where 



C. Sedeniana (Seden's** ft. large ; 

 shaded with green ; lip with a whit 

 purple, with darker veins. A very ha 



C. T. Atalanta (Atalanta* ft. white, shaded with rose; 



petals broader and more pointed than the sepals; lip about 



3in. long, pale rose, with a broad band of orange in the 



throat 

 C. T. Colemanii (Coleman's** ft. Sin. across ; sepals and petals 



tipped with rose ; throat elegantly striped with various shades of 



yellow ; lip deep rose, well fimbriated. 1875. 



C. T. Dodgsonil (Dodgson's* ft. white, Sin. to 9in. in 

 lip deep crimson ; throat orange-yellow. 



C. T. mm (Hill's** ft. pure white, large, very distinct ; lip rich 

 magenta ; throat yellowish. 



C. T. Io.* ft. as large as those of the variety Hitti; sepals 

 and petals clear rose ; petals finely serrated at the mar- 

 gins; lip large, rich deep purple, shaded with violet; an 

 orange throat and marginal band of rosy purple ; edges finely 

 crisped. 



