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flowers are produced in May and June, and remain in perfection 

 three or four weeks. The only example we have seen of this 

 is in the collection of Mr. Warner, at Broomfield. — BraziU 



C. Eldorado, Linden. — This species is a very beautiful object, 

 and a valuable addition to our Orchid collections. In growth 

 it resembles C. quadricolor. Its short clavate stems terminate 

 in a solitary oblong-ligulate leaf and a two-flowered peduncle, 

 the flowers being remarkable for their somewhat narrow sepals 

 and petals, which are white just tinted with pink, the lip white 

 at the base, where it is closely folded round the column, the 

 expanded portion lobed and crenate at the edges, deep purplish 

 magenta in the front, half the throat being heavily stained 

 with orange. Its flowers are produced during the late summer 

 and early autumn months. — Fiio Negro. 



Ym.— Flore des Serres, t. 1826. 



C. Eldorado alba. — See Cattleya \^KGINALIs. 



C. Eldorado splendens, Linden. — This is a very beautiful 

 and superior form of the preceding, with very large flowers. 

 The sepals and petals are clear rose, the latter broad and 

 serrated at the edges, the lip large, emarginate, having a rich 

 deep orange throat, succeeded by a circle of white, which is 

 again followed by rich violet-purple, extending to the front and 

 round the whole margins, where it is finely saw-toothed. The 

 front portion of the lip has somewhat of a quadrate outline. 

 It is a most desirable plant, and should be in every collection. 

 — Pdo Negro. 



YiG.—IUust. Eort., 3 ser,, t. 7. 



G. Eldorado ornata, Bchb. f. — This new variety, which 

 flowered in 1883 with W. Lee, Esq., Downside, Leather- 

 head, has very dark purple sepals and petals, and a large dark 

 purple blotch covering the end of each petal ; the lip is as in 

 the type ; it flowers during the autumn months. — Pdo Negro. 



C. exoniensis, Rchb. f. — A splendid garden hybrid, obtained 

 in the nursery of Messrs. Veitch & Sons, and for the raising 

 of which we are indebted to Mr. Dominy. It had for its 

 parents C. MossicB (seed parent) and Lcdia purpurata, and 

 like them has clavate monophyllous stems, and gorgeous 

 flowers. The sepals and petals are in shape like those of 

 C. MossicB, and tinted with delicate blush ; the lip is much 



