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beautiful forms such as Gaskelliana, PercivaHana, Warneri, 

 &c., are sometimes referred to as sub-species of C. lahiata, 

 but we have thought it more convenient to treat of them 

 under their separate names. — Brazil. 



FiG.—Lindl. Coll. Bot., t. 33 ; Bot. Reg., t. 1859 ; Bot. Mag., t. 3998 ; 

 Loddiges, Bot. Cab., t. 1956 ; Hook. Ex. Fl.,t. 157 ; Paxt. Fl. Card., i. t. 24 

 (vars.) ; Paxton, Mag. Bot., iv. 121, with tab.; Id., vii. 73 (var. atropur- 

 purea), with tab.; Flore des Serves, tt. 1893 — 4; Jennings, Orch., t. 45; 

 Orchid Album, ii. t. 88 ; Knowles and Westc, Floral Cab., t. 26 ; Garten- 

 flora, t. 146 (var. superba). 



C. labiata Candida, Hndley. — One of the finest of the 

 Cattleyas when well bloomed ; it grows about a foot high, and 

 has light green foliage. The flowers are large, but produced 

 sparingly, and often deformed, but when well expanded they 

 are magnificent, a single bloom sometimes measuring seven 

 inches across. The sepals and petals are pure white, while 

 the lip is of the richest crimson, beautifully fringed ; it flowers 

 during June and July, and will continue three or four weeks 

 in perfection. This was first flowered at Sion House, and is 

 hence often called the Sion House Cattleya. — Brazil. 



Fig.— Paxt. Fl. Card., i. t. 24, fig. 1. 



C. labiata pallida, Williams. — A beautiful variety, whose 

 growth is shorter than that of the preceding, and which blooms 

 in August. The leaves grow erect, and of a light green colour. 

 In the flowers the sepals and petals are light pink, and the lip 

 crimson, beautifully fringed. A useful variety on account of 

 its flowering earlier than C. lahiata, and if the flowers are kept 

 dry, it will remain three weeks in good condition. The finest 

 plant we ever saw of this variety is in the collection of the 

 Comte de Germiny in France ; this had at the time we saw it 

 no less that forty-eight expanded flowers, and did great credit 

 to M. Rondeau, the gardener. — Brazil. 



Fig. — Orchid Album, iii. t. 121. 



C. labiata Pescatorei, Hort. — A very beautiful variety, of 

 free-blooming habit, with light green foliage, and pale rose- 

 coloured flowers, with a rich crimson lip. This, which is 

 distinct from the old form of C. labiata, blooms during the 

 autumn, and continues three weeks in perfection. — Brazil. 



C. labiata picta, Lindley. — A very charming variety, with 

 large flowers, which have the sepals and petals lilac-rose 

 blotched with crimson, and the lip of a very rich deep crimson. 



