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C. "Warneri, Moore. — One of the finest of all Cattleyas, and 

 belonging to the lahiata section, resembling that species in its 

 manner of growth, and producing blossoms equal to it in size. 

 It is a very useful species for summer exhibitions. The 

 flowers are large, more than six inches across, the sepals and 

 petals of a beautiful rose, the lip large, of a rich crimson, and 

 finely fringed. This rare plant was first flowered in the rich 

 collection of R. "Warner, Esq., and we thought it the finest 

 and most magnificent Cattleya that had ever come under our 

 notice ; there are, however, many fine varieties of this type. 

 The true and original form is that figured in Mr. Warner's 

 handsome volumes of Orchid illustrations. — Brazil. 



Fig.— TFarwer, Sel. Orch. PL, i. t. 8 ; Floral Mag., t. 516 ; Gard. Chron., 

 N.S., XX. 372, fig. 57. 



C. "Warscewiczii, Rchb. f. — A magnificent species which 

 grows about a foot high, and has light green foliage, in the 

 way of (7. Triana:. The flowers are large ; sepals and petals 

 purplish white ; lip rich crimson. Of this there are also 

 many varieties ; it blossoms during the winter months, and 

 continues three or four weeks in perfection — New Grenada. 



Fig. — Xenia Orch., i. t. 31. 



C. Warscewiczii delicata, Moore. — A magnificent variety in 

 the way of C. Triance, but still very distinct. It grows about 

 a foot high, and bears blossoms six inches across ; sepals and 

 petals white ; lip large, with a beautiful yellow centre and 

 tinge of rose, white on the outside ; it blooms in December 

 and January, and is very usefal during winter, continuing in 

 perfection three or four weeks. This appears to be the same 

 as the plant figured by Mr. Moore in 1861, in the Floral 

 Maqazine, under the name of Cattleya BoUissoni. — Brazil. 



■EiG.— Warner, Sel. Orch. PI., i. t. 4 ; Floral Mag., t. 8. 



Syn.— C. Rollissoni. 



C. "Warscewiczii delicata SUperba, Ilort. — This grand variety 

 was bloomed by Mr. W. Moore, when gardener to the Earl of 

 Shrewsbury, at Alton Towers. It is by far the finest of its 

 class we have ever seen; the lip is very large and finely 

 expanded, and the sepals and petals are broad and pure white. 

 — Brazil. 



C. Whitei, Hort. Lou- : Bchb. /.—This new Cattleya was 

 found on a tree together with C. lahiata and C. Schilleriana, 



