CATTLEYA 



CATTLEYA 



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KEY TO THE SPECIES, continued 



MM. Petals about as 

 long as sepals 

 and lip; fls. 6-7 



in. across 16. Gaskelliana 



LL. Limb not margined..l7 . Warneri 

 EE. Plants small: pseudobulbs ovate 



or oblong: fls. small, yellow. ..18. luteola 

 DD. Pseudobulbs 2-3-lvd. 



E. Peduncle pendent, bearing usu- 

 ally a single yellow fl.; lip 



entire 19. citrina 



EE. Peduncle erect, bearing 2-10 

 fls. or more; lip usually 3- 

 lobed. 



F. Ground-color of sepals and 

 petals not green nor brown. 

 o. With large purple spots .... 20. amethysto- 

 oo. Not spotted [glossa 



H. Fls. 5-10; sepals a;td 



petals not fleshy. 

 I. Lip emarginate; blooms 



in fall 21. Bowringiana 



ii. Lip acute; blooms in 



spring 22. Skinneri 



HH. Fls. 2-5; sepals and petals 



fleshy. 

 I. Middle lobe of lip much 



broader than tube 23. Victoria- 



n. Middle lobe of lip not [regina 



broader than tube. 

 j. Color of sepals and 

 petals pale or white; 

 petals the same width 



as dorsal sepal 24. intermedia 



JJ. Color of sepals and pet- 

 als marked; petals 

 broader than dorsal 

 sepal. 

 K. Lateral lobes of lip 



and petals acute. . . . 25. violacea 

 KK. Lateral lobes of lip 



and petals obtuse. 

 L. Lip distinctly 3- 

 lobed, the nerves of 

 the disk smooth.... 26. Loddigesii 

 LL. Lip indistinctly 3- 

 lobed, the nerves 

 of the disk rugose- 

 thickened 27. Harrisoniana 



FF. Ground -color of sepals and 



petals brown 28. Leopoldii 



FFF. Ground - color of sepals and 



petals green. 

 Q. Lip warty or papillate. 



H. Claw long 29. granulosa 



HH. Claw short or wanting. . . .30. guttata 

 GO. Lip not warty nor papillate. 

 H. Middle lobe much broader 

 than the tube; sepals and 



petals spotted 31. Schilleriana 



HH. Middle lobe not broader 

 than the tube; sepals and 



petals not spotted 32. Forbesii 



AA. Infl. from the base of the pseudobulb. 

 B. Pseudobulbs 1-lvd.: lateral lobes of 



lip separated, exposing column.. .33. Walkeriana 

 BB. Pseudobulbs 2-lvd.: lateral lobes of 

 lip forming a tube, concealing 

 column 34. nobilior 



1. Aclandias, Lindl. Sts. 4-5 in. tall, bearing 2 or 3 

 Ivs. 2-3 in. long: peduncle with 1 or 2 fls. 3-4 in. across; 

 sepals and petals similar, obtuse, greenish yellow, 

 marked with spots of black-brown; lip fleshy in the mid- 

 dle, somewhat fiddle-shaped, the lateral lobes small, 

 curved over the column, the middle lobe large, broadly 

 reniform, undulate, rose-purple with darker veins. 

 Brazil. B.M. 5039. C.O. 23. There is a var. nigrescens. 



2. bicolor, Lindl. Pseudobulbs cylindric, deeply stri- 

 ate, 1-3 ft. tall, 2-lvd.: Ivs. 4-6 in. long, oblong-lanceo- 

 late: peduncle with 2-6 fragrant fls. 3-4 in. across; 

 sepals oblong, acute, usually olive or bronze-green, the 

 lateral falcate; petals like the sepals but undulate; 



lip crimson-purple, sometimes white-margined, the 

 lateral lobes wanting, the middle lobe recurved, oblong- 

 cuneate, bilobed, channeled in the center. Brazil. 

 B.M. 4909. C.O. 10. O.K. 10:305. 



3. doldsa, Reichb. (C. Walkeriana var. doldsa, 

 Veitch). Pseudobulbs 4-6 in. long, usually 2-lvd., the 

 Ivs. oblong: peduncle 1- or 2-fld.; sepals and petals 

 acute, rose-purple to lilac, the sepals oblong-lanceolate, 

 the petals cuneate-ovate; lip 3-lobed, the lateral lobes 

 erect, the middle lobe reniform, emarginate, amethyst- 

 purple. Brazil. G.C. II. 5:430-1. V.O. 2:49. A.G. 

 11:159. 



4. Dowiana, Batem. (C. labiata var. Dowiana, 

 Veitch). Pseudobulbs up to 1 ft. tall, furrowed, 1-lvd.: 

 Ivs. up to 1 ft. long: peduncle 2-6-fld.; fls. 6-7 in. across; 

 sepals and petals nankeen-yellow, the sepals lanceolate, 

 acute, less than half as wide as the undulate petals; lip 

 ample, about as long as the petals, the tube yellow, 

 striped with purple, the limb crisped, velvety, dark 

 purple, finely and beautifully veined with golden lines 

 which radiate from the median lines. R.H. 1869:30. 

 A.F. 25:593; 21:838; 30:1078. C.L.A. 11:45; 19:343. 

 Costa Rica, where it was discovered by Warscewicz. 

 It was rediscovered in 1864 by Mr. Arce, who sent 

 plants to Eu., where they were purchased by Messrs. 

 Veitch & Son, in whose establishment they flowered 

 for the first time. Var. aftrea, Williams & Moore (var. 

 chrysotdxa, Hort.), has the sepals and petals of a 

 deeper yellow and the golden veins on the lip more 

 copious and anastomosing. Colombia. A.F. 6:563; 12: 

 10. F.R. 1:76. C.O. la. O.R. 19:17. Var. jenseniana, 

 Hort. A large and handsome form. Var. rosita, Hort. 

 Sepals creamy white, tinged with purple; petals rose- 

 purple, tinged with yellow. 



5. Lawrenceana, Reichb. Pseudobulbs 12-15 in. 

 tall, fusiform-clavate, compressed, furrowed, 1-lvd.: 

 Ivs. oblong, 6-9 in. long: peduncle 5-8-fld.; fls. 4-5 in. 

 across; sepals and petals pale rosy purple to almost 

 white, the sepals linear-oblong, the petals elliptic- 

 qblong, undulate, about twice as wide as the sepals; 

 lip with a narrowly cylindric tube, colored externally 

 like the sepals and petals, the limb purple with a maroon 

 blotch. Brit. Guiana. B.M. 7133. R. 1:12. 



6. maxima, Lindl. Pseudobulbs about 1 ft. tall, 

 claviform, furrowed, compressed, 1-lvd.: Ivs. oblong, 

 5-10 in. long: peduncle 3-6-fld.; fls. 4-5 in. across; 

 sepals and petals lilac or pale rose, acute, the sepals 

 lanceolate-ligulate, the petals about twice as broad as 

 the sepals, undulate or crisped; lip as long as petals, 

 the limb crisped, pale rose or crimson-purple with a 

 median yellow stripe, from which radiate darker lines, 

 the border white. Ecuador and Peru. B.M. 4902. F.S. 

 20:2136. F.R. 1:298. C.O. 13. 



7. Eldorado, Lind. (C. labiata var. Eldorado, Veitch) 

 Pseudobulbs 6-8 in. tall, stout, 1-lvd.: Ivs. oblong, 

 8-12 in. long: peduncle with 1-3 fragrant fls. 5-6 in. 

 across; sepals and petals pale rosy lilac passing to white, 

 the sepals lanceolate, acute, the petals oval-rhomboid, 

 obtuse, undulate; lip longer than lateral sepals, exter- 

 nally the same color as petals, the limb crisped, emargi- 

 nate, a large central orange blotch surrounded by zones 

 of white and purple. Brazil. F.S. 18:1826. C.O. 26. 

 Var. crocata, Hort. Sepals and petals white or pale 

 rose, the orange spot of lip extended in a broad line to 

 the base. Var. Wallisii, Rand. (C. Wdllisii, Lind.). 

 Fls. pure white except golden spot on lip. C.O. 26a. 



8. Rex, O'Brien. Pseudobulbs 8-14 in. tall, clavi- 

 form or fusiform, furrowed, 1-lvd. : Ivs. up to 1 ft. long, 

 oblong: peduncle with 3-6 fls. 6-7 in. across; sepals and 

 petals cream-white, the sepals acutish, linear-oblong, 

 the petals obtuse, as long as sepals but 3 times their 

 width, oval-rhomboid, undulate; lip about as long as 

 lateral sepals, the tube yellow, veined with purple, the 

 limb crisped, the front part margined white surround- 



