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CATTLEYA 



ing a crimson center veined with a lighter shade. Peru- 

 vian Andes. B.M.8377. R.H. 1894:228. C.O. 22. 



9. Mossiae, Hook. (C. Carrieri, Houll. C. labiata 

 var. Mdssise, Lindl. C. Peetersii, Andrd). Pseudobulbs 

 fusiform, compressed, furrowed, 12-15 in. tall, 1-lvd.: 

 Ivs. 6-8 in. long, oblong: peduncle with 3-5 fls. 6-7 in. 

 across; sepals and petals rose, of equal length, the 

 sepals lanceolate, the petals oval-elliptic, crisped, 

 especially on upper margin; lip with the tube colored 

 like petals, the limb ample, emarginate, strongly undu- 

 late-crisped, the center purple, variegated with violet, 

 the margin white, the throat yellow fined with purple- 

 crimson. La Guayra. B.M. 3669. R.H. 1857, p. 322. 

 S.H. 1:149. O.R. 18:241. C.O. 9. A.G. 14:70. A.F. 

 6:563. Var. caerulea, Cogn., has the sepals and petals 

 and spot on the limb a pale blue-violet. C.O. 9e. Var. 

 Reineckiana, O'Brien (C. Reineckidna, Reichb.), 

 has the sepals, petals and external of tube white, the 

 limb a mauve-lilac, bordered white, the throat yellow, 

 veined purple-violet. C.O. 96. Var. Wageneri, Veitch 

 (C. Wdgeneri, Reichb.), has fls. white except the small 

 yellow spot on lip. O.R. p. 24. Var. rouseleana, Hort., 

 has rosy fls. Var. coundoniensis, Hort. Fls. large and 

 richly colored. Var. dulcis, Hort. Fls. rose-tinted; lip 

 orange in center, rich rose-crimson in front, finely 

 crimped. Var. boelensis, Hort. Dark-colored form. 

 Var. coelestis, Hort. Fls. lavender-tinted. Var. fulgens, 

 Hort. Fine fls. in shape and color. Var. Alexandras, 

 Hort. Fls. pure white with tinge of rose-pink on lip. 

 Var. alba, Hort. Fls. white. Var. Goosensiana, Hort. 

 Lip deep reddish violet, with white crimped margin; 

 sepals and petals white. Var. auredla, Hort. Fls. large, 

 white. Var. Fl&ryae, Hort. Fls. pure white. A vari- 

 able group. 



10. Luddemanniana, Reichb. f. (C. labiata var. Lud- 

 demanniana, Reichb. f. C. Ddwsonii, Warner. C. spe- 

 dosissima, Hort. C. Roezlii, Reichb. f. C. Malouana, 

 Lind. C. Bdssettii, Hort.). Pseudobulbs clavate, 8-12 

 in. tall, 1-lvd.: Ivs. oblong, 6-10 in. long: peduncle 



2-5 fld.; fls. 5-6 in. across; sepals and petals 

 rose-purple, suffused with white, the sepals 

 oblong, acute, the petals elliptic, undulate; 

 h'p with the tube of same color as 

 petals, the front lobe crisped, emar- 

 ginate, amethyst-purple, the throat 

 with 2 yellow or white blotches, 

 separated by lines of amethyst- 

 purple. Venezuela. C.O. 21. Var. 



842. Cattleya Warscewiczii 

 var. gigas 



alba, Hort. Fls. white. O.R. 16:201. Var. Stanley!, 

 Hort. Fls. white, disk of lip yellow, front lobe lined 

 with purple. 



11. Mendelii, Backh. (C. labiata var. Mendelii, 

 Reichb. f. C. Morganiae, Williams). Fig. 841. Pseudo- 

 bulbs 12-16 in. tall, compressed, furrowed, 1-lvd.: lys. 

 oblong, 6-10 in. long: peduncle with 2 or 3 fls. 7-8 in. 

 across; sepals and petals white, or often tinted pale 

 rosy mauve, the sepals oblong-lanceolate, the petals 

 obliquely oval, obtuse, crisped; lip with the tube white 

 or colored like petals, the front lobe much crisped, rich 

 crimson-purple abruptly passing into the yellow throat 

 which is reddish streaked. Colombia. O.R. 1:273; 

 10:233. S.H. 2:413. C.O. 19. Var. Bluntii, Hort., has 

 the fls. white, except a small yellow spot on lip. Var. 

 Maudeae, Hort. White with rose markings on the lip. 

 Var. gigantea, Hort., has a very large lip. Var. hack- 

 bridgensis, Hort. Petals blotched with crimson. Var. 

 Bertii, Hort. Fls. white tinted with rose. Var. leuco- 

 glpssa, Hort. Sepals bluish tinted. Var. L6wiae, Hort. 

 Lip white, pale purple at apex. Var. wisetonensis, 

 Hort. Lip rich rose-purple, delicately veined; throat yel- 

 low veined with reddish purple. Var. macroziana, 

 Hort.j Fls. very large. R.H. 1903, p. 253 (desc.). Var. 

 Lachneri, Hort. Lip curiously colored, front lobe hav- 

 ing a broad marginal band of dark purple sparingly 

 blotched with white and an inner band of lighter pur- 

 ple. Var. Pietiae, Hort. Fls. nearly white; lip marked 

 with pink. Var. majestica, Hort. Fls. large, white. 

 Var. Dixonae, Hort. Attractive blush-pink form. Var. 

 Lambeanana, Hort. Fls. white. 



12. Warscewiczii, Reichb. f. (C. labiata var. Wars- 

 cewiczii, Reichb. f. C. gloridsa, Carr. C. imperialis, 

 Wallis). Pseudobulbs 1 ft. or more tall, stout, com- 

 pressed, furrowed, 1-lvd.: lys. oblong, 8-10 in. long: 

 peduncle with 2 or 3 fls. 7-9 in. across; sepals and petals 

 rosy mauve, the sepals lanceolate, acute, the petals 

 oval, obtuse, undulate; lip entirely bright purple except 

 2 yellow spots and lines of the same color in the throat, 

 crisped, the front lobe ample. Colombia. O.R. 12:241. 

 G.C. III. 22:163; 42:312. Gn. 33, p. 18. C.O.I. Var. 

 gigas, Hort. (var. Sanderiana, Hort. C. gigas, Lind. 

 & Andre\ C. Sanderiana, Hort. C. labiata var. San- 

 deriana, Hort.). Fig. 842. A noble form, the sepals and 

 petals dark rose, with a deep purple-magenta lip, the 

 fls. larger than those of any other form of the labiata 

 group. Colombia. I.H. 21 : 178. Gn. 45, p. 445. G.F. 

 1:437. A.G. 19: July 23, suppl. F.R. 1:77, 674. F.E. 

 10:892. C.L.A. 11 :42, 44. The following forms of this 

 variety occur: alba, fls. pure white, the rarest of all 



cattleyas (O.R. 18:232); var. albescens, se- 

 pals and petals white, with faint blush, the 

 lip rose-purple, fringed; var. atropurpurea, of 

 deeper color; var. rochellensis, sepals and 

 petals white, the lip with the faintest 

 trace of color. Var. saturata, Hort. 

 Fls. bright rose, with ruby-crimson lip. 

 13. Trianae, Lind. & Reichb. f. (C. 

 labiata var. Trianse, Duch. C. Leedna, 

 Sander. C. Rollissoniana, Moore. C. 

 quadricolor, Batem. C. Massangedna, 

 Reichb. f. C. bogotensis, Lind.). Fig. 

 843. Pseudobulbs about 1 ft. . tall, 

 clavate, 1-lvd. : Ivs. oblong, 6-8 in. long: 

 peduncle bearing 2 or 3 fls. about 6 in. across; 

 sepals and petals a delicate rose to white, the 

 sepals oblong - lanceolate, the petals much 

 broader than sepals, obtuse, oval-rhomboid, 

 crisped; lip narrower than in the other 

 related forms, the tube rose, the front lobe 

 purple, less crisped than in most of the related species, 

 emarginate, the throat yellow, often streaked with 

 deeper color. Colombia. O.R. 6:145. B.M. 5504. 

 R.H. 1860, pp. 406-7. A.G. 17:177. Gng. 3:151. A.F. 

 6:607; 13:715. F.E. 9:325. F.R. 1:672-3. C.O. 5. 



