CATTLEYA 



CATTLEYA 



691 



S.H. 1:11, 27; 2:403, 405. Var. alba, Hort. Fls. white, 

 except yellow blotch in throat. C.O. 5a. Var. atropur- 

 purea, Hort. Fls. crimson-purple. Var. Backhousiana, 

 Hort. Sepals and petals rose-purple, the petals strongly 

 marked with amethyst-purple at the apex, the tube 

 of lip rose-purple, the front lobe purple -magenta. 

 C.O. 5e. Var. chocoensis, Hort. Fls. very fragrant, 

 not fully expanding, the sepals and 

 petals white, sometimes flushed 

 pale lilac. I.H. 20:120. A.F. 6: 

 563. Var. delicata, Hort. Sepals 

 and petals white, faintly flushed 

 pale amethyst-purple, the deeper 

 lip with a pale yellow spot. F.M. 

 1:8. Var. Schrdederae, Hort. (C. 

 Schrbederae, Reichb. f.). Fls. fra- 

 grant, the sepals and petals a deli- 

 cate blush, faintly suffused with 

 white, the petals and broader lip 

 much more crisped than in other 

 forms of this species. G.C. III. 

 20:73. A.G.15:211. O.R.11:177. 

 C.L.A. 11:45. F.E. 9:331. The 

 following forms of this variety 

 occur: dlba, the fls. pure white; 

 dlbescens, the fls. nearly white; 

 c&riilea, the lip a bluish color; 

 Meta, sepals and petals pink, the 

 throat bright yellow ; lilacina, lilac; 

 refulgens. Var. grataxiana, Hort. 

 A large and richly colored form. 

 Var. Candida, Hort. Fls. snow- 

 white; lip with faint violet spot. 

 Var. coundoniensis, Hort. Purple- 

 rose sepals and petals. Var. Marias, 

 Hort. Silvery white sepals and 

 petals veined with pink; front of 

 lip deep magenta-crimson, with 2 

 yellow blotches on throat. Var. 

 triumphans, Hort. Sepals and 

 petals rose-colored; lip rich purple 

 with an orange-yellow tube. Var. 

 enfieldiensis, Hort. Fls. white ; tip 

 of lip blush-pink. Var. boetzelae- 

 riensis, Hort. Rose-colored form. 

 Var. tessellata, Hort. Large rose- 

 colored form curiously marked. 

 Var. Brandneriana, Hort. Anterior part of lip dark 

 purple- violet. Var. Hdltzeii, Hort. Lip dark. Var. 

 Wellesleyae, Hort. A pretty white form. Var. Moore- 

 ana, Hort. Sepals and petals light rosy lilac; lip ruby- 

 claret color, orange at base. Var. Holmesii, Hort. 

 Broad petals and rich rose-purple lip. Var. brunoyen- 

 sis, Hort. Sepals and petals mauve. Var. Goodsonii, 

 Hort. Richly colored; petals flushed with deep rose. 



14. labiata, Lindl. (C. LenuAnei, Lindl. C. Naldere- 

 dna, Reichb. f. C. Perrinii, Endl. C. labiata vera, 

 Veitch. C. labiata autumnalis, L. Lind. C. labiata var. 

 Warocqueana, Rolfe. C. Warocqueana, L. Lind.). 

 Pseudobulbs claviform, compressed, furrowed, 4-8 in. 

 tall, 1-lvd.: Ivs. 5-7 in. long, ovate or oblong: peduncle, 

 from a double spathe, bearing 3-5 fls. about 6 in. across; 

 sepals and petals usually rose-lilac, the sepals lanceo- 

 late, the petals undulate; lip with the tube colored 

 usually like the petals, the front lobe deeply emarginate, 

 undulate-crisped, commonly a violet-purple with deeper 

 veins, the color running in streaks to the yellow throat 

 which has an orange spot each side. The color-varia- 

 tions of this species are numerous. Brazil. B.R. 32:35; 

 1859. O.R. 16:281. B.M. 3998. Gt. 5:146. F.S. 

 1893-4. P.M. 4:121. A.G..17:65; 19:811. G.C. III. 

 19:13. A.F. 6:607. F.R. 1:8; 2:531. Intro, from the 

 Organ Mts. in S. Brazil in 1818. Var. alba, Hort. Fls. 

 white, except yellow throat. C.O. 3. Var. Amesiana, 

 Hort. Sepals and petals white, the lip lilac. Gn. 62, p. 

 401. Var. Cooksdniae, Hort. Fls. white, except the 



843. Cattleya Trianoe 



crimson-purple lip with a narrow white margin. Var. 

 superba, Hort. Sepals and petals deep rose, with a 

 deep crimson-purple lip. 



15. Percivaliana, O'Brien (C. labiata var. Percivali- 

 dna, Reichb. f.). Pseudobulbs up to 1 ft. tall, clavate, 

 strongly furrowed when old, 1-lvd.: Ivs. oblong: pedun- 

 cle bearing 2 or 3 fls. 4-5 in. across; sepals and petals 

 commonly rose-lilac, tinted purple- 

 amethyst, the sepals linear-lanceo- 

 late, the petals longer than the 

 sepals, crisped; lip rather small, 

 shorter than the petals, the tube 

 of the same color as petals, tinged 

 with yellow, the front lobe purple- 

 crimson, shaded with maroon, the 

 undulate border lilac, the throat 

 yellow to orange, streaked with 

 purple. Venezuela. C.O.7. F.R. 

 1:297. J.H. III. 32:179. Var. 

 grandifldra, Hort. Fls. larger, the 

 sepals and petals bright rose, the 

 petals strongly crisped above, the 

 lip with the tube yellow-orange 

 variegated with rose, the front 

 lobe maroon-purple with a bright 

 rose border, the throat orange- 

 yellow. C.O. 7a. Var. summiten- 

 sis, Hort. Sepals and petals a pale 

 delicate pink. 



16. Gaskelliana, Reichb. f. (C. 

 labiata var. pdllida, Williams. C. 

 labiata var. Gaskel- 

 ^^ liana, Sander.). Pseu- 

 dobulbs 8^12 in. tall, 

 oblong -fusiform, com- 

 pressed, furrowed, 1-lvd.: Ivs. 8-12 

 in. long, oblong: peduncle bearing 

 2 or 3 Ifts. 6-7 in. across; sepals 

 and petals of equal length, com- 

 monly purple-violet, suffused with 

 white, the color sometimes deeper 

 and more uniform, rarely marked 

 with a median band of white, the 

 sepals lanceolate, the petals oval, 

 undulate; lip as long as the petals, 

 the tube of same color as petals, 



the front lobe emarginate, undulate, purple-violet, with 

 a pale border, the throat yellow streaked with darker 

 yellow, bordered on each side with a zone of yellowish 

 white. Brazil and Venezuela. I.H. 33: 613. A.F. 6: 185; 

 30:662. Var. alba, Williams. Sepals and petals pure 

 white, the lip cream-white, the throat a pale yellow 

 streaked with darker yellow. C.O. 20a. Var. caerftlea, 

 Hort. Fls. pure white with bluish spot on base of lip. 

 Var. Hodgkinsonii, Hort. Sepals and petals white; 

 front of lip crimson. 



17. Wfirneri, Moore (C. trilabidta, Rodr. C. labiata 

 var. Wdrneri, Veitch). Pseudobulbs 4-8 in. tall, cylin- 

 dric or fusiform, furrowed, 1-lvd.: Ivs. oblong, 6-7 in. 

 long: peduncle with 3-5 fls. 6-8 in. across; sepals and 

 petals rosy mauve, the sepals lanceolate, the petals 

 oval; lip shorter than lateral sepals, the tube the color 

 of the petals, the front lobe strongly crisped, emargi- 

 nate, bright purple- violet, the throat yellow- orange, 

 streaked with white or pale lilac. Brazil. C.O. 12. 

 A.F. 6:563. Very like C. labiata,, but flowering in late 

 spring and early summer. Var. dlba, Hort. Fls. white, 

 except the pale yellow throat, streaked with orange- 

 yellow. C.O. 12a. 



18. luteola, Lindl. (C. Hdlfordii, Hort. C. fldvida, 

 Klotzsch. C. Meyeri, Regel. C. modesta, Mey.). 

 Dwarf: pseudobulbs 2-3 in. long, ovoid, 1-lvd.: Ivs. 

 3-4 in. long, elliptic-oblong: peduncles bearing 2-5 fls. 

 about 2 in. across; sepals and petals similar, yellow, 

 oblong-lanceolate; lip nearly orbicular when spread 



