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CATTLEYA 



CATTLEYA 



out, yellow, the middle lobe crisped, whitish on margin, 



the side lobes sometimes streaked purple inside. Brazil. 



B.M. 5032. F.S. 23:2479. 



19. citrina, Lindl. (C. Kanwnskii, Mart.). Fig. 844. 



Pseudobulbs 2-3 in. long, ovoid, 2-3-lvd. : Ivs. 4-7 in. 



long, ligulate, acute, glaucous: peduncle pendent, 

 bearing usually a single fra- 

 grant fl., rarely 2 or 3 fls., 

 yellow except the white 

 border of front lobe of Up; 

 sepals oblong, acute, the 

 petals cuneiform-oblong; lip 

 longer than the petals. Mex. 

 B.M. 3742. J.H. III. 30:399. 

 Gn. 33, p. 535. C.O. 6. F.S. 

 16:1689. Gt. 27:931. R.l:20. 

 Var. gigantea, Hort. Fls. 

 large and intensely colored. 



20. amethystoglossa, Lind. & Reichb. 

 f. (C. guttata var. Prinzii, Reichb. C. 

 Prinzii, Hort. C. guttata var. Keleleerii, 

 Houl.). Pseudobulbs 1M~3 ft.,cylindric, 

 2-lvd.: Ivs. 6-12 in. long, elliptic-oblong: 

 peduncles 5-8-fld.; fls. 3^-4^ in. across; 

 sepals and petals white, suffused with 

 rose -purple, spotted amethyst -purple, 

 especially on the upper half, the dorsal 

 sepal linear-oblong, the lateral falcate, 

 the petals obovate, rounded at apex; lip 

 much shorter than petals, the lateral 

 lobes erect, purple at apex, the middle 

 lobe broader than long, emarginate or 2- 

 lobed, violet-purple, the radiating ridges 

 papillose. Brazil. B.M. 5683. R.H.1869: 

 210. G.G. III. 38:105. Var. Sanderae, 

 Hort. A creamy white form. 



21. Bowringiana Veitch (C. autumna- 

 lis, Hort. C. Skinneri var. Bowringiana, 

 Kranzl). Pseudobulbs 10-20 in. tall, 

 stout, fusiform above, 2-lvd.: Ivs. 6-8 in. 

 long, oblong: peduncle bearing 5-12 fls. 

 2^2-3 in. across; sepals, petals, and tube 

 of the lip rose-purple, the sepals acute, 



oblong, somewhat undulate, the petals oval-oblong, 

 obtuse, undulate; lip shorter than the lateral sepals, 

 the front lobe emarginale, the throat with a large 

 white spot, surrounded by a zone of bright maroon and 

 bordered with deep purple. Honduras. R.B. 21:37. 

 R.H. 1890:300. G.C. III. 39:114. A.F. 19: 651; 34: 804. 

 C.O. 24. O.R. 12 : 361 ; 16 : 337. Var. triumphans, Hort. 

 Fls. rich purple. 



22. Skinned, Lindl. (Epidendrum Hugelidnum, 

 Reichb.). FLOWER OF ST. SEBASTIAN. Pseudobulbs 

 5-10 in. tall, 2-lvd.: Ivs. 6-8 in. long, oblong-oval: 

 peduncle bearing 5-10 fls. 3^-5 in. across, rose-purple 

 except the white throat of the lip, the sepals elliptic- 

 lanceolate, acutish, the petals oval-oblong, broader 

 than the sepals; lip with the front lobe acute. Guate- 

 mala to Costa Rica. B.M. 4270. P.M. 11:193. R.B. 

 22:201. G.C. III. 20:6. G.F. 3:201. C.O. 30. Var. 

 alba, Hort. Fls. white. 



23. Vict6ria-regina, O'Brien. Pseudobulbs \-\ l A 

 ft. tall, somewhat compressed and clavate, 1-2-1 vd.: 

 Ivs. 3-6 in. long, oblong or elliptic-oblong: peduncle 

 bearing 2-5 fls., rarely more, 5-6 in. across; sepals 

 purple a little tinged with yellow, striated with darker 

 purple, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, the petals purple 

 tinged with violet, obliquely striated with darker pur- 

 ple, elliptic-oblong, obtuse, undulate; lip distinctly 

 3-lobed, the lateral lobes exteriorly white or flushed 

 with rose, violet-purple at the obtuse apex and inside, 

 the front lobe reniform, bright rose-violet, crisped, the 

 disk yellow streaked purple. Pernambuco. G.C. III. 

 11:808. O.R. 3:17; 8:361. R.2:85. C.O. 3. Said to 

 grow wild in company with C. labiata and C. Leopoldii 



844. Cattleya 

 citrina. (XM) 



var. pernambucensis, and considered by some a natural 

 hybrid between the two. The variability of 1 or 2 Ivs. 

 on a pseudobulb points in this direction. 



24. intermedia, Graham (C. amethystina, Morr. C. 

 ovdta, Lindl. C. maritima, Lindl. C. Ldddigesii var. 

 amethystina, Lem. C. Aquinii, Rodr.). Pseudobulbs 

 up to IK ft. tall, cylindric, somewhat furrowed, 2-lvd.: 

 Ivs. 5-6 in. long, oblong: peduncle bearing 3-5 fls. 4-5 

 in. across; sepals and petals equal, pale rose or white, 

 acute, oblong, the lateral deflected, the petals somewhat 

 falcate; lip a little shorter than the lateral sepals, dis- 

 tinctly 3-lobed, the tube the same color as the petals, 

 the lateral lobes rounded, the front lobe bright rose- 

 purple, orbicular, strongly crisped. S. Brazil. B.M. 

 2851. O.R. 8:73; 15:156. P.M. 1:151. J.F. 4:379. 

 C.O. 8. B.R. 1919. V.0. 2:39. Var. Parthenia, 

 Reichb. f. Fls. pure white. C.O. 8a. Var. punctatis- 

 sima, Sander. Sepals and petals spotted and dotted 

 with deep rose. C.O. 86. 



25. violacea, Rolfe (C. superba, Schomb. C. Schom- 

 burgkii, Lindl. C. odor all ssima, P. N. Don). Pseudo- 

 bulbs 8-12 in. tall, clavate, somewhat compressed, 

 2-lvd.: Ivs. 3-5 in. long, oval or oval-oblong: peduncle 

 bearing 3-5 fragrant fls. 4-5 in. across; sepals and petals 

 bright rose-purple, the sepals oblong-lanceolate, acute, 

 the petals oblong-rhomboid, acutish, undulate, broader 

 than sepals; lip fleshy, distinctly 3-lobed, deep purple- 

 violet except the yellow disk streaked with purple, the 

 lateral lobes triangular, acutish, the front lobe nearly 

 orbicular, crisped. N. S. Amer. B.M. 4083. P.M. 

 9:265. J.H. III. 31:321. A.F. 11:1351. C.O. 28. Var. 

 splendens, Hort., has paler fls. 



26. Loddigesii, Lindl. (C. Arembergii, Scheidw. C. 

 intermedia var. variegdta, Hook.). Pseudobulbs 8-12 in. 

 tall, cylindric, 2-lvd.: Ivs. 45 in. long, oblong-elliptic: 

 peduncle bearing 2-5 fls. 3-4)^ in. across; sepals and 

 petals rose-lilac, oblong-elliptic, the lateral sepals 

 somewhat falcate, the petals a little broader than the 

 sepals, undulate; Up shorter than the lateral sepals, 

 distinctly 3-lobed, the tube externally colored like 

 petals, internally whitish, the lateral lobes rounded, 

 undulate, the front lobe nearly orbicular, pale ame- 

 thyst, strongly crisped, the disk whitish passing into 

 yellow at the base. Brazil. C.O. 18. O.R. 15:145. 

 There is a white form. Var. alba, Hort. Var. 

 delicata, Hort. Fls. bluish white. Var. innocens, Hort. 

 Fls. milky white. Var. splendens, Hort. Fls. with 

 bright purplish rose sepals; lip white inside, pale lilac 

 outside; disk and side lobes pale yellow. 



27. Harrisoniana, Batem. (C. Hdrrisonise, Paxt. 

 C. Papeiansidna, Morr. C. Hdrrisonii, Beer. C. 

 Loddigesii var. Hdrrisonise, Veitch. C. Loddigesii 

 var. Harrisoniana, Rolfe). Pseudobulbs 8-16 in. tall, 

 cylindric, 2-lvd.: Ivs. 4-6 in. long, oblong-lanceolate: 

 peduncle bearing 2-5 fls. 4r-&% in. across; sepals and 

 petals similar, oblong, bright rose-lilac, the lateral 

 sepals falcate, the petals undulate, a little broader 

 than sepals; lip shorter than lateral sepals, 3-lobed, the 

 tube the same color as the petals, the front lobe 

 crisped, rose-purple, the disk yellow-orange. Brazil. 

 P.M. 4:247. C.O. 17. Gn. 48:380. Var. alba, Beer. 

 Fls. white, or sometimes faintly tinged with rose or 

 yellow. C.O. 17a. Var. Candida, Hort. Fls. white 

 except yellow disk of lip. Var. gigantea, Hort. A 

 large form. Var. maculata, Hort. Fls. purple-dotted. 

 Var. superbissima, Hort. Fls. large, the sepals and 

 petals dark rose, the lip creamy white. Var. violacea, 

 Hort. Fls. deeper colored. 



28. Leopoldii, Versch. (C. guttata var. Leopoldii, 

 Lind. & Reichb. f.). Pseudobulbs 15-30 in. tall, fusi- 

 form, 2-3-lvd.: Ivs. 6-8 in. long, oblong-elliptic: pedun- 

 cle bearing 10-25 fls. 3-4 in. across; sepals and petals 

 brown, oblong-cuneate, purple-spotted, the lateral 

 sepals somewhat falcate, the petals undulate and a 

 little broader than the sepals; lip strongly 3-lobed, the 



