CATTLEYA 



CAULIFLOWER 



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lateral lobes acute, the front lobe broadly cuneate- 

 obcordate, undulate, bright amethyst-purple, the tube 

 paler, the disk covered with small tubercles and elevated 

 papillate lines. S.Brazil. C.O. 15. F.S. 14:1471-2. 



29. granulSsa, Lindl. Pseudobulbs 1-2 ft. tall, rather 

 stout, cylindric, 2-lvd.: Ivs. 5-6 in. long, lanceolate- 

 oblong: peduncle bearing 5-9 fls. 3-4 in. across; sepals 

 and petals obtuse, olive-green, red-spotted, the lateral 

 sepals strongly falcate and deflected, the petals obo- 

 vate-oblong, a little wider than sepals, undulate; lip 

 deeply 3-lobed, the tube white externally, internally 

 yellowish or rose, the lateral lobes acute, the terminal 

 lobe white, crimson-papillate, undulate, round-reni- 

 form, emarginate, the long claw yellow, marked with 

 crimson. Guatemala. B.R. 28:1. Gn.M. 9:30. C.O. 14. 

 Var. Du Buysoniana, Hort. (C. Dubuysonidna, Hort.). 

 Sepals and petals yellow, often spotted with rose. Var. 

 Russelliana, Lindl. Lvs. broader: fls. larger with 

 broader sepals and petals, the lateral lobes of lip orange- 

 yellow internally, the front lobe spotted with small 

 crimson-purple papillae. Brazil. B.R. 31:59. B.M. 

 5048. Var. Schofieldiana, Veitch. (C. Schofieldidna, 

 Reichb. f.). Sepals and petals yellow-brown, densely 

 spotted with crimson-purple, the lateral lobes of lip 

 cream-white externally, yellow, purple-marked inter- 

 nally, the front lobe with numerous purple-magenta 

 papillae, and a broad white border. Brazil. C.O. 14a. 



30. guttata. Lindl. (C. elatior, Lindl.). Pseudobulbs 

 18-30 in. tall, cylindric, 2-lvd.: Ivs. 5-9 in. long, oblong- 

 elliptic: peduncle bearing 5-10 fls. 3-4 in. across; sepals 

 and petals yellowish green, spotted deep purple, the 

 sepals obtuse, the lateral somewhat falcate, the petals 

 undulate, broader than sepals; lip 3-lobed, the lateral 

 lobes white externally, acute, the front lobe amethyst- 

 purple, obcordate, papillate. S. Brazil. B.R. 1406. 



31. Schilleriana, Reichb. f. (C. Regnellii, Warner. 

 C. Acldndise var. Schilleriana, Jenn.). Pseudobulbs 

 5-6 in. tall, clavate, furrowed, 2-lvd.: Ivs. 2^-6 in. 

 long, oblong-elliptic: peduncle bearing 1-3 fls. 4-5 in. 

 across; sepals and petals olive-green tinted with brown 

 and spotted with black-purple, oblong-ligulate, undu- 

 late, especially in the petals; lip a little shorter than 

 the lateral sepals, deeply 3-lobed, the lateral lobes 

 whitish outside, pale yellow marked with purple inside, 

 the front lobe reniform, sessile, crimson, lined and 

 margined with white, undulate, the disk yellow with 5 

 sunken lines. Brazil. B.M. 5150. F.S. 22:2286. A.F. 

 6:563. C.O. 16. 



32. Forbesii, Lindl. (C. vestdlis, Hoffm.). Pseudo- 

 bulbs 8-12 in. tall, cylindric, 2-lvd.: Ivs. 4-5 in. long, 

 oblong: peduncle bearing 2-5 fls. 3-4 in. across; sepals 

 and petals a pale yellowish green, obtuse, undulate, 

 sepals oblong-ligulate, the petals oblong-lanceolate; 

 lip distinctly 3-lobed, the tube pale yellow outside, 

 inside a bright yellow streaked with red, the terminal 

 lobe small, sessile, orbicular, undulate, pale yellow, with 

 a bright yellow center marked with purple. S. Brazil. 

 B.M. 3265. C.O. 11. B.R. 953. 



33. Walkeriana, Gardner (C. bulbosa, Lindl. C. 

 Gardneridna, Reichb. f. C. princeps, Rodr.). Pseudo- 

 bulbs 2-5 in. tall, oval-fusiform, furrowed, 1-lvd.: Ivs. 

 2-5 in. long, oblong-elliptic: fls. 1-3, very fragrant, 3-5 

 in. across, on a scaly st. arising from the base of the 

 pseudobulb; sepals and petals pale rose-lilac or a deep 

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

 petals about twice as wide, oval-rhomboid, undulate; 

 lip a little shorter than sepals, fleshy, 3-lobed, the 

 lateral lobes rose, separated, exposing the column, the 

 front lobe nearly orbicular, emarginate, crisped, violet- 

 purple, the disk yellow, streaked with bright purple. 

 Brazil. B.R. 33:42. 



34. nobilior, Reichb. f. (C. Walkeriana var. nobilior, 

 Veitch). Pseudobulbs 3-5 in. tall, ovate-fusiform or 

 nearly clavate, furrowed, 2-lvd.: Ivs. 2-4 in. long, 



elliptic-ovate: fls. 1 or 2, on a scaly st. arising from the 

 base of the pseudobulb, very fragrant, 3-4}^ in. across; 

 sepals and petals purple-lilac, acute, the sepals oblong, 

 the petals ovate-rhomboid, about twice the width of 

 the sepals; lip fleshy, about as long as lateral sepals, 

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

 the front lobe broadly reniform, emarginate, scarcely 

 undulate, the disk yellow, many-costate. Brazil. G.C. 

 II. 19:729. I.H. 30:485. 



The following are some of the many hybrid forms: C. Adula= 

 C. bicoIorxC. Hardyana; C. Albertii=C. intermedia X C. violacea; 

 C. ataldnta=C. Leopoldii xC. Warscewiczii gigas; C. Ballantidna= 

 C. TriansexC. Warscewiczii; C. &fesmsis=Lselio-cattleya; C. 

 Brabdntix=C. AclandisexC. Loddigesii; C. Brymeridna=s\ipposed 

 natural hybrid between C. violacea X C. Eldorado (C. O. 1 ) ; C. Cas- 

 s<fn.dra=Laelio-cattleya; C. Chamberlainidna=C. Leopoldii xC. 

 Dowiana; C. Dietrichidna=C. Schilleriana XC. Trianse; C. Dorman- 

 odna=Laelio-cattleya; C. Duchesnei=C. bicolorxC. Harrisoniana 

 (R.B. 30:3); C. Dusseldorffii var. Undine=C. intermedia X C. Mos- 

 sise alba (O.R. 18:369); C. exom'ensis=Lselio-cattleya; C. faiista 

 Lselio-cattleya; C. F6wleri=C. Leopoldii xC. Hardyana (C. O. 5); 

 C. germdnia=C. granulosaxC. Hardyana; C. Hardy ana=C. Dow- 

 iana X C. Warscewiczii (C.O. 2). O. R. 4:241; 5:363; 8:248; 11:336, 

 337); C. Hdrrisii=C. Leopoldii X C. Mendelii; C. Heldisix=C. 

 Forbesii XC. Mossise; C. hybrida ptcta=C. guttata xC. Loddigesii; 

 C. interglt>ssa=C. amethystoglossa X C. intermedia; C. Krameridna 

 ==C. Forbesii XC. intermedia; C, Lourydna=C. Forbesii XC. inter- 

 media; C, Mdnglesii=C. Loddigesii X C. Luddemanniana; C. Mdn- 

 tinii=C. BowringianaxC. Dowiana (C.O. 7. O.R. 10:337); C. 

 Af<irdeHi'i= Lselio-cattleya; C. Mdrstersonise=C. labiataXC. Lod- 

 digesii; C. Medsuresix=C. Luddemanniana X C. velutina; C. Min- 

 ucia=G. Loddigesii X C. Warscewiczii gigas; C. m6llis=C. Gaskel- 

 HanaxC. violacea; C. O' Brienidna=consideTed by some a natural 

 hybrid between C. Loddigesii X C. dolosa (C.O. 8) ; C. Pittix=C. 

 Dowiana XC. Harrisoniana; C. Pittidna=C. Dowiana X C. granu- 

 losa (C.O. 28); C. P6rtia=C. BowringianaxC. labiata; C. Thay- 

 eridna=G. intermedia X C. Schroederae (O.R. 12:49); C. weedon- 

 iensis=C. granulosaxC. Mendelii; C. Whitei=C. Schilleriana X C. 

 Warneri (B.M. 7727); C. Zeno6i'a=Lselio-cattleya. 



C. Abelidna, Hort. Fls. creamy yellow, speckled with purple 

 on the lip. Peru. C. Forgetidna, Rolfe. Somewhat resembling C. 

 Lawrenceana. Scape bearing 2 fls.; sepals and petals rose-purple. 

 Brazil. -C. Grdssii, Hort., var. pdllida. A nearly white form; 

 sepals slightly tinged with green; lip pale rose. C. Hardydna, 

 Hort., var. aiirea. Lip deep yellow. C. Jenmanii, Rolfe. Allied 

 to C. Gaskelliana, but Ivs. broader and fls. smaller. British Guiana. 

 C. margindta, Paxt.=Llia pumila. C. velutina, Reichb. Sts. 

 slender, the fragrant fls. with the sepals and petals orange, spotted 

 purple, the lip orange and white, veined violet. Brazil. G.C. III. 

 24:333. C.O. 29a. GEORGE V. NASH. 



CAULIFLOWER (Brdssica olerdcea, Linn., var. 

 botrytis, DC.). A form of the common cabbage species, 

 producing an edible head of malformed and condensed 

 flowers and flower-stems (the word cauliflower means 

 stem-flower) ; it will hybridize with the cabbage and 

 form some very interesting freaks. See Forcing. 



A perfect "curd" or head of cauliflower is one in which 

 the parts are so adjusted to one another that it looks 

 almost homogeneous. This condition is most often 

 found in the young or partly developed heads. As soon 

 as segmentation begins to take place, the curd has 

 reached full development and maturity from the mar- 

 ket-gardeners' standpoint. The breaking-up of the 

 curd is an indication of the formation of floral parts. 

 The value of the curd depends upon its symmetry and 

 form; and the length of time that it will hold without 

 beginning to break up into distinct parts. 



Not all plants produce perfect curds. Growers 

 recognize a peculiar form which is known as the "ricy" 

 curd illustrated at a in Fig. 845.- Another form, which 

 is equally undesirable is a segmented curd between the 

 segments of which leaves appear, known as a "leafy" 

 curd shown at b. A head in perfect condition is shown 

 at c. Segments are apparent in c, but the develop- 

 ment of the curd is almost ideal and the head as a whole 

 is very nearly perfect. It is the aim of the seed-grower 

 as well as of the gardener to produce plants which will 

 return curds of the type shown at c. 



Cauliflower is the most fastidious and exacting mem- 

 ber of the cabbage family. It is less tolerant of adverse 

 soil and climatic conditions than any of its near rela- 

 tives. This accounts, in a great measure, for its limited 

 cultivation and the fact that it is grown only in certain 

 localities. When well grown, however, it is one of the 

 most profitable market-garden crops. Because of its 



