CATTLEYA 



CATTLEYA 



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tains of South America. It was lost for many years and 

 became exceedingly rare, but recently its rediscovery 

 has made it a common orchid, and many beautiful varie- 

 ties are in cultivation. Some of the varieties have here- 

 tofore been regarded as species, but as the points of 

 distinction are too slight to be specific, it has seemed 

 best to put such forms as C. Warneri, C. Triaruei and 

 C. Mossi<e in their proper place under the original 

 species. C. labiata is probably the most useful species 

 of orchid. Immensely variable : some of the leading 

 varieties are described below. These forms are regarded 

 variously as species, varieties or sub-varieties, by dif- 

 ferent authors. Besides the names given below, the 

 following are to be referred to C. labiata : C. Bogot&n- 

 sis, Lind.; C. Carrierei, Houll.; C. Ernestl, Hort. ; 

 C. uloridsa, Carr. ; C. imperidlis, O'Brien ; C.IJeedna, 

 Hort.; C. Lemonidna,Ltind\.', C. Massangedna, Reichb. 

 f. ; C.M6rgana>, Warner; C. Nalderidna, Reichb. f.; 

 C. pdllida, Lindl. & Paxt. ; C. Peetersii, Andr6 ; C. 

 Perrinii, Endl. (not Lindl.); C. Hcezlii, Reichb. f. ; <7. 

 Rdllissonii, Moore ; C. virgindlis, Lindl. & Andr6 ; C. 

 Warocquedna. More than 100 other specifically made 

 names are referred to this species. There are white- 

 fid, forms of nearly all the vars. 



2. Var. Dowiana, Veitch (C.Dowidna, Batem.). Fls. 

 nankeen-yellow, except for the disproportionately large 

 labellum ; petals about twice as wide as the sepals, 

 about the same length as the labellum, wavy margined, 

 obtuse ; sepals lanceolate, acute ; labellum amply ex- 

 panded, margin crisped, surface velvety, dark purple, 

 beautifully and finely veined with golden yellow lines, 

 which radiate from the median line. Strong plants 

 produce 3 or more fls. on each peduncle. B.M. 5618. 

 R.H. 1869 :30. Discovered in Costa Rica by Warscewicz. 

 Little was known about it until 1864, when Mr. Arce 

 found plants and sent them to England, where they 

 flowered in the autumn of 1865. There are now several 

 geographical varieties of this orchid, the one called 

 aurea or chrysot6xa (I.H. 30:493. J.H. III. 31:253. R.H. 

 1892:492. A.F. 6: 563; 12: 10. F.R. 1: 76), being more 

 easy to grow. This variety is recognized by having 

 deeper yellow petals and sepals, and more copious vein- 

 ing on the labellum. The fragrance of this orchid sug- 

 gests vanilla, and renders it readily distinguishable 

 from other varieties. 



3. Var. Eldorado, Veitch (C. Eldorddo, Linden). Fls. 

 pale rosy lilac, except for the more or less tubular la- 

 bellum, which bears at its distal end a border of crimson- 

 magenta, which shades into an orange-yellow disc ; 

 petals narrowly ovate ; sepals lanceolate. Int. in 1866 

 from Braz. F.S. 18: 1826. -The fragrance of this orchid 

 is very characteristic, while its fls., which are much 

 smaller than in the type, are produced in July and Aug. 

 There are several recognized forms. Sub-var. crocata 

 is paler in the sepals and petals. Sub-var. Wallisii is 

 a white form (A. Wallisii, Linden). 



4. Var. Gaskelliana, Hort. Petals and sepals usually 

 narrower than in the type, perhaps paler. Blooms from 

 June to Aug. The usual forms are not distinct enough 

 to be varietal. Venezuela. I.H. 33:613. A.F. 6:185. 

 Gng. 5:72. 



5. Var. Luddemanniana, Hort. (C. Luddemannidna, 

 Reichb. f. C. Ddwsonii, Warner. C. speciosissima, 

 Hort. ) . Petals and sepals delicate rose color or pink-lilac, 

 petals much broader than the sepals; labellum wavy or 

 crisped at the margin, compressed dorsiventrally, apex 

 deeply divided, front lobe deep crimson -purple, the color 

 carried back into the throat in streaks, front part of the 

 lateral lobes nearly white, margined with blush-rose ; 

 throat yellowish. Venezuela. 



6. Var. Mendellii, Backhouse (C. Mtndellii, Hort.). 

 Fig. 386. Petals and sepals pale rosy mauve to white ; 

 labellum blotched with crimson-purple, throat yellowish. 

 Blooms in May and June or earlier. Of this variety 

 there are many beautiful forms. Eastern Cordilleras, 

 New Granada. S.H. 2:413. (7. Bluntei, Hort., is a pure 

 white form with a beautifully fringed lip. 



7. Var. M6ssiae, Hook. (C. M6ssia>. Parker). Habit as 

 in type, or very similar; petals broadly ovate: labellum 

 broad in expanded part, crisped at the usually whitish 



margin; throat yollow lined with purple, expanded por- 

 tion mottled with crimson ; frequently much inter- 

 mingled with orange-yellow. La Guayra. B.M. 3669. 

 R.H. 1857, p. 322. S.H. 1:149. A.G. 14:" 70. A.F. 6:563. 

 C. Wdgneri, Hort., is a white form of this Cattleya. 

 C. Reineckidna, Reichb. f., is the most beautiful form. 

 It has white sepals and petals and a richly colored: 

 labellum. 



8. Var. Percivaliana, Reichb. f. (C. Percivalidna, 

 O'Brien). Fls. rather small ; petals and sepals deeper 

 colored than in the type species' ; labellum relatively 



386. Cattleya labiata, var. Mendellii. 



small, pale at margin; throat deep yellow streaked with 

 crimson, expanded part crimson-purple. F.R. 1:298, 

 J.H. III. 32:179. 



9. Var. Trianeei, Veitch (C. Triancei, Lind. & Reichb. f. 

 C. quadricolor, Lindl.). Fig. 388. Foliage more robust, 

 perhaps, than in the type species, though, of course, 

 cultivation has much to do with this ; petals broader 

 than in the type species, ovate-rhomboid ; exceedingly 

 variable in color; expanded portion (not usually so wide 

 or spreading as in C. labiata) crimson-magenta, the 

 margin less wavy than in the other varieties. New 

 Grenada. B.M. 5504. R.H. 1860, p. 406-7. A.G. 17:177. 

 Gng. 3:151. A.F. 6:607; 13:715. F.E. 9:325. F.R. 

 1:672-3. S.H. 1:11,27; 2:403, 405. -The fls. are pro- 

 duced 3-5 on the stout peduncles. Sub-var. alba. 

 White fls., yellow blotch in throat. Sub-var. Chocoen- 

 sis, Hort. Very similar to the above, but the fls. have 

 the appearance of not wholly expanding. Colombia. 

 I.H. 20:120. A.F. 6:563. Sub-var. Schroederiana , Hort. 

 (C. Schroederidna. Reichb. f.). Fragrant; petals and 

 sepals vary from white to pale rosy mauve ; labellum 

 has more orange-yellow than usual. Blooms at about 

 the same time with the above, and on account of its pale 

 fls. is a valuable variety. G.C. III. 20:73. A.G. 15:211. 

 F.E. 9:331.-<7. Triancei is probably the most popular 

 single garden orchid. 



10. Var. Warneri, O'Brien (C. Warneri, Moore) . Very 

 similar to C. labiata itself, differing from it, perhaps, 

 only in its blooming season. May, June and July. S. 

 Brazil. A.F. 6:563. 



11. Var. Warscewiczii, Reichb. f. Fls. large ; label- 

 lum yellow in the throat, streaked with magenta-red, the 

 infolding portion similar in color to the expanded por- 

 tion, which is uniformly crimson-purple. New Granada. 

 G.C. III. 22:163. At the entrance to the throat there 

 are usually two yellow blotches, or "eyes." 



