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CATTLEYA 



12. Var. Sanderiana, Hort. (C. glgas, Lind. & Andre"). 

 Fig. 387. A noble-fld. form, which, besides being rich in 

 color, is larger than the usual varieties of C. labiata. 

 New Grenada. I.E. 21:178. Gn. 45, p. 445. G.F. 1:437. 

 A.G. July 23, 1898, Suppl. F.B. 1:77 and 674. F.E. 

 10: 892. -This is a form of var. Warsccwiczii. 



13. maxima, Lindl. Plants about 1 ft. high : sepals 

 and petals pink-lilac ; labellum oval-oblong, obscurely 

 3-lobed, richly veined with crimson, expanded part 

 crisped at the margin, a yellow median band on the 

 disk. Equador. B.M. 4902. F.S. 20:2136. F.R. 1:298. 



14. Lawrenceana, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs 12-15 in. 

 high, frequently brownish, rarely green : sheath red- 

 dish brown : fis. few, about 4 in. across ; petals oblong, 

 blunt at the apices ; sepals pale mauve, narrow; label- 

 lum purple shaded with maroon. March. British Gui- 

 ana. B.M. 7133. 



cc. Number of fls. usually more than 6: 

 pseudobulb %-3-leai>ed. 



15. Skinneri, Batem. Stems about 1 ft. high, attenu- 

 ated at base, 2-lvd.: fls. 6-8, sometimes more, about 4 

 in. across, rose-mauve ; disk of labellum whitish, bor- 

 dered with deeper rose-mauve or deep purple. Guate- 

 mala. B.M. 4270. P.M. 11:193. R.B. 22:201. G.C. III. 

 20:6. G.F. 3:201. Common, and a favorite. Runs into 

 white-fld. forms. 



16. Bowringeana, Veitch (C. autumndlis, Hort.). 

 Pseudobulbs about 18 in. tall, %in. in diam., subcylin- 

 drical, jointed, nodes about 6, base swollen, 2-3-lvd.: 

 fls. 5-30, on stout peduncles 1 ft. long, double-sheathed ; 

 petals 1% in. long, deep rose-mauve; labellum magenta- 

 purple at distal end, deeper colored toward sulfurous 

 yellow throat. Blooms in autumn. Honduras. R.B. 21:37. 



R.H. 1890: 300. -Undoubtedly a variety of 

 the preceding. 



BB. Fls. not membranaceous, fleshy, 

 thick : usually 2-leaved. 



c. Peduncles pendent. 

 17. citrlna,Lindl. Pseudobulbs ovoid, 

 not erect, with membranaceous 

 whitish sheaths: If. -blades 

 glaucous, about 6 in. long : fls. 



387. Cattleya 

 labiata. var. 

 Sanderiana. 



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never- fully expanding; sepals and petals very thick, 

 lemon-yellow; labellum yellow, anterior margin crisped 

 and white. Mex., at high elevations. B.M. 3742. J.H. 

 III. 30:399. Not an especially easy orchid to grow. 

 Fragrant. 



CO. Peduncles erect. 

 D. Lateral lobes of labellum practically wanting. 



18. Aclandise, Lindl. Dwarf : sts. slender, 4 in. tall : 

 Ivs. elliptical: peduncle 1-2-fld. : fls. about 4 in. across; 

 sepals and petals nearly equal, oblong, yellowish verg- 

 ing on green, spotted and blotched with dark purple 

 (much less distinct on dorsal surface); labellum with 

 small lateral lobes that do not include the column, pale 

 purple, with dark veins and a yellow line under the 

 fleshy column. Brazil. B.M. 5039. 



19. bicolor, Lindl. Sts. nearly 3 ft. high, 2-lvd.: Ivs. 

 oblong-lanceolate, about 6 in. long : peduncle 2-5-fld., 

 sometimes more : fls. 4 in. across ; petals and sepals 

 greenish brown, sometimes spotted with brown ; label- 

 lum tongue-shaped, crimson or deep rose-mauve, mar- 

 gins recurved ; lateral lobes do not cover the column. 

 Brazil. B.M. 4909. 



DD. Lateral lobes of labellum inclosing column. 



20. Victdria-Regina, O'Brien. Pseudobulbs slightly 

 clavate : Ivs. elliptical-oblong : peduncle short, 2-3- or 

 more fld. : sepals oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, inferior 

 ones tinged with yellow at the base, otherwise pink- 

 lilac ; petals undulate, similar to the sepals in color ; 

 labellum 3-lobed, lateral lobes whitish, with purple- 

 violet blotch near summit, midlobe rounded on distal 

 margin, crimson ; disk yellow, striated with crimson. 

 Pernambuco, 1891. A hybrid between C. labiata and 

 C. Leopoldi, var. Pernambucensis. One peculiarity 

 that tends to show this origin is the variability in the 

 number of leaves, sometimes 1, sometimes 2 being 

 borne on a stem. 



21. intermedia, Graham (C. amethystina, Morr.). 

 Pseudobulbs 18 in. high, jointed, rarely 3-lvd.: Ivs. 

 narrowly ovate, serrulate on basal margins : fls. white, 

 suffused with pale rose-lilac : labellum distinctly 3-lobed ; 

 throat whitish streaked with crimson-magenta, midlobe 

 rather narrow, crimson-magenta. Rio de Janeiro. B.M. 

 2851. P.M. 1:151. Var. punctatissima, Sander, is simi- 

 lar to the type, but the petals and sepals are peppered 

 unevenly with crimson spots of various sizes. Var. 

 Parthenia, Reichb. f., is white throughout. Brazil, 1886. 



22. F6rbesii, Lindl. Fls. about 5 ; sepals oblong, ob- 

 tuse, pale greenish yellow ; petals oblong-lanceolate, 



undulate, same color: labellum trilobed, lateral lobes 

 pale yellow without, brighter yellow within ; the 

 midlobe rather dentate, pale yellow ; the disk 

 brighter yellow, spotted with reddish purple toward 

 the base. Braz. B.M. 3265. 



23. L6ddigesii, Lindl. (C. cdndida,Wil- 

 liams). Pseudobulbs about 1 ft. high : 

 If.-blades ovate, 5 in. long : fls. 

 2-4, pale pink-lilac; sepals elliptic- 

 oblong; petals very similar; label- 

 lum 3-lobed, throat and inner sur- 

 face of lateral lobes whitish, colored 

 on the outside like the petals, the 

 raidlobe colored like the petals, 

 spreading, base yellowish: column 

 closely pressed to the labellum. 

 Brazil. This Cattleya was form- 

 erly called Epidendrum violaceum, 

 and as an horticultural species is 

 much older than C. labiata, which is often 

 considered the oldest species in the group. 

 Var. Harrisoniana, Hort. (C. Harri- 

 soniana, Batem. C. Hdrrisonice, Paxt. ). 

 Surface of the labellum more corrugated. 

 Really too like the preceding even to be a 

 variety. P.M. 4:247. Gn. 48:1040. 



24. guttata, indl. Pseudobulbs fusiform, 2-3-lvd.; 

 If.-blades elliptic-oblong : peduncle stout, bearing sev- 

 eral large fls. ; sepals oblong-lanceolate ; petals rather 

 broader, all yellowish green (metallic), spotted with 

 brown-purple ; labellum 3-lobed, lateral lobes pink- 

 lilac, midlobe large, cuneiform, deeper colored. Rio de 

 Janeiro. Var. Leopoldi, Hort. (C. Leopoldii. Versch. 

 & Lena.), has smaller and more numerous fls. .H.2:69. 



25. amethystoglbssa, Linden & Reichb. f. (C. guttata, 

 var. Prinzii, Reichb. f. G. Prinzii, Hort. C. puttata, 



