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12. Var. Sanderiilna, Hort. (C. g)gas, Lind. & Andr^). 

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

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

 New Grenada. l.H. 21:178. Gn. 45, p. 445. G.P. 1:437. 

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

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



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

 and petals pink-lilac ; labellura 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. 20:21.36. F.R. 1:298. 



14. Lawrenceina, Reichb. t. Pseudobulbs 12-15 in. 

 high, frequently brownish, rarely green : sheath red- 

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

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

 Inm purple shaded with maroon. March. British Gui- 

 ana. B.M. 7133. 



cc. Number of fls. usualhj more than G: 

 pseudobtilb 3-S-leared. 



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. Bowrlnge&na, Veitch (C. anlnmndlis, Hort.). 

 Pseudobulbs about 18 in. tall, J^in. in diam., subcylin- 

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

 Us. 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 sulfiirous 

 yellowthroat. Blooms in autumn. Honduras. R.B. 21:37. 



R. H. 1890:.3n0. -Undoubtedly a variety of 

 I preceding. 



BB. Fh. not membranaceous, fleshy, 

 thick: usxially S-leaved. 

 rnlniirJi'i penclent. 

 citrlna,Lindl Pseudobulbsovoid, 

 erect, with membranaceous 

 itish sheaths: If. -blades 

 glaucous about 6 in lontr fls 



CATTLEYA 



cc. Peduncles erect. 

 D. Lateral lobes of labellum practically uanting. 



18. Aclindiae, 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 lobe.s 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. Victbria-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. Pernaynbnrensis. 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 IS in. high, jointed, rarely 3-lvd. : Ivs. 

 narrowly ovate, serrulate ou basal inargius : fls. white, 

 suffused' with pale rose I ilar: laliilluin dNtiiictiy :Mobed; 

 throat whitish streaked with . i iin-cn hiiil-. tiki, midlobe 

 rathernarrow.crimsi.ii ni:(_'riii,i, |;i,, .|,. .I.m, no. B.M. 

 2851. P.M. 1:151. -V.u-. punctatissima, San.l.-r, is simi- 

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

 unevenly with crimson spots of various sizes. Var. 

 Parth^nia, Reichb. f., is white throughout. Brazil, 1886. 



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

 tuse pale greenish yellow ; petals oblong-lanceolate, 



undulate samecolor: 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 Mddigesu, Lindl. 'C. ca»i(Ji(2a,WU- 



^f^i hams). 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- 



^ ^ faceof lateral lobes whitish, colored 



?/, on the outside like the petals, the 



midlobe colored like the petals, 



spreading, base yellowish: column 



losely presGed to the labellun 



Cattleya 

 labiata var 



Sandenana 



never-fully expanding; sepals and petals very thick, 

 lemon-yellow; labellura 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. 



%' "^ , a,W..:,n,,,,., ..,.,,,,,.,.,,,,,.,.,,. is 



'/ much ol.liT tli:in ' . I,ii,,,:i.i . wl.irli IS otten 



considered tiie uldust spi-rit-s in the group. 



Var. Harrisoniana, Hort. ( C. Harri- 



soniana, Batem. C. Hiirrisonice, 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.; 

 It 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 

 .laneiro. Var. Leopoldi, Sort. (C. Leopoldii. Versch. 

 & Lem.), has smaller and more aumerousfls. 1.3.2:69. 



25 amethystoglossa, Ljinden 6z Reichb. f. {O. guttiita, 

 var. Prima, Reichb. f. C. Prlnzii, Hort. C. outtMa, 



