CATTLEYA 



var. Keteleerii, Houlbt.). Lvs. oblong-lanceolate : ra- 

 cemes many-fld.: petals and sepals about equal, the 

 former obovate, the latter narrower, all suffused with 

 rose and spotted with deep crimson ; labellum 3-lobed, 

 lateral lobes white outside, the reflexed apices crimson, 

 midlobe broad, deep crimson, disk corrugated and pap- 

 illose. Bahia, Brazil. B.M. r)683. R.H. 1869:210. 



CAULIFLOWER 



263 



purple-brown, spotted with deeper brown : labellum 

 3-lobed, lateral lobes infolding the column, whitish 

 without, yellow veined wiih purple within ; midlobe 

 reniforra, deep rose-mauve with whitish veins, throat 

 yellow. Braz. B.M. 5150. F.S. 22:2286. A. F. 6:563. 



30. lut^ola, Lindl. [C. Hdlfordi, Hort.). Lf. 1, short 

 and broad (3 in. long), the pseudobulb compressed: 

 peduncle short, 5-6- or more-fld.: fls. very small, yel- 

 low, the sepals and petals uniform and 1-2-in. long and 

 obtuse ; lip about as long as the petals, 3-lobed, vel- 

 vety within. Brazil. B.M. 5032. F.S. 23:2479. 



AA. Blossoms from a leafless psendolndb. 



31. Walkeriana, Gardner (C. 6H?6fca, Lindl.). Stems 

 2-5 in. tall, 1-2-lvd. : lvs. oblong, 3-5 in. long; peduncles 

 come from the rhizome near the base of the folia-stems, 

 and are leafless; tls. large, 1 or 2: petals and sepals rosy 



! or pink-lilac ; labellum 3-lobed, lateral lobes 

 partially infolding the column, midlobe spread- 

 ing, anterior end deeper rose-mauve; posterior end yel- 

 lowish, striated with rosemauve. Braz. A. G. 11:159.— 

 This Cattleya is distinct from all others in producing 

 its fis. from a leafless shoot. 



V-ir dolosa Veitch (C dtUsa Eeichb f ) Peduncles 

 pro luce 1 fi m letween two lvs This variety together 

 with se\enl otliei-. must be regarded as perpetuated 

 anomali s of ( II ilhe>i(ina 



\ ir nobilior \ eitch (C nobilwi Reichb f ) Large 

 ind han 1 onie tiont lobe of lip spotted with creamy 

 white I H 3(1 485 



388 Cattleya labiata var Tnanaei 



26. granuldsa, Lindl. Foliage very similar to that of 

 the preceding species: peduncles stout, bearing several 

 large fls.: sepals oblong, olive-green, spotted with red; 

 petals obovate-ohlong, undulate, margined, otherwise 

 like sepals; labellum 3-lobed. lateral lobes yellow inside, 

 whitish outside, midlobe attenuated toward the disk, 

 expanded part subreniform, white, covered with numer- 

 ous purple papillae. Guatemala. 



27. SchoHeldiana, Reichb. f. Lvs. 2. dark green, 6 in. 

 long and 2 in. wide : sepals and petals liirht greenish 

 yellow, the petals very narrow at thr liasi. and very 

 broad and blunt at the top ; lip imn h like ihai ><( c. 



purple-amethyst. Brazil. G.C. III. 2.' :_'.V_'.- Fls. larger 

 than in C. granulosa, and the lip is granulated. 



28. aup^rba, Lindl. {C.violctcea, Hort.). Sts. clavate, 

 about 1 ft. high : lvs. ovate-oblong, very thick : fls. 

 about 6. 5 in. across ; sepals and petals oblong-lanceo- 

 late, about equal, deei> !■!>-'■ r..|..r, pih' ;i! tIm ha^e ; 

 labellum 3-lobed, lateral h , out- 

 side ; midlobe broadly mar _ [^ass- 

 ing abruply into yellow. viiiHMi wun >,iiii-"n British 

 Guiana. B.M. 4083. P.M. iCJ..... .l.H. ill. .ii:321. 



A.F. 11:1351. — This plant is reputed difficult to grow. 

 There is a form called var. splendens, Hort. It is pabr 

 in color than the type. 



29. Schilleriana, Reichb. f. Sts. 5 or 6 in. high, red- 

 dish brown, 2-lvd. : lvs. elliptical, dark above, brownish 

 purple beneath : peduncles usually 2-fld.: fls. several 

 In. across ; petals and sepals equal, oblong-lanceolate, 



Some of tl e } 



Cattley»Vi 

 supposed 1 



(Gt 44 14 1 (t C III 24 333) C Whllei Reichb f a 

 supposed nituril 1 yl nd of labxataXSchiUerian i» C Zmbbta 

 — LoddigesiiXLeelia elegans OakeS Aves 



CAULIFLOWER [Brdssica olercteea, Linn., var. 

 botrytis, DC). One of the cabbage tribe, of which the 

 head is composed of the metamorphosed flowers and 

 flower-cluster (Fig. iWni , ,-<.... (:,i.h„f,f.\ The Cauli- 

 flower is one of thns,. ,r,.i,, in 1 hr riiirnrt- c,f wliirii ihe 



unskilled amateur i- ! " ■ i ■..i,|.> u|n.ii su. ss, 



and the more expc !■;■ ■ ■ i ; ■ nal t<> iihrt with 



failure. One can uinl-iiak.' m. lt.hv this cmi, intelli- 

 gently and with some assurance of a favorable outcome 

 only when he thoroughly understands the particular 

 requirements of this fastidious vegetable. These 

 requirements mean especially a high degree of soil 

 fertility, perpetual moisture with proper drainage, and 

 protection from an excess of direct sun heat. In the 

 heat of mid-season. Cauliflowers seldom head well, ex- 

 cept in more than ordinarily favorable locations or sea- 

 sons. For this reason, the early crop is usually expected 

 to head before midsummer, while the late crop is 

 planted with the expectation to have it come to a head 

 after the hottest summer weather is over. In all cases, 

 try to select the richest land for Cauliflower, giv- 

 ing a rich pasture or clover-fleM the preference. A 

 strong loam, neither too clayey nor too sandy, is best. 

 Plenty of good manure, horse manure being considered 

 best, must be well incorporated with the soil, and the 

 latter he brought into the highest state of tilth. 



For the early crop, start the plants from best seed ob- 

 tainable, under glass, as early as the early cabbage plants 

 are started. This can be done in a greenhouse or a 

 hotbed. The possessor of the greenhouse, of course, 

 has the advantage that be is sure to be in position to 

 plant, and that no postponement will be necessary on 

 account of the weather. The aim is to have the seed- 



