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most useful, and very easy to grow. Pseudo -bulbs clavate, 

 from twelve to fourteen inches high, one leaved ; when well 

 grown producing strong spikes, each bearing from five to nine 

 delicate flowers. Sepals and petals white, or white suffused 

 with lilac ; lip crimson velvet, with a narrow white crisp 

 margin, which gives a most beautiful finish to the flowers. 

 Flowers from four to five inches across, lasting from two to 

 four weeks in perfection, and generally flowering about July 

 or August. This makes an excellent plant for the autumn 

 exhibitions when well grown. 



%. C. crisp a superba. This is a fine deeply-coloured variety 

 of the above, flowering at the same time. 



*(7. labiata (Brazil, 1818). The real old Cattleya labiata is 

 one of the finest Orchids grown, but a good many varieties, 

 more or less beautiful, are cultivated under this name. The 

 flowers of " labiata" are five or six inches across, of a delicate 

 rosy lilac, the apex of the lips being one dense glowing mass 

 of crimson purple. It is one of the finest winter- flowering 

 Orchids grown, and is also very useful to exhibitors for the 

 early spring shows. The season of flowering is often varied 

 according to the treatment the plants have received. It 

 generally lasts a month in perfection. 



*a. C. labiata, var. pallida. This variety is very distinct 

 in habit, having light green leaves, very shining, and it 

 generally goes under the name of the " summer-flowering 

 variety of labiata." It is useful, and may be added . to 

 collections to succeed the normal type in flowering, though it 

 is not so effective in general appearance. 



*C. marginata (Brazil, 1843). A dwarf little plant suitable 

 for growing in a small pan, as previously advised, or for placing 

 on a block. Mowers from three to four inches across, of a 

 bright crimson purple colour. Lip with a clear white margin, 

 hence the specific name. It is delicately perfumed. Flowering 



