CATTLEYA GUTTATA LEOPOLDII Rehb. f 
CATTLEYA GUTTATA, Lindl.: Caules teres, squamis membranaceis fuscis, arcte appressis vestitus nullo modo tuberosus, palmaris vel ultra, diphyllus, 
Foliis oblongis, carnosis concavis basi paulo angustatis, apice oblique emarginatis. Racemus spatha nulla 4—5 florus erectus, rachi terete maculata. Bractea 
brevissima: acute scariose, Flores carnosi pallide virides sanguineo guttati. Sepalis lineari-oblongis obtusis, petalis conformibus, paulo latioribus undulatis. 
Labelli trilobi ; lobis lateralibus albis ovatis obtusis ; intermedio cuneato obcordato, lineis disci purpurei tuberculatis, 
CATTLEYA GuTTATA, Lindl. Bot. Reg., 1831, t. 1406; id, Gen. et Sp. Orch, p. 118; Trans, Hort, Soc. IX,, t. 8; Lodd. Bot. Cab. 1848, t. 1715; 
Williams’ Orch, Man., 6 ed., p. 184 ; Veitch Man. Orch. IL, p. 36. 
CATTLEYA ELATIOR, Lindl., Gen. et Sp. Orch, p. 117 ; EPIDENDRUM ELATIUS, Rchb. f,, Xenia Orch. IL., Pp. 33. 
a, LEOPOLDH, Rchb. f.: Floribus majoribus, sepalis petalisque olivaceo-brunneis atrosanguineo tigratis. 
CATTLEYA GUTTATA LEOPOLDH, Rchb. f, in Pescatorea I, t. 43; Flore des Serres, t. 1471-2; De Puydt, Les Orchidées, t. 9 ; Warner & Williams’ 
Orch, Alb., t. 16; Williams’ Orch. Man., 6 ed., p. 184; Veitch Man. Orch, Nh 50s YA 
CaTTLEYA LEopo.pm, Hort, Illust. Hort. IL, t. 69. 
Icones analytic. Columna antice ct a latere. Labellum explanatum.  Pollinaria, 
Tue typical Cattleya guttata has been an inhabitant of our Orchid houses for more than sixty years, having been first 
introduced to cultivation about the year 1827 by the Right Hon. Robert Gordon, who obtained it in Rio de Janeiro, and 
sent plants to the Royal Horticultural Society of London. It was a great favourite with orchidists for many years, and 
even at the present day it is highly valued and may be frequently met with. It belongs to the same section as C. 
granulosa, and is characterised by its numerous erect, cylindrical stems or pseudo-bulbs, which often attain a height of 
two or three feet, bearing at their summit a pair of dark green leathery leaves, which measure eight or nine inches in 
length. From five to eight flowers, each over three inches across, are borne on a peduncle during June and July—a 
period when C. labiata Gaskelliana, C. speciosissima, and C. Eldorado are also in flower, but the contrast between the 
blooms of these and those of C. guttata is very striking owing to the great difference in their shape and colour. Instead 
of possessing the brilliant shades so characteristic in the Cattleya labiata section, the flowers of C. guttata, which have 
the petals and sepals nearly equal in shape, are of a yellowish green, handsomely spotted with deep crimson ; while the 
infolded side lobes of the lip are usually pure white outside, sometimes faintly tinged with rose, thus presenting a 
pleasing contrast to the deep crimson purple of the middle spreading lobe. 
The variety Leopoldii, which our plate represents, is of more recent introduction than the type. It was imported 
from the province of Santa Catharina, in South Brazil, in 1850, by M. Verschaffelt, of Ghent, through M. Devos, and was 
dedicated to Leopold I., King of the Belgians. It is much superior to C, guttata, as it produces its larger, fragrant 
flowers in greater abundance, as many as twelve or fifteen being generally borne on a peduncle—and, indeed, as many as 
thirty have been seen. They remain in good condition for three or four weeks if kept in a dry atmosphere, and for this 
reason are much valued for decorative purposes. The colour of the sepals and petals is reddish brown, suffused with a 
coppery tint, and heavily spotted with crimson, while the front lobe of the lip is ofa very deep, rich, crimson purple. 
Cattleya guttata and its varieties are found existing under varied conditions in different parts of Brazil. In some 
places the plants are very abundant and mixed up with other vegetation, while in others they are found growing on rocks, 
exposed to tremendous torrents of rain at one season of the year, and to the fierce rays of the sun and severe droughts at 
another. We find the plants thrive in pots in a compost of fibrous peat and sphagnum, in conjunction with good 
drainage. During the growing season liberal supplies of water are given, and the stages and floors are well damped also, 
so as to create a moist atmosphere, never having a temperature less than 60 to 65 deg. F. The plants should enjoy as 
much light as possible so as to ripen the stems, but light shading is required to prevent the direct rays of the sun from 
scorching the leaves. During the winter months they are at rest, and require very little water until the young growths 
begin to make their appearance. 
Drawn from a plant in the collection of R. H. Measures, Esq., The Woodlands, Streatham, 
