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CATTLEYA tasnra. 
Splendid-flowered Catleya. 
GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA.—Nar. Onp. ORCHIDEA. 
GEN. Cuar. —Perianthium resupinatum, patens, laciniis subeequalibus. Co- 
lumna libera, semiteres, labello eroso cuculato amplexa. Anthera infra- 
apicilaris opercularis persistens, columnz apice subulato supertecta 4-lo- 
cularis ; septis completis membranaceis marginatis. Massa pollinis 4, 
lenticulares, per pares filo elastico granulato in ipsis reflexo connexe. 
Herbe parasitice (Americe equinoctialis); bulbis fasciculatis ; foliis soli- 
tariis carnosis enervibus ; floribus terminalibus geminis grandibus subo- 
Cattleya labiata ; perianthii laciniis exterioribus lineari-lanceolatis acu- 
tis, quam interiores triplo angustioribus, labello indiviso.— Lindl. 
Parasitic. Roots consisting of a few white, simple, flexuose fibres. Bulbs 
3-4 inches in length, oblong, compressed, deeply furrowed, dark green, 
clothed at the base with large withered brown scales, at the extremity 
furnished with a single fleshy, deep green, nee hee obtuse, 
patent leaf, about 6-8 inches long. 
From the base of the leaf arises the double spatha: outer one large, 4-5 
inches long, compressed, cleft on one side, submembranaceous, greenish 
brown ; inner one very much smaller, and quite included in the outer. 
diameter. Petals spreading, of a delicate and yet bright hue, between 
lilac and rose coloured: the three outer ones equal, linear-lanceolate, the 
two lateral ones four times as broad, ovate, their margins waved. Lip 
pendent, obovate, its lower margins rolled inwards, the extremity dilated, 
the edges beautifully notched and waved: its general colour is pale pink, 
the inside deep purple, forming a large uniform and very bright co- 
loured blotch at the extremity, while the lower portion olemsviang out 
with whitish branching veins. Germen long, linear, cy] 
not twisted. Column about one-third of the length of the lip, ool en 
out in the same direction, pure white, subsemicylindrical, with two la- 
teral teeth above, and one at the back, which adheres to the back of the 
anther. Stigma heart-shaped, concave. Anther subhemispherical, white, 
with two brown membranes at the side, 4-celled, and containing four 
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