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CATTLEYA BICOLOR MEASURESIANA. 
[PuaTeE 357.] 
Native of Brazil. 
An epiphyte with long and slender, erect, terete, pseudobulbs, which vary from 
a foot to two and a half feet in height, they are jointed and deeply striated, and 
furnished with numerous, deciduous, pale brown sheaths, diphyllous. The Jeaves are 
oblong-lanceolate, obtuse and coriaceous in texture, slightly carinate, and some six 
inches long, the upper side is deep green, the under side paler. Peduncles terminal, 
erect, from two to six flowered. Flowers about four inches across, sepals and petals 
spreading, the latter prettily frilled on the edges, the whole being of a bronzy green, 
or olive-brown; lip destitute of the side lobes, and thus the large column is 
left entirely bare, the front lobe is oblong-cuneate, slightly reflexed, with a depressed 
central line, broad in front and _ bilobed, magenta-purple, bordered with white. 
C'ATTLEYA BICOLOR MEASURESIANA, supra. 
—— aes ememmaeamaiit 
When figuring Cattleya bicolor in the fourth volume of this work, plate 318, 
we promised to bring to the notice of our subscribers, the variety Measuresiana, 
which is a distinct and beautiful form of the species,:as will be seen from our 
plate; in addition to its rich colour, the margin of the lip is bordered with 
white. This form was introduced from the same locality as the typical plant, 
but as few examples of it have hitherto appeared, it must be considered a rare 
variety. There has hitherto been very little variation in the imported plants of C. 
bicolor, in which respect it differs from the great majority of our Cattleyas, as in 
other species of this genus the variation in colour of the flowers is considerable; and 
now that C. bicolor has again become popular, we hope to see equal variations 
occur with it. This Cattleya produces its blooms at a season when there is somewhat 
a dearth of Orchid flowers; and this in addition to its rich colours, makes it 
doubly valuable. We have given under the plate previously quoted, all particulars 
respecting the native habitat of this plant, also full details as to its cultural 
requirements, to which we beg to refer the reader. 
Our drawing was taken from a well-grown plant in the fine collection of 
R. J. Measures, Esq., Cambridge Lodge, Flodden Road, Camberwell, which is kept 
in excellent health by his gardener, Mr. H. Simpkins. 
Cattleya bicolor Measuresiana is a beautiful evergreen variety, resembling in 
growth the typical plant, and its spikes of bloom are produced in the same 
manner, and with the exception of the white margin round the front of the lip 
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