CATTLEYA GUTTATA ~LEOPOLDII, 
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Me ative of the Island of St. Catherine, Brazil. 
*Epiphytal. Stems (or pseudobulbs) elongate, fusiform, many-jointed, two to two 
and a half feet in height, bearing a pair of leaves at the apex. Leaves broadly- — 
oblong obtuse, dark green, coriaceous. Scape terminal, . issuing from a short ovate 
acute ancipitous spathe developed between the leaves on the more ‘ae stems, 
and bearing a many-flowered raceme, with small lance-shaped bracts. jowers fleshy, 
in dense racemes, “sometimes as large as a man’s he ;” sepals cuneate-oblong 
acute, the lateral ones subfaleate, of a hght cinnamon or orange-tinted brown, spotted 
thickly with crimson; petals similar in form and colour, but rather broader and 
wavy; lip three-lobed, the lateral lobes semi-ovate, acute in front, rolled over’ the 
This noble plant is remarkable for the large mass of richly-coloured fragrant 
blossoms which terminates the flower-scape, and is very much superior to the old 
Cattleya guttata, which was introdueed to our collections some fifty years ago, and 
of which a fine figure was published in the Transactions of the Horticultural Society, 
ix. t. 8.- The variety Leopoldii differs from the type, in its much larger flowers, 
and in the rich olive or reddish-brown colour of its sepals and petals, which are 
freely spotted with dark crimson. C. guttata Leopold is, moreover, of much more 
recent introduction than the type, having been imported to the gardens of Belgium 
by M. Ambroise Verschaffelt, through his collector, M. Devos, in 1850. It was by 
him dedicated to his Majesty the late King of the Belgians. As will be seen from 
our illustration, it is a very great improvement on the typical form. We are indebted 
to H. Shaw, Esq., of Buxton, for the opportunity of securing our figure, the plant 
having flowered in his choice and valuable collection during the month of August 
in the present year, producing a spike of eleven fine flowers, each measuring three 
inchés. in diameter. This. must be regarded as a very valuable Orchid, since it 
blossoms during the late summer months, when flowers are comparatively scarce in 
eur Orchid houses; while for exhibition purposes, again, it is of great value. . 
The plant now before us is a strong grower, like Cattleya guttata, and ‘sometimes 
produces. as many as thirty flowers in a spike. A plant bearing a spike *% this 
noble character was exhibited some years ago by Mr. Page, then gardener to the late 
