3 CATTLEYA DOWIANA AUREA. 
[PLatEe 84. ] 
Native of Colombia. * 
Epiphytal. Stems stout, clavate, furrowed, eight to ten inches high, mono- 
_ phyllous. Leaves evergreen, broadly oblong, obtuse, coriaceous, nearly a foot long. 
Scape terminal, about four-flowered, emerging from a compressed bluntish ely 
the. Flowers very large, about six inches across and seven inches deep, wit 
a superbly-coloured lip; sepals linear-lanceolate, plane, recurved at the tip, four 
inches long and about three-fourths of an inch wide, the dorsal one somewhat 
shorter and broader, all pale or primrose-yellow; petals ovate, apiculate, about three 
inches long and two and a-half inches broad, of the same colour as the sepals; lip 
obeordate, very large, four inches long and nearly three inches wide, obscurely 
three-lobed: lateral lobes erect, and meeting over the column, purple-crimson, closely 
veined with deep golden-yellow: front lobe very large, deeply emarginate, with the edge 
undulated, closely and finely crisped, rich velvety fie cctaaen throughout, with 
ut three golden lines down the centre, extending to within about one-third of 
» apex, from the outer of which branch off curving towards the margin a close 
series of golden reticulations, the sides being also marked by irregular blotches. of 
2 et Column pale yellow, clavate, curved down, and almost covered by the lateral 
bes of the lip. | 
CartLeyA DowIANA AUREA, supra. 
Cattteya aurea, Linden, Catalogue (1872); Id. L'Illustration Horticole, 1881, 80. 
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The species of Cattleya are great favourites with all growers of the gorgeous 
mace of Orchids. It is no less gratifying than surprising to see the many new 
forms that are being brought home by our energetic collectors, and great praise 1s 
due to them for their indefatigable exertions in this matter. There is no doubt 
that the Cattleyas rank amongst the richest-coloured of the genera of Orchids, and 
tea of them even when not in blossom, if well grown, form attractive specimens, 
their foliage being of a beautiful dark green and their growth compact. 
e plant we now illustrate is one of the most distinct and beautiful of the 
ily. Our drawing was taken from a fine specimen in the grand collection of R. P. 
Percival, Esq., Clevelands, Birkdale, Southport, who has ae i = 
~~ Stown collections 8f Cattleyas to be found; many of his plants lopsite a 
indeed, will 
imported within the last few years, and are wonderfully well dada as, 
_ ‘Ppeat when the number of fower sheaths showing on the different spec 
be Meds thus, of Cattleya Mendelii there are 80, of C. Moss 250, of C. 
Mas. be learnt from Mr 
, man the : ener rE . 
Pere; y others. We may add that q ¥ : Cattleyas. No doubt 
val and his gardener respecting the growth of the 
