CATTLEYA WHITEI 



[Plate 11 5. J 



J^ative of Brazil, 



Epiphytal. Stems clavate, furrowed^, inonoj)liyllous. Leaves sliortj ovate-olilong, 

 coriaceous. Racemes three-flowered, issuing from a pair of ohlong-obtusc comprosscd 

 sheathing bracts. Flowers medium- sized, very handsomely coloured : sepaJs li^ulute- 

 oblong, entire, recurved at the edge, of a deep rosy tint witli a fhinh (»f olive 

 green, which is more evident on the outer surfxcc and at the tips, about ns lon^ 

 as the lip, the dorsal one longer, the lateral ones falcately dcfloxod, all aciitr* with 

 the tips recurved; petals broader (an imh and one-eighth widr), (jvaLe-obl«>ng, 

 acute, undulated towards the recurved apex, of a bright magcnta-puiple ; Iq) \v,'o 

 and a half inches long, stipitate, the lateral ■ lobes truncate with the upper nnglo 

 acute, pale blush towards the base, where they are I'olliil closely over the colunm, 

 the tip which is recurved tinted with magenta, the lower side of tin' tul)e and 

 throat bright yellow ; front lobe of lip an inch long and an incli uiid a balf britad, 

 roundish rcniform, with the edge neatly unduhited, ;iud distinctly fimbriatc-denticulate, 

 the ground colour magenta-rose, veined closely all over except the extreme edge, \\hi<']i 

 is white, with deep crimson-magenta, the veins running back in a wedgc-Hlmpcd 

 figure to just within the tube, where they }>ass to crimson; a strong central lino of 

 magenta passes half way down at the back. Column clavate, scniitcrcfe, tlie viVn^ 

 thin, almost wing-like, whitish with a tint of blush at the apex. 



Cattleya Whitei, Reichenhach fd.. Gardeners' Chronicle, N.s., xviii., 586. 



This most beautiful Cattleya is of recent introduction, and is one of tlic must 

 rare, chaste and distinct kinds that has been introduced of late. It is supposed to 

 be a natural hybrid, the result of insect fertilisation in its native country. Tlic 

 specimen in the hands of Holbrook GaskeU, Esq., Woolton Wood, Liverpool, in whn<?e 

 fine collection it bloomed in July last, and through whose Mndncss we have been 

 enabled to figure it, is believed to be the only plant ever import<d ; and wc must 

 congratulate 

 to the notice of Orchid growers. " It is very gratifpng to find that so many nnw 



the owner on his being the means of bringing such a magnificent si- .Ics 



forms of Cattleya, both species and varieties, have l>een brought Lumc by our 

 coUectors within the last few years; they are grand acquisitions to our collections, 



as there arc no other Orchids that make such an effective displnV. Now tliut there 

 are so many and such varied kinds introduced, we shall be able to h^vo OMtth ps 

 in bloom all the year round, by procuring the different species and varieties ^ which 



are of nearly aU shades of colour, many of them being very brilliant and di^ti 

 We are glad to know there are some kinds that will do in cooler houses, and others 

 of them are smail-gro^^ing species, which will increase their value to tho.c who have 

 only small houses in which to ot-ow them. 



