CATTLEYA TRIANAZ SPLENDIDISSIMA. 
[PLaTE 150. ] 
Native of New Grenada. 
Epiphytal. Stems oblong club-shaped, furrowed, the lower parts enveloped in 
pallid membranaceous sheaths. Leaves solitary, coriaceous, ligulate-oblong obtuse, 
emarginate, pale green. Scape two-flowered, issuing from a pale brownish yellow 
oblong spathe or sheath three inches long. lowers large, measuring six inches 
across, splendidly coloured ; sepals lanceolate, entire, recurved, white, with the slighest 
possible flush of grey; petals of the same colour, three inches long and two and a 
half inches wide, broadly ovate, neatly undulated, and toothed towards the apex ; 
lip three inches long and nearly two inches wide, the tubulose base formed by the 
infolding of the sides, blush deepening to magenta towards the front, the inside also 
blush with a large bilobed recurved patch of deep golden yellow, the front portion 
roundish and bipartite, the whole surface close up to the yellow curves rich crimson- 
magenta extending to the margin, which is neatly and conspicuously but not exces- 
sively undulated. The brilliancy of the colour is very striking. 
CATTLEYA TRIANA SPLENDIDISSIMA, supra. 
There is no doubt that the class of Cattleya Triane is becoming a very 
numerous one and many of the sorts are extremely beautiful and very different from 
the original type. There have been frequent importations of late and among them 
are many distinct and well coloured forms: in fact, there is such an endless variety 
of them that it is sometimes difficult to know what to do. We, however, purpose 
to figure the most distinct kinds. It is, we think, a most extraordinary fact, that but 
few plants of these better kinds turn up in the numerous importations. The species 
abounds in different localities, in some of which only poor pale varieties of little 
value are found, while in others there are many good forms of brilliant colours, 
possessing also fine form and substance. There are some varieties which we named 
fifteen years ago or more, that we have not seen equalled in colour, form, and 
substance, taking all these good qualities into account; still there is little doubt 
that our energetic collectors may find some that will put in the shade those we 
have already spoken of; there may, indeed, be some such now in other collections 
which we have not seen. : 
Our present plate was taken from a specimen with many flowers which was 
bloomed in the Victoria and Paradise Nurseries. This, when shown at the meeting 
of the Royal Horticultural Society, South Kensington, was unanimously awarded a 
First-class Certificate. The plant is now in the possession of Baron Schroeder who 
has large specimens of some of the most splendid forms of this Triane group. 
There was a grand display of them at The Dell when they were in blossom. 
