36 
20n 
Os. 
red, with a very broad pure white margin, which forms a striking contrast; 
on both sides of the throat there are two large orange-yellow blotches, veined 
with light brown. 
The second variety, Lucienne, dedicated to my elder daughter, is as large 
as the first, and is remarkable for its extreme delicacy of coloration. The petals 
are almost white, veined with pale rose; the sepals are also very pale rose. 
_ The ground of the lip is almost white veined with purple-red somewhat resem- 
bling that of C. Mossiae Reineckeana, and bears at the opening of the tube two 
small golden-yellow blotches. The whole of the front lobe is broadly margined 
with white. The annexed plate is a faithful reproduction of the dimension of 
the flowers : they have been measured with compasses. The coloration on the 
plate is not so lovely as the reality, there being no purple colours in chromo- 
lithography vivid enough to copy nature exactly. The contrast with the white 
paper sometimes makes the colours appear exaggerated. Il we place a piece of 
white card-board behind the flower of a Cattleya, for instance, we shall see how 
its beauty is enhanced, and how vivid the colours appear. 
We have had much trouble for the last ten years with the painter we 
formerly employed, who had a great tendency to make the flowers appear larger, 
and we had to be very particular about the execution of his drawings to attain 
the accuracy our plates have always had hitherto. 
We no longer meet the same difficulty with our present excellent artists, 
and we feel sure they will always follow and appreciate our advice, which is 
“to copy nature as faithfully as possible. 
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