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Var. spectabilis. — Sepals and petals warm rose, lip a lively rose veined with 
purple and bordered with light rose, at the entrance of the throat is a large band of 
golden yellow, streaked with brown. 
Var. bella. — Sepals and petals soft rose, the latter being of remarkable size, the 
lip very large and round, a large bright red centre, surrounded by an area of white, 
with a beautiful rose border — at the sides of the throat are faint yellow blotches. 
Var. imperator. — Sepals and petals pale rose with a border of a brighter shade, 
labellum very large, of a splendid form, waved, dark velvety red, bordered with white, at 
the lower part of throat a large transverse band of orange yellow, deepening in colour to 
the central zone of red — one of the most lovely Cattleyas known. 
Var. Ambassador. — Rose, lip bright reddish purple, throat orange yellow running 
down on to the lip, margined pale rose, beautifully crisped and fringed. 
Var. roseola. — Sepals and petals pale rose, brighter towards the margin, labellum 
pale rose, with a semi-circular zone of primrose yellow above the disk, veined with a 
net work of purple-margin white and charmingly fringed. 
Var. Brillant. — Sepals and petals bright rose, tube red, anterior lobe very dark red, 
bordered white, finely fringed, on each side of throat a yellow blotch streaked with brown. 
Var. Comtesse. — Sepals and petals warm rose, the latter very large, lip white with a 
large purple veined red blotch on the central area, the throat is bright orange yellow, the 
margins are very wavy and prettily crimped. 
Var. Duc de Nassau. — Soft rose, labellum dark red — and rather extended, on the 
disk a large, deep orange blotch. 
Var. Wiertz. — Sepals and petals bright rose, the lower part of the lip pale rose, 
the upper being bright orange bordered pale rose and finely fringed and waved. 
Var. Comte de Flandre. — Sepals and petals warm rose, the latter very broad, 
incurved, labellum large and round rich purple with a pale rose border, orange yellow 
above the disk. 
Var. Capitaine. — Lively rose, labellum fiery crimson, borders undulated and fringed, 
the sides of throat white, stained with pale yellow at the base. 
Var. excelsior. — Warm rose, labellum very large, beautifully fringed, velvety red, 
margined white, large yellow blotches at sides of throat, the petals of this variety are 
very broad. 
Var. Vivid. — Petals very large, brillant rose, labellum very large, pale rose, 
traced with dark red in the centre, on the disk, a large golden yellow blotch, covering 
nearly the half of the anterior lobe. 3 
Var. Rubens. — Sepals and petals rosy lilac, the latter very broad. — Grand 
shaped labellum, having at each side of the throat two large white blotches stained 
with dark yellow at the base and in the centre a trail of velvety red enlarging towards 
the front. — Margin rose, fringed and wavy. 
Var. aurosa. — Flower very large, bright rose, lip very large, fringed round the 
margin, centre lined with red, bordered rose, a large orange blotch above the disk. 
_ Var. rose Diamond. — Sepals and petals very large undulated, bright rose, labellum 
deep reddish purple, margined pale rose, blotches of disk very large, bright yellow. 
Var. Pacha. — Warm rosy. lilac, lip ample, very vivid red with a fine border of 
clear rose, beautifully fringed, throat blotched with bright yellow and striped with 
brown expanding lines. 
Var. tessellata. — Petals and sepals bright rose the latter very large, labellum of 
(To be concluded on p. 9.) 
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