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CATTLEYA MOSSIAE soox. var. LINDEN'S CHAMPION sos. 
CATTLEYA. Vide Lindenia, I, p. 15. 
Cattleya Mossiae. Vide Lindenia, IV, p. 85. : 
Var. Linden’s Champion Hort., Fourn. des Orch., VI, p. 122. 
his is beyond doubt one of the noblest and brightest known varieties 
of C. Mossiae. The effect of its massive flowers was very striking among 
; the large group described by M. pe Bosscuere, which included a 
RibeE of choice varieties; the very large and broad lip, fimbriate along the 
margin, and the purple-crimson blotch of the front-lobe, attracted every one’s 
attention. ; 
C. Mossiae Linden’s Champion flowered a few days later than the greater part 
of the strain, and could not therefore be exhibited at the meeting of L’Orcut- 
DEENNE, On June gth. It may be well surmised that the committee would have 
granted it the highest award, for it was very much admired by all amateurs who 
could see it afterwards. 
(Concluded from p. 8.) 
great size with fringed and wavy margins, bright crimson, with a series of darker veins 
running through, bordered rose, at entrance of throat two pale yellow blotches. 
Var. Colonel. — Glowing rose, large lip, front area blotches fiery crimsom, bordered 
with pale rose, nearly white, much undulated aud fringed, large yellow blotches in the 
throat, streaked with fawn-coloured lines. 
Var. juvenilis. — Sepals and petals soft rose, margined deeper rose, labellum intense 
purple extending towards the tube in a large median line, throat yellow — margins rose, 
much undulated and fringed, tube bright rose; very distinct. 
Var. aurea. — Brilliant rose, a large fiery crimson blotch on central area of the lip 
and golden yellow at the base, margined pale rose wavy and fringed. 
Var. ardens. — Petals and sepals very large, brilliant rose, labellum very large, 
undulated, at the entrance of tube a massive golden blotch streaked with brown, centre 
area fiery crimson-purple margined with white. 
Var. Juno. — Sepals and petals soft rose, lip purple red bordered pale rose, a large 
transverse stripe of golden yellow bars the entrance of the tube and covers the edges 
of the lateral lobes. 
Var. Mireille. — The entire flower is of a soft rosy lilac, the lip is superbly formed, 
having several large undulations upon the edges and beautifully fringed all round, at each 
side is a large white stain, the disk is bright orange lightly striped with brown. 
Var. magenta. — Sepals and petals very large, soft rose, with a nearly white band 
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