20. 
DE Cx. 
CATTLEYA SKINNERI impr. var. OCULATA norr. 
G. URE-SKINNER’S CATTLEYA, OCELLATE VARIETY. 
CATTLEYA. Vide Lindenia, 1, p. 15. 
Cattleya Skinneri. Pseudobulbis valde incrassatis oblongis basi attenuatis, foliis binis oblongis obtusis, pedun- 
culo plurifloro, sepalis oblongis, petalis ovato-rotundis, labello panduriformi obscure trilobo, lobis lateralibus convo- 
latis, terminali lato brevi retuso, disco canaliculato, columna perbrevi. 
Cattleya Skinneri LinDL., Bot. Reg., 1840, Misc. 83. — BateoM., Orch. Mex. et Guatem., pl. 13. — PAXxT., 
Mag. Bot., XI, p. 193. — Bot. Mag., pl. 4270. 
Epidendrum Hugelianum Reus. F. Xen. Orch., Il, p. 29. 
Var. oculata Horv., passim. 
attleya Skinneri was discovered in 1836 by G. Ure-Sxinner, to whom 
it is dedicated. It is found in the low regions of Guatemala; D' OrrsTEp 
and Warscewicz collected it also in Nicaragua and Costa Rica. 
Its flowers are not amongst the largest in the genus, but they are very 
numerous, rather broad and massive, and form in the aggregate a beautiful 
display. When grown in large specimens, as those which are to be seen in 
the great collections and at the shows of April and May, C. Skinneri is certainly 
one of the most attracting Orchids. 
The variety oculata is the best form of this species; its name refers to 
the dark maroon purple blotch existing at the base of the lip. The whole flower 
also is of a deeper colour. 
In the regions of Central America where C. Skinneri grows, it is frequently 
called Flor de San Sebastian, and we read in the Botanical Magazine that the 
country people decorate the temples and shrines of their favourite saint with 
a profusion of flowers of this species. This is not a unique case of a super- 
stition or special favour attaching to Orchids in their native country, and it 
must be acknowledged that it is not only in our refined civilization that their 
beauty excits admiration. 
Le Cattleya Skinnert fut découvert en 1836 par G. UrRE-Sxinner, a4 qui il 
est dédié. II est originaire des régions basses du Guatemala, du Nicaragua et de 
Costa Rica, et fut collecté dans ces deux derniéres régions par le D* OgrsTED et 
par WARSCEWICZ. 
Il est particuliérement remarquable par l’abondance et le coloris trés vif de 
