CATTLEYAS 519 
crimson and orange lip. Brazil, 1869. Var. guskelliuna, flowers 7 inches 
across, similar to var. Mossi, but paler. Venezuela. Var. Mendelii, 
sepals and petals large and broad, varying from white to pale pink; lip 
rich magenta. Columbia. Var. Mossiw, flowers 6 inches or more 
across, varying from blush to deep rose; lip beautifully fringed or 
crisped at the edges. Venezuela (Plate 239). Var. percivaliana, similar 
to var. Mossie but smaller, and more intensely coloured. Columbia. 
Var. Triane, blush, with purple-fronted lip and yellow throat. Ex- 
ceedingly variable, with numerous sub-varieties. Var. Warneri, flowers 
6 to 8 inches across, rose-purple ; lip veined with dark purple; disk yellow, 
streaked with white. Brazil, 1860. Var. Warscewiezii (gigas), flowers 
7 to 9 inches, rosy-mauve; lip deep purple with a yellow disk and 
radiating lines, and two eye-like blotches of white. Columbia, 1848. 
There are numerous sub-varieties of this last; hardyana is supposed to 
be a natural hybrid between this and dowiana. 
C. LAWRENCIANA (Lawrence’s). Stems and leaves as in C. labiata, 
but tinged with purple. Flowers five to seven on an erect scape, each 4 
inches across, rosy-lilac, the lip folded almost to the apex, where it is 
purple, shaded with dark maroon and lined with white; spring. British 
Guiana, 1884. 
C. LoppicEst (Loddiges’). Stems and leaves as in C. intermedia; 
flowers 4 inches across, rosy-lilac; lip amethyst-purple and white ; August. 
Rio de Janeiro, 1822. Var. Harrisoniew has an orange-yellow disk, and 
flowers in spring. 
C. SKINNERI (Skinner’s). Pseudo-bulbs 12 to 18 inches high; leaves 
fleshy, twin. Flowers rosy-purple with deeper shadings; base of lip 
white; April and May. 
C. WALKERIANA (Walker’s). Stems spindle-shaped, 2 to 5 inches 
long; leaves oblong, 4 inches long. Flowers one or two on a short 
scape, 4 inches across, flat, bright rose-purple; lip amethyst-purple 
with a white disk; spring. Brazil, 1840. There are several named 
varieties. 
Small specimens of Cattleyas may be grown on blocks 
with sphagnum-moss, but larger individuals will blossom 
better and give less trouble if potted. A good depth of open drainage 
material is essential, upon which a cone of soil should be built up above 
the rim of the pot. This should consist of a compost of peat (free from 
grit) and sphagnum chopped up whilst living, to which some sharp silver 
sand should be added. Upon this mound the plant should be pressed 
into the surface, and the soil made very firm around the roots. The 
same care as previously recommended in the case of other genera must 
Cultivation. 
