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CATTLEYA LEOPOLD II 1. LIND. 
H. M. THE KING OF BELGIANS’ CATTLEYA, 
CATTLEYA. Vide Lindenia, I, p. 15. 
Cattleya Léopold II, Floribus maximis, sepalis petalisque candidis, labello amplissimo, purpureo rubro, aureo 
striato. 
| his splendid Cattleya flowered for the first time in 1894, in the fine 
f collection annexed to the King’s castle, at Laeken, under the super- 
c intendence of Mr. Henry Knicut, who has charge of the collection. 
It was exhibited at a meeting of L’OrcHIDEENNE, at Brussels, on November 11th 
of the same year, on which occasion it excited a great sensation and was 
unanimously awarded a First-class Diploma of Honour by acclamation. 
It was firstly exhibited as a variety of C. gigas; but we should rather be 
inclined to consider it a hybrid of the Hardyana group, and it shall be remem- 
bered that a similar view of the matter prevailed in the case of another, somewhat 
analogous form, already figured in the present work as C. x Hardyana var. 
Statteriana. It is, however, a rather perplexing question to solve, and we think 
it better to let it undecided at present, and to adopt the above name. 
In dedicating this unique, and truly royal orchid to H. M. the King 
Leopold II, we not only intend to recall that it made its appearance in his 
collection, but also that this monarch is a zealous and well-informed patron of 
horticulture, who has given an example in his magnificent and celebrated collec- 
tion of Laeken, where the Orchids are very finely represented. 
Ce splendide Cattleya a fleuri pour la premiére fois l’année derniére dans 
les serres annexées au chateau royal de Laeken, et placées sous I’habile direction 
de M. Henry Knicur. Il fut exposé A L’OrcuipiEnne au meeting du 11 no- 
vembre 1894, ot il excita une vive admiration et recut un Dipléme d’Honneur 
de 1" classe a l’unanimité et par acclamation. 
Cette magnifique plante avait été exposée comme une variété de C. gigas. 
Toutefois, nous inclinerions plutét a la considérer comme un hybride du groupe 
Hardyana, de méme qu'il a été jugé A propos du Cattleya que nous avons 
déja figuré dans le présent ouvrage sous le nom de C. x Hardyana var. 
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