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et Reus. F., an allied species also introduced by M. Linpen, though not more 
distinct than the present one, which was considered by REICHENBACH as only a 
variety of Cattleya guttata. The name Cattleya amethystoglossa was twice men- 
tioned prior to the publication of Warner's work, above cited, but without a 
word of description to show to what species it was intended to refer. The species 
therefore dates from the publication of this work, and there is fortunately no 
doubt as to the plant intended, nor yet as to its distinctness from every other 
known Cattleya. 
The three species are closely allied, but the present one is a larger, more 
robust plant, with larger flowers, and white sepals and petals spotted with 
rose-purple. The lip also is markedly different, the front lobe larger, with a 
shorter broader claw, and wholly covered with wart-like papillae; not smooth, 
as in the allied species. These differences are quite constant, and there are no 
intermediate forms to minimise their importance. 
This noble species is a native of Bahia, where it grows on rocks fully 
exposed to the sun, and never very far inland. It is said to revel in a scorching 
sun, and not to be injured by the droughts which annually occur. The plants 
become much shrivelled, but soon plump up again when the copious rains 
commence, and the young growths begin to push rapidly. 
The plant should receive plenty of heat and light, only being shaded from 
the hottest sunshine, and abundance of water during growth. When this is 
completed, the watering should be gradually reduced and a decided rest given. 
The variety vosea, here figured, differs from the type in having the flowers 
suffused with rose. They are perhaps also a little smaller. It has appeared 
in several collections, from the introductions of Messrs LinpEen, and others, 
and deserves a distinctive name, which is here proposed. The plant here figured 
flowered in the collection of Messrs Linpen, L’Horticutture INTERNATIONALE, 
Brussels. 
R. A. Ro re. 
