CATTLEYA 



var. Keteleirii, Houlbt.). Lvs. oblong-lanceolate: ra- 

 cemes many-fld.: petals and sepals about equal, the 

 former obovate, the latter narrower, all suffused with 

 rose and spotted with deep crimson ; labellum 3-lobed, 

 lateral lobes white outside, the reflexed apices crimson, 

 midlobe broad, deep crimson, disk corrugated and pap- 

 illose. Bahia, Brazil. B.M. 5683. R.H. 1869:210. 



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388. Cattleya labiata, var. Triansei. 



26. graniildsa, Lindl. Foliage very similar to that of 

 the preceding species: peduncles stout, bearing several 

 large fls.: sepals oblong, olive-green, spotted with red; 

 petals obovate-oblong, undulate, margined, otherwise 

 like sepals; labellum 3-lobed, lateral lobes yellow inside, 

 whitish outside, midlobe attenuated toward the disk, 

 expanded part subreniform, white, covered with numer- 

 ous purple papilla^. Guatemala. 



27. Schofieldid.na, Reichb. f . Lvs. 2, dark green, 6 in. 

 long and 2 in. wide : sepals and petals light greenish 

 yellow, the petals very narrow at the base and very 

 broad and blunt at the top ; lip much like that of C. 

 granulosa, the side lacinise whitish, the middle lacinise 

 purple-amethyst. Brazil. G.C. III. 22:252. — Fls. larger 

 than in C. granitlosa, and the lip is granulated. 



28. sup^rba, Lindl. {O.violAcea.'SoTt.}. Sts. clavate, 

 about 1 ft. high : lvs. ovate-oblong, very thick : fls. 

 about 6, 5 in. across ; sepals and petals oblong-lanceo- 

 late, about equal, deep rose color, pale at the base ; 

 labellum 3 lobed, lateral lobes deep, rich crimson out- 

 aide ; midlobe broadly margined with same color, pass- 

 ing abruply into yellow, veined with crimson British 

 Guiana. B.M. 4083. P.M. 9:265. J.H. III. 31:321. 

 A.F. 11:1351.— This plant is reputed difficult to grow. 

 There is a form called var. spl^ndens, Hort. It is pal^r 

 in color than the type. 



29. Schilleri^na, Reichb. f. Sts. 5 or 6 in. high, red- 

 dish brown, 2-lvd. : lvs. elliptical, dark above, brownish 

 purple beneath : peduncles usually 2-fld. : fls. several 

 in. across ; petals and sepals equal, oblong lanceolate. 



purple-brown, spotted with deeper brown : labellum 

 3-lobed, lateral lobes infolding the column, whitish 

 without, yellow veined with purple within ; midlobe 

 reniform, deep rose-mauve with wliitish veins, throat 

 yellow. Braz. B.M. 5150. F.S. 22:2286. A.F. 6:563. 



30. lutSola, Lindl. (C. Hdlfordi, Hort.). Lf. 1, short 

 and broad (3 in. long), the pseudobulb compressed : 

 peduncle short, 5-6- or more-fld. ; fls. very small, yel- 

 low, the sepals and petals uniform and 1-2-in. long and 

 obtuse ; lip about as long as the petals, 3-lobed, vel- 

 vety within. Brazil. B.M. 5032. F.S. 23:2479. 



AA. Blossoms from a leafless psendobulb. 



31. Walkeriilna, Gardner (C. 6MZ6dsa, Lindl.). Stems 

 2-5 in. tall, 1-2-lvd. : lvs. oblong, 3-5 in. long; peduncles 

 come from the rhizome near the base of the folia-stems, 

 and are leafless; fls. large, 1 or 2; petals and sepals rosy 

 mauve or pink-lilac ; labellum 3-lobed, lateral lobes 

 erect, partially infolding the column, midlobe spread- 

 ing, anterior end deeper rose-mauve; posterior end 3'el- 

 lowish, striated with rose-mauve. Braz. A. G. 11:159.— 

 This Cattleya is distinct from all others in producing 

 its fls. from a leafless shoot. 



Var. dolfisa, Veitch ( C. doldsa, Reichb. f . ) . Peduncles 

 produced from between two lvs. This variety, together 

 with several others, must be regarded as perpetuated 

 anomalies of C. Walkeriana, 



Var. nobilior, Veitch (C. noMlior, Reichb. f. ). Large 

 and handsome : front lobe of lip spotted with creamy 

 white. I. H. 30:485. 



Some of the hybrid Cattleyas are the following : O. Alberts 



'=iiitermedia X superba ; O. Ballantidna=Tria,Jiadi X Warsce- 



wiczii: O. i?ra&dn(ioy=LoddigesiiXAclandiSB : CBrymeridna, 



Reichb. f.^supposed natural hybrid of superbaXEldorado ; 



C Oassdndra^LoddigesiiXLaslia elegans ; O. Chamberlainiana 



=LeopoldiiXDowiana ; C. Dor7nanidna=LsBlia puinilaX 



Cattleya bicolor? ; C .Ea:onie?isi5,Veitch(La3lia Exoniensis) 



^supposed natural hybrid of C. MossiseXLaeliapurpurata; 



(7. ^awsira^LoddigesiiXExoniensis ; O. HardycLna, doubtful 



parentage, probably=DowianaXgigas(F.R. 1:78); C.Hdrrisii= 



LeopoldiiXMendellii; (7.ftif6ridajpic£a=guttataXmtermedia: O, 



Krameridna, Reichb. f., is a supposed natural hybrid of inter- 



niediaXPorbesii ; 0. iowrydna^ntermedia X Forbesii ? ; O. 



Jtfdrtffiesti^LuddemauiiianaXLoddigesii: G. Mdrdelli=\j\iAA.e- 



manniana XLoelia elegans; C. lfdrs(ersomoB=LoddigesiiXla- 



biata ; C iifedsjtrf5u=Aclandise X Walkeriaua ; G. veliltina, 



Reichb. f.. is probably a hybrid with bicolor and some other 



species (Gt. 44:1420. G.C. III. 34:333) ; C. ir/iifci, Reichb. f., a 



supposed natural hybrid of labiataXSchiUeriaaa? G. Zenbbia 



=LoddigesiiXIjielia elegans. Oakes Ames. 



CAULIFLOWER (Brdssica olerdcea, Linn., var. 

 botri/tis, DC). One of the cabbage tribe, of which the 

 head is composed of the metamorphosed flowers and 

 flower-cluster (Fig. 389). (See Cabbage.) The Cauli- 

 flower is one of those crops in the culture of which the 

 unskilled amateur is liable to stumble upon success, 

 and the more experienced professional to meet with 

 failure. One can undertake to grow this crop intelli- 

 gently and with some assurance of a favorable outcome 

 only when he thoroughly understands the particular 

 requirements of this fastidious vegetable. These 

 requirements mean especially a high degree of soil 

 fertility, perpetual moisture with proper drainage, and 

 protection from an excess of direct sun heat. In the 

 heat of mid-season. Cauliflowers seldom head well, ex- 

 cept in more than ordinarily favorable locations or sea- 

 sons. For this reason, the early crop is usually expected 

 to head before midsummer, while the late crop is 

 planted with the expectation to have it come to a head 

 after the hottest summer weather is over. In all cases, 

 try to select the richest land for Cauliflower, giv- 

 ing a rich pasture or clover-field the preference. A 

 strong loam, neither too clayey nor too sandy, is best. 

 Plenty of good manure, horse manure being considered 

 best, must be well incorporated with the soil, and the 

 latter be brought into the highest state of tilth. 



For the early crop, start the plants from best seed ob- 

 tainable, under glass, as early as the early cabbage plants 

 are started. This can be done in a greenhouse or a 

 hotbed. The possessor of the greenhouse, of course, 

 has the advantage that he is sure to be in position to 

 plant, and that no postponement will be necessary on 

 account of the weather. The aim is to have the seed- 



