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ORCHIDS 



Cattleya. 



C. maxima (Li/icf/.). — A useful species, producing several of 

 its fine flowers upon one spike in November. The blossoms are 

 5in. across, rose-coloured throughout, of a pale hue when they 

 first expand, gradually becoming darker ; the lip, which is very 

 large, is almost white, beautifully ornamented with dark purplish- 

 crimson veins, and streaked in the centre Avith orange-colour. 



Fill. 30. P'ljiWER OF Cattleva ^Mendellh 



(mtich reduced). 



The pseudo-bulbs are slender, about ift. long, one-leaved, the 

 leaves from 6in. to loin. long, and 2in. broad. Colombia' and 

 Guayaquil, 1844. (B. IM., t. 4902.) 



A'ar. rt//;,7._Flowers white, with a yellow blotch and purple 

 markings on the lip. 



Var. aphlebia. — Lip without purple markings. 



