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ORCHIDS 



Cattleya. 



beauty; they are deliciously fragrant. La Guayra, 1836. It was 

 named in honour of Mrs. Moss, of Otterspool, near Liverpool, 

 who once had a famous collection of Orchids. (B. M., t. 3669.) 



Some of the most distinct and beautiful of the varieties are 

 here given. Many others are in cultivation. 



Van Candida. — Flowers white, the lip streaked with purple. 



Fig. 31. Flower of Cattlf.ya JIossi.e v.\r. Reineckiana 



(much reduced). 



Var. Hardyana. — Flowers lilac-purple, with magenta blotches 

 on the sepals and petals; lip deep purple in the centre, with 

 radiating veins. 



Var. Reineckiana (Fig. 31).— Flowers white; disk and lip 

 veined with deep purple. 



A'ar. JVageneriana. — Flowers white, with a yellow blotch in 

 the centre of the lip. 



C. Mossiae autumnalis (H,>rf.).~\ synonym of C. Ludde- 

 manniana. 



