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Cc variable and beautiful Cattleya Mossiz, which for a long period 
was one of the principal exhibition plants at the Spring Shows, has 
CATILEYA -MOSSiZ. 
been of late somewhat eclipsed by some of its hybrids, but the annexed 
figure, from an imported clump which flowered in the collection of Albert 
Pam, Esq., Little Hallingbury, Essex, gives some idea of what the plant 
Fig. 14. CaTTLEYA MossI&. 
must be like when growing vigorously in its native home. The clump was 
brought from Venezuela by Mr. Pam, where it grew on a thick tree-stump, 
the roots being protected with moss, and on this it continued to thrive, as 
shown in the illustration. There were additional flowers on the other side 
of the clump, which, of course, could not be shown in the photograph. 
The species is a native of of the Caracas district, where it is known as the 
Flore de Mayo, and is said to occur on the mountain range of North 
