OcYoBER, 1917 | TILE -ORCHID REVIEW. 225 
KISS GARTTLEVA FARIA. Ras 
"{oeleteaas Fabia, the fine hybrid between C. labiata and C. Dowiana 
aurea, is one of the most brilliant Cattleyas in existence, and the way 
it brightens up our collections during the autumn months, and the 
frequency with which it appears upon the exhibition stand, is a testimony 
to its high decorative value. It was originally raised by Messrs. James 
Veitch & Sons, flowering for the first time in November, 1894, when it 
Fig. 26. CATTLEYA FABIA VAR. SUNSET. 
received an Award of Merit from the R.H.S. The cross has been many 
times repeated, the variety Sunset, here figured, from the collection of 
Lt.-Col. Sir George L. Holford, K.C.V.O., is a fine, rose-coloured form, 
and is remarkable for the large amount of buff yellow in the throat of the 
lip. It received an Award of Merit from the R.H.S. in November, 1gt2, 
when a similar Award went to the variety gloriosa, which is equally 
