THE ORCHID REVIEW. 233 



CATTLEYA MENDELII. 



Large specimens of Cattleya Mendelii are seldom met with, but the 

 accompanying illustration represents a noble example from the collection 

 of R. Brooman White, Esq., of Arddarroch. The photograph was taken 

 in 1893, and at that time the plant carried forty-two expanded flowers. 

 The plant, we believe, was collected by Mr. Albert Mill n how :nt 

 out by Mr. White, in search of this beautiful Cattleya, among other things, 

 and who in 1891 published a very interesting account of his experiences 

 under the title, Travels and Adventures of an Orchid Hunter. This book 

 contains a very graphic account of the search for Cattleya Mendelii, from 

 which we may make a few extracts. On arriving at Bucamaranga, the traveller 









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 of Pie de Cuesta at about 5,500 feet altitude— a place with 

 like twelve hours day and twelve hours night throughout the 

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