198 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
NOVELTIES. 
GONGORA CHARLESWORTHII, Rolfe.—This is a new Gongora whi 2 
was imported some time ago by Messrs. Charlesworth, Shuttleworth, and — 
Co., of Heaton, Bradford, with whom it has flowered on more than one 
occasion. It was exhibited by them at the recent Temple Show. I-am not 
sure of its native country. It stands next to G. truncata, Lindl., a very 
rare species, which has recently reappeared in cultivation. It is named in 
honour of Mr, J. Charlesworth, one of the partners in the firm. The flow 
are nearly white, barred with a very light brownish purple of a peculi 
Shade on the sepals. Its characters are set forth in the subjoined dee 
Scription :— — 
Habit of Gongora truncata, Lindl. Leaves broadly lanceolate, plicate ; about a foot’ 
long by 21 inches broad. Scape arching, about 1j-13 feet long, 16-20-flowered. Bracts 
lanceolate, 3 lin, long. Pedicels 14 inches long. Dorsal sepal adnate to column for 
2 lines at base, limb broadly elliptical-lanceolate, acute, 7 lin. long by 4 lin. broad ; lateral i 
ones broadly thomboid-ovate, subacuminate, 9-10 lin. long by 8 lin. broad. Petals oblong, 
obliquely truncate, minutely aristate, free part 1} lin. long, with a decurrant wing to base of 
column on either side. i 
acuminate, conduplicate, side lobes oblong, directed backwards ; sides of lip with a curved 2 
keel terminating behind the crest in a slender bristle 4 lin. long ; crest consisting of a square = 
thin plate 1 lin, long. Column arcuate, clavate, 7 lin. long. | 
CATTLEYA INTERMEDIA VAR. PICTURATA, Rolfe.—A new and very pretty ; 
variety of Cattleya intermedia has just flowered in the collection of MM. — 
with bright amethyst-purple, like the front lobe. In some flowers the : 
original blush pink of the side lobes only remains as a few irregular streaks. a 
This extension of the brilliant colour of the front lobe to the very base of z 
the lip imparts to the flower a very distinctive appearance, and renders it ; 
very bright and attractive. The plant appeared in an importation made in 
1890, and flowered for the first time in 1892, when it presented the a 
peculiarities above pointed out, and these were repeated in 1893; it 1S 
evident that the character is permanent. On each occasion the variegation 
has been present on every flower in the inflorescence. Several other — 
varieties of this Species are known. The original form had the sepals and | 
petals pale amethyst-purple ; but this appears to be much rarer than 
the one in which they are white, which Lindley called variety pallida. 
This appears to be the commonest form of the species. In the variety 
Parthenia, the flower is wholly milk-white, all the brilliant colour having 4 
vanished from the front lobe of the lip. In the variety punctatissima, the 
with numerous rosy purple spots. One other 
variety prolifera; but it is an abnormal state 
of the species, with proliferous flowers, rather than a true variety. 
