coloured plate here referred to appeared in 1825, and was delineated from a plant that flowered in the Glasgow Botanic 

 Garden in 1824, and which was an offset from Mr. Cattley's plant. 



From this period a long interval occurs before we have record of any further importations ; not until 1830 do we 

 come into touch once more with it. Mr. Horsfall, a Liverpool merchant and shipowner, whose vessels plied between 

 Europe and the Brazils, was the means of adding to the slowly-increasing stock of labiata at that time in the country. 

 The story is that one of his captains brought over a plant or plants — and there is no doubt whatever that the tale is true, 

 for a living testimony to the fact still exists — a noble specimen at Bothwell Castle, Lanark, the seat of the Right Hon. 

 the Earl of Home, flourishes in all its pristine vigour. This specimen was under the care of the late Mr. Turnbull, head 

 gardener at Bothwell for some fifty years ; — we have often corresponded with him in regard to it. 



Another long period elapsed before fresh material appeared. The next step in the ladder of history brings us to 

 1882, when a few plants found their way into Mr. Bartlett's hands, Curator of the Zoological Gardens, Regent's Park, 

 London. These plants passed into the hands of the late Mr. B. S. Williams, of Upper Holloway. The next we learn 

 about our subject is from the late Dr. Regel, of the Imperial Gardens, St. Petersburg, who in 1885 received a few plants, 

 but in so poor a condition that they added nothing practically to the number of existing examples. Later still, in 1889, 

 M. Moreau, of Paris, received about fifty specimens. 



The circle now was gradually narrowing, for at the last Paris Exhibition, in an exhibit of plants indigenous to the 

 Northern coasts of Brazil, there were specimens of the true old labiata, unmistakeable to the orchidologist. There 

 was the double sheath and other well-known characteristics, stamping the plant as genuine. A company of horticulturists 

 in Belgium had their attention drawn to this exhibit and they probably saw for the first time dried flowers of this 

 Cattleya. 



The International Horticultural Company of Brussels received a quantity of plants. Most unfortunately they 

 gave it the name of Cattleya Warocqueana, in compliment to M. Warocque. A plant in this consignment, so we are 

 told, flowered in the case on its homeward journey, and consequently it was very poor and weakly ; but in October of 

 the same year plants that had in the meantime been cultivated flowered, and were exhibited before the Committee of the 

 Royal Horticultural Society under the names of Cattleya Warocqueana flammea and Cattleya Warocqueana amethys- 

 tina, etc. 



On visiting the Brussels establishment, Messrs. O'Brien and Shuttleworth, with a keen perception and knowledge 

 of orchidology, detected amongst the plants shown them the old Cattleya labiata, Lindl. It is regrettable that the name 

 C. Warocqueana was still persisted in ; and, in fact, the plant was largely advertised as C. Warocqueana, with numerous 

 varietal names attached — also as Cattleya gloriosa and Cattleya majestica, of which consignments were sold — and so the 

 name continued in the catalogues and advertisements of the company as late as the spring of 189 1. 



To go back to M. Moreau's importation, that gentleman is a distinguished entomologist as well as a lover of 

 orchids, and is one of the veteran collectors of France. In the pursuit of his favourite studies, lepidoptera, coleoptera, 

 and hymenoptera, he despatched a collector to Central and Northern Brazil, with a view to adding to his orchid collection 

 as well as to his entomological museum. Here it was we first saw the plants, and here through the kindness of 

 M. Moreau, who furnished us with every information, we were enabled to import into this country such quantities of this 

 lovely orchid that no collection, however small, need be without a representative of the primigenial Cattleya. 



In October, 1891, two flowers sent home by our collectors were forwarded to Mr. R. A. Rolfe, of Kew, who 

 identified them as the great Lindleyan Cattleya ; but the first flowers we received from our men were handed to Prof. Dr. 

 Kranzlin, of the Kloster Gymnasium, Berlin, who immediately recognised the old variety. 



This we consider the most easily cultivated species of the genus ; in proof of which we instance its introduction 

 nearly three quarters of a century ago. We believe there are at the present time plants in cultivation that were divided 

 from the original, and this clearly proves that if it is potted in the ordinary compost, and receives attention in watering 

 and cleanliness, that not only no difficulty occurs in cultivating it, but we think the existence of the plant in cultivation 

 for so many years is sufficient evidence to show that this Cattleya is persistent and long-lived. 



Our plate was taken from a plant in the collection of Edward Moon, Ksq., Cassiobury Bridge, Watford. 



