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Lindl. Orch., No. 9; alias C. sphenophora, Morren, in 

 Ann. Gand, t. 175. — Brazil.— Flowers greenish, yellow, 

 beautifully spotted with crimson. 



18. C. granulosa, Lindl. in Bot. Reg., 1842, t. 1 ; and 1845, 

 t. 59.— Brazil, Paraiba.— Flowers large, olive -coloured, 

 with a long white and yellow or crimson lip. Not from 

 Guatemala, as at first reported ; an error corrected by 

 Mr. Hanbury. 



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19. C. Aclandise, Lindl. in Bot. Reg., 1840, t. 48.— Brazil. 

 — A magnificent little plant, with lai-ge chocolate 



flowers variegated with yellow, and a rich rose-coloured 

 lip. 



20. C. bicolor, Lindl. in Bot. Reg., sub t. 1919.— Brazil- 

 Flowers tawny, with a bright purple labellum. Some- 

 times has eight or ten flowers in a raceme. 



The Cattleya (?) domingensis of the Genera and Species of 

 Orchidaceous Plants is a Lselia, and perhaps the same as 

 L. Lindenii, a charming plant from Cuba, which we saw 

 in the fine collection of Orchids formed by M. Pescatore, 

 at his beautiful seat at Celle St. Cloud, near Paris. 



The manner in which the specimen now represented was cultivated has been thus described 

 by Mr. Warner's gardener, B. S. Williams, who is one of our best growers of Orchids : — 



"This fine species of Cattleya blooms twice a year, (February and June,) on the young growth; its 

 blossoms last five or six weeks in perfection, which is a much longer time than any of the other 

 Cattleyas ; they seldom flower longer than three or four weeks at a time ; it is also very sweet-scented 

 and will perfume a whole house. It succeeds best on a block of wood surrounded by a little 

 Sphagnum, and it should have a good supply of heat and moisture in the growing season, but after 

 it has made its growth it should be kept rather dry and may be placed in a much cooler house, say 

 about 60° ; it should only have just sufficient water to keep the bulbs from shriveling too much. The 

 plant should be fastened to the block with copper wire and suspended from the roof in a place where 

 there is plenty of light, but not too much sun. 



" No doubt exists that Cattleyas rank among our finest Orchids. Their flowers are large and 

 beautiful. In their native countries adhering as they do to the projecting arms of living trees or the 

 prostrate trunks of dead ones, they flourish and are dormant alternately with the seasons ; at times 

 they are subject to the saturating effects of long continued rains, and again they are dried up by 

 months of warm weather. Almost all Orchid growers cultivate their Cattleyas in the coolest Orchid 

 house, but I grow them in the hottest house I have, along with the East Indian Aerides, Saccolabes, 

 and Dendrobes. I find that they succeed much better in the hottest house, in winch they make 

 fine strong bulbs and good foliage, and always flower strongly and vigorously. It is considered that 

 some species are difficult to bloom, such as Superba and Purnila, two of the finest of Cattleyas \ but I 

 experience no difficulty in flowering all the kinds here every year, and some of them twice a-year. 

 Loddigesii flowers twice a-year — in July, and again in September, producing thirty and forty flowers at 

 a time ; Crispa, a beautiful species, brings forth about sixty blooms at a time ; and Mossise, another 

 fine tiling, fourteen flowers. Labiata, one of the finest of Cattleyas, is a very free bloomer, and so is 

 Skinneri. Loddigesii, Intermedia, Guttata, and Candida, are also all good sorts and free bloomers. 



" In cultivating Cattleyas, the method I follow is to give them a good supply of heat while they are 

 growing ; but not too much water at the roots ; about twice a week when they are in vigorous 

 growth will be quite enough ; for Cattleyas are not very thirsty plants, and by giving them too much 

 water the bulbs are apt to rot. After they have made their growths they should be well rested, by 

 keeping them rather dry. During their dormant season only just sufficient water should be given 

 them to keep their bulbs from shriveling. I give them a good season of rest, which makes them grow 

 more strongly and flower more freely, their blooming season being from November to the latter end 

 of February; and during this time I keep them in a temperature of about 60° or 62° by night, and 



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