Plate 361. 



CATTLEYA TEIAME— OSMANII. 



This very fine variety of C. Trianee was flowered by Mr. Osman, gardener to E. B. 

 Dodgson, Esq., Beardwood. Blackburn, after whom it has been named. It is regarded by 

 Mr. B. S. Williams, to whom we are indebted for the subjects of our illustration, " as the 

 most gorgeously coloured variety he has ever seen." The sepals and petals are of a clear, 

 soft, rich, pinkish mauve ; the lip deep bright purple and gold ; margined with pale mauve ; 

 the flowers of large size and handsome form. C. Trianee is a very valuable species, and 

 imported plants show much diversity of character ; that now figured being one of the 

 most striking. 



In regard to the treatment of Cattleyas at this season of the year, they prefer thorough 

 soakings of water at long intervals. When these plants are properly potted in the best 

 fibry peat and good sphagnum, with pieces of crocks and charcoal peeping through here and 

 there, it is almost impossible to tell by their looks when they are really dry. If, on the 

 morning of a hot drying day they are thoroughly soaked, by noon the surface of the peat 

 will look as dry as dust, while the roots below will be as wet as possible, having sucked up 

 enough water to last the plants several days. No more water must be given to such plants 

 until the whole mass of compost, roots, and crocks, has become dry. 



Plate 302. 

 ALPINE AUEICULA— DIADEM. 



At the Exhibition of Auriculas which took place at South Kensington in April last, 

 this fine variety took a foremost place among the Alpine Auriculas staged on that occasion. 

 It was raised by Eichard Gorton, Esq., Eccles, Manchester, and has come to take a leading 

 place among what are known as the Shaded Alpines. It has a pale yellow centre, the 

 marginal colours being deep plum maroon, with a distinct border or shading of reddish 

 crimson ; the pip large, flat, and of fine form ; the pip of great size, handsome, and 

 symmetrical. 



The high-class show Alpine Auriculas differ from the countless border varieties in being 

 flat, circular, bright, substantial, richly shaded flowers of medium size, inclining to large, 

 with round centres of rich gold, or lemon, to creamy -yellow, and utterly free from the 

 slightest deposit of meal thereon. The tube is generally of the same colour as the yellow 

 centre ; and the anthers are round the mouth, with the stigma at the bottom, constituting 

 the legitimate " thum-eye," the contrary of the " pin-eye " where the stigma is awkwardly 

 uppermost. 



In the north of England only Shaded Alpines are permitted to compete ; but in the 

 south Self flowers, i. e. with the marginal colour of one shade only, are allowed in the classes 

 for Alpines. 



