134 A FEW HINTS ON THE MANAGEMENT OF ORCHIDEOUS EPIPHYTES. 
although Orchidece in general flourish in situations where the sun can never pene^ 
irate, yet the Catasets that were growing in situations fully exposed to the burning 
rays of the sun were invariably thriving the best. The C. tridentatum is a very 
fine species, and deserves a place in any collection. There is a large variety of this 
species, which was formerly supposed to be another species, and was accordingly 
named Claveriiigi, the flowers of which are very fine. The C. cristatum is considered 
by Dr. Lindley as intermediate betwixt Myanthus and Catasetum. The C. Imidum 
also is a very fine species. They all require the same kind of treatment as other 
epiphytes of a similar habit, viz. a hot, damp stove, and to be potted in pieces of 
turfy peat. 
Cattleya. — Of all the species of Cattleya yet introduced into this country, 
none can surpass for beauty and delicacy the C. crispa. This splendid kind was 
introduced in 1826 from Rio. The flower spike rises from the axillae of the leaves, 
and produces four or five large spreading splendid flowers. The three calyx leaves 
or sepals are pure white, as are also the petals, but these last are much curled, 
hence the specific name. The lip (labellum) is purple in the inside, and white , 
outside, and the margins are much curled. We grow it in a hot damp stove, in 
well drained pots filled with pieces of turfy peat, but many persons grow it in leaf 
mould, and it thrives well. The C. guttata is likewise a very beautiful kind. The 
spike produces four or five flowers ; the sepals and petals are both a pale yellowish 
green, spotted with dark red ; the labellum is white and purple. It is a native of 
Brazil, and thrives well with us in a damp stove, planted in pots of turfy j)eat. 
The C. Forbesil is well worth growing in a first-rate collection, although in point 
of beauty it is very inferior to any of the others ; yet the flowers are handsome, and 
of a good size, and usually grow in pairs, though occasionally only single flowers 
are produced upon the flower stems. On a plant now in flower at Chatsworth, 
some stems have only solitary flowers, others have two upon them. The sepals and 
petals are yellowish green without any spots, the lip (labellum) is whitish outside, 
but inside it is yellow and rose colour, and marked with deep red lines. The 
flowering season is in May. A native of Brazil, where it was discovered by Mr. i 
Forbes. We give it the same treatment as the other Cattleyas. The C. intermedia j 
is a lovely kind, a figure and description of which we gave in vol. 1, page 151 of 
this work. The C. lahiata is a most splendid species, perhaps equal in every point 
to the C. crispa. The flowers are very large and showy ; the sepals and petals are 
a delicate rose-colour, and somewhat curled ; the lip on the outside is rose-colour, 
and the inside is blotched and striped with deep carmine ; the edges are tinged 
with purple and much fringed. It is a native of Brazil, where, according to 
Messrs. Loddiges, " it was first discovered and sent home by Mr. Swainson." It 
grows freely at Chatsworth with the same treatment as that recommended for C. 
crispa, although Messrs. Loddiges and others grow it in a mixture of chopped 
moss, peat soil, and broken crocks. The C. Loddigesii is not equal to the last for 
splendour, but is notwithstanding a very beautiful kind. The flower stem has four 
or five flowers of a large size ; the sepals and petals are a rich rose-colour tinged 
with blue, and spotted with dark spots ; the lip is a lighter colour outside, but 
