CATTLEYA ACLANDLE 
(Lady Acland's CafUeya.) 
Class. Order. 
GYNANDRIA.. MONANDRIA. 
Natural Order. 
ORCHID A.CE.E. 
Generic Character. >— Sepals membranaceous or 
fleshy, spreading, equal. Petals often larger. Labellum 
cucullate, involving the column, three-lobed or un- 
divided. Column club-shaped, elongated, semicylin- 
drical, marginate, joined to the labellum. Anthers 
fleshy, four-celled, usually with a membranaceous 
margin. Pollen-masses four. 
Specific Character. — Plant epiphytal. Leaves oblong. 
Flowers solitary or in pairs. Sepals and petals lanceo- 
late, equal, incurved, spotted with purple on a brownish 
ground. Labellum plain, bare, with the lower part 
dilated and slightly wavy, and the extremity roundish 
or kidney-shaped and emarginate. 
With a liberality which, in the instance of so scarce and tender a plant, calls 
for the highest encomiums, G. Barker, Esq., of Birmingham, exhibited a fine 
specimen of this beautiful species at one of the grand garden shows of the Horti- 
cultural Society in the last summer ; and through the kindness of that gentleman's 
gardener, Mr. Insleay, we were permitted to have the admirable drawing made 
which is now presented. 
In so rich and splendid a genus as Cattleya, it is sufficient that a new species 
does not fall behind those previously introduced in interest ; and we may safely 
assert that the plant here depicted, although not equal to C. lahiata in the 
gorgeousness of its tints, nor to C. crispa in delicacy, is quite worthy of ranking 
by their side as an ornamental epiphyte ; while its dwarf ness, with the large 
comparative size and great richness of its blossoms, impart an agreeable novelty to 
its appearance. 
The honour of first introducing it is believed to belong to Sir T. A eland, Bart., 
by whom it was received from Brazil in 1839. The specimen thus imported 
flowered soon afterwards, and was named by Dr. Lindley in compliment to Lady 
Acland. Originally, it produced only one flower on a stem ; but that this arose 
from the individual being in a weakly state, has since been evident by Mr. Barker s 
plant bearing two, of superior dimensions and beauty, on the same stalk. These 
blossoms were, indeed, superlatively excellent, and, surmounting so apparently 
feeble an object as the plant seems to be, excited general astonishment. About 
two months subsequently to the exhibition above mentioned, Messrs. Loddiges 
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