Plate 511 . 
CATTLEYA QUINQUECOLOR. 
In our volume for 1867 we figured in Plate 360 Cattleya 
Brabantice, one of the successful results of Mr. Dominy’s skill. 
We have now the pleasure of figuring another, and a still more 
beautiful plant, the results of the same indefatigable hybridizer’s 
perseverance and judgment, for such we believe every one who 
compares the two will not hesitate to pronounce it to be. 
Cattleya Brabantice was a cross between Cattleya Aclandice and 
Loddegesii, the former is also one of the parents of Cattleya 
Quinquecolor, while C. Forbesii is the other ; there is something 
very rich in the soft brown colours of the sepals and petals, with 
their rich dark-brownish crimson spots, while the bright carmine 
and yellow centre of the lip gives a lightness to the flower which 
C. Brabantice does not possess. It has been exhibited before 
the Floral Committee of the Eoyal Horticultural Society, and 
obtained from them a first class certificate, a tribute not merely 
to the beauty of the plant, but to the skill and perseverance of 
its raiser. 
The cultivation of Orchids is now so well understood, that it 
is not necessary for us to say anything as to the culture of the 
Cattleya now figured. It is not one of the cool-house orchids, 
but will require a somewhat warm temperature. We may add 
that whoever desires successfully to cultivate this varied and 
charming tribe, cannot do better than consult the excellent work 
of Mr. B. S. Williams, the Orchid Growers Manned, where good 
sound practical information is given on the proper methods of 
cultivation, and also hints as to the forming of large and small 
collections. 
