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the time the seed germinated, and this was the first year of flower¬ 
ing, though no doubt now the plant has attained sufficient strength 
it will flower every season. The B assavola was the seed parent, 
.and has imparted much of its character to the labellum, also 
tinctive appearance to the flower, owing to the evenly fringed 
margin, like the Brassavola and unlike other Cattleyas or Lselias. 
The lip is 3 inches in diameter, nearly round, but somewhat 
inclined to oblong; the colour a bright delicate rosy tint with a few 
Fig. 03. 
LiELlA D1GBYANA-MOSSLK 
.•softening the Cattleya Mossim colouring to a most soft and delicate 
clear rosy mauve. The flowers are over C inches in diameter, the 
sepals three-quarters of an inch across, and the petals inch 
across at the widest part. The labellum gives much of the dis- 
irregularly broken crimson streaks in the centre, a golden throat 
and duller crimson streaks at the base. The leaves are of moderate 
size, somewhat narrow, as also are the flattish pseudo-bulbs, and 
only one other character need be added, no mean attraction in 
