Occasional Notes. 123 
Various notes on this plant have already been published 
in Timehri. To these may now be added the following. 
In its first number for the year 1886 the "Gardener's 
Chronicle," reviewing the new introductions of the past 
year, declares that — 
Cattleya Lawrenceana is quite a phenomenal introduction, on which 
all eyes are turned to see how it will answer those descriptions given 
from the living plants and dried flowers, good illustrations of both of 
which will be found in the Gardeners Chronicle, pp. 374, 375, vol. xxiii, 
and of its interesting home in the Roraima district at p. 160, vol. xxiv. 
There is no fear of disappointment in the matter, for the plant is one of 
the most distinct, and the freest grower we have, and the old flower- 
spikes exhibit six to twelve flowers on each of many of them. The 
flowers, which will, no doubt, exhibit endless variety, are generally of 
a clear purplish-lilac, lip dark purple, yellow in the upper part. Soon 
the mystery will be solved, for it is in sheath and bud everywhere. It is 
one of Messrs. F. Sander & Co.'s most promising introductions. 
Soon after this was written, the plants at home began 
to flower for the first time. 
What a pleasure, writes Professor Reichenbach, the great orchid 
specialist, of our Cattleya, to see Sir Trevor Lawrence's blooming 
beauty fresh at hand. It was kindly sent me on March 10 by Messrs. 
John Laing & Co., Forest Hill, S.E., London — two magnificent flowers. 
The general tint is that of Cattleya superba, and thus the flowers are 
what I had expected them to be, promising, no doubt, some improve, 
ment in longer established plants. I have, however, to add two odd 
peculiarities, unnoticed in the fine dried flowers. The tube of the lip is 
incurved. The small column is not straight, but also incurved, with 
abrupt broad wings on each side. No doubt a great display of such fine 
flowers may be expected. 
A little later in the year a beautiful example of this 
same Cattleya was shown at a meeting of the Horticul- 
tural Society by Mr. BALLANTINE, gardener to Baron 
Schroder, of The Dell, Egham. It was, perhaps, the 
finest plant of the species seen at any exhibition, and was 
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