CATTLEYA (Continued) 
Species Description 
Size 
C. MAXIMA 
Flowers 5 to 7 inches across, 3 to 7 flowers per spike. ae Pots 
Sepals and petals rose, lip darker distinctly veined. Fall 6" Pots 
and Winter bloomer. 
C. MENDELLI 
Flowers variable from White to light blush, lip frilled, the ie Pots 
front lobe varying from deep magenta to crimson. Early 6” Pot 
Summer bloomer. 
C. MOSSIAE 
Flowers large and handsome, very variable. Typically fie" Pots 
with light rose sepals and petals, lip crimson and rose Bye Pots 
with yellow markings. The Easter Orchid. 6" Dare 
~-C. PERCIVALIANA 
Sepals and petals deep rose, lip frilled, richly colored, ial” Pots 
magenta, crimson, pink and tawny yellow. Throat marked BY Pots 
with crimson gold. The Christmas Orchid. 5” Pote 
C. SCHROEDERAE 
Resembling Trianae in habit, flowers large with broad Ae Pots 
waved sepals and petals. Color usually a light rose, ee Pots 
deeper on the lip. Throat deep orange. Lip frilled. Early i 
Spring bloomer. 6 Pots 
C. SKINNERI 
Spikes 3 to 8 flowered, flowers 2/2 to 3¥%2 inches across. Ae Pots 
Clustered. Sepals and petals, rose-purple, color deeper i Pots 
on the lip. Makes up its sheath in the fall, sheath remains 6” P 
dry and brown all winter. Blooms in Spring. ots 
C. SPECIOSISSIMA (Luedemanniana) 
Flowers large 6 to 9 inches across, petals broad. Sepals Aa Pots 
and petals from flesh color to medium purple. Lip slightly Be Pots 
trumpet shaped, rich amethyst and white, yellow and 6 Pot 
amethyst in the center. Spring bloomer. ots 
C. TRIANAE 
Sepals and petals blush to purple. Lip purple-crimson, Aye Pots 
throat orange. A very shown Christmas species. The com- 5” Pots 
mercial Christmas Orchid. 6" Pots 
C. WARNERI 
Deep rose sepals and petals and a deep crimson lip. 4 Pots 
Flowers large. Summer bloomer. te Pots 
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