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C A T T L l i V A LAi',IATA /./w/.
V A R . SCHRa ? .DER/ E ALBA W n
TA, Lindl,: Pscudobulbis fu
membranaceo, scpalis ligulatis a<
ajicillo poslko ligulalo supra antiicram Rcxo.
; id., Bot. Reg., 1, ¡859; Hook. Hxoi. FI., II., t 157 ; Uol. Mag., L
uiai.plurilloro, tore:
irilobo, varie crispo,
CATTLEVA LAUIATA, L;n<!I, Coll. Bot, 1,3-
Warn. & Will. Orchid Album, II,, L 88, etc.
EPIDENDKI'M LABIATUM, Rchb. f. in Walp. Ann., VI., p. 313.
Planta inter Orchideas forsan maxiine polymorpha, pleiochroma.
VAR. SCHROEUER/E, Sander, nore apcrto, petalls latissime rotundatis obluiis c
CATTLEVA TRIAN.^! SCHROEDER-I:, Rchb, r. in Card. Chron, Apr 16 1887 1
C SCHROEDER« AC.BA, Sander, Gard. Chron., July iS. 1883, p. 94.
I his distinct and exquisitely Traffrant Cattleya was ' " "
remarked:—"You may easily distinguish it from genuine Tr
^vcll-known orange area of lip be' " ' '
generally of a very light puqjle."
isually high, and reaching far m the a
are also exquisitely fragrant. The foliage i
August. The specimens preserved at Kcw were receive
an isolated locality. Taking these facu collectively ii
altogether. We have several well-marked geographical
xof II lip. .
•ilh Trii
, For.,
utiful albino, which
delicntcly coloured, and without the rieli purple fr.
d to be mote glaucous ; also the plant docs not begin _.._
• April, June, and August rc-speciively, I have also reason K
iras more correct to call it Cattleya labiaia Schroedera:, lei
C. labiaia, or as some prefer 10 call Ihem subspecies,
10 doubt ol
lie typical s distinclness, while its beauty is universally admitted,
ire white, with the exccplion of t he yellow blolch on U
chiiraclcrislic of that variety. They
rianiel is nearly over, continuing until
" Ui'lnriUironc''inire S U
1 plant here figured is a most
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anaiytica:. Labellui
THIS is undoubtedly the finest white CitHeya known. In addition to its snowy whiteness, it exhales an exquisite
perfume, a well-bloomed plant being sufficient to scenf a whole house. The flowers are of large size, with ample sepals
and petals; these and the labellum are extraordinarily críspate, at once distinguishing it from all other Cattleyas In
the typical form the flowers vary from rosy-lilac to light purple; pure white-flowered forms being very i-are, the many
shades of colouring, coupled with its large size, delicious perfume, and free growth, render it a most valuable intro
duction.
I t has been dedicated to the Baroness Schröder, of The Dell, Staines, and is another of the many admirable kinds
introduced from the United Stales of Columbia, where it was discovered about four years ago by one of our collectors,
growing on trees on the margins of small woods, from whence we have received consignments of plants from time to
time. Reichcnbach ascribes its discoveiy to the son of Dr. Wallace, of Colchester, but it was introduced by our collector
at an earlier date.
The attention of the cultivator of this Cattleya is arrested by the "bluish" cast of colouring on the leaves and
flower sheaths, differing entirely in tins respect to any of the other forms of labiata. Its flowering season is from April
to July, and its growing season through the late summer months, finishing up before winter, during which time the
plants are resting. Throughout all the period when the plants arc dormant a humid atmosphere should be maintained
but suflicient water only should be given to keep their pseudo-bulbs plump and green. When the flowers commence to
develop, copious waterings may be given on fine days, always allowing the plants to become comparatively dry before
re-watering, and in no case to allow them to get sour; live roots cannot exist for long in any decayed or water-logged
material. Care should also be taken to keep the plants perfectly free from insects—especially from yellow thrips, which
soon destroy the beauty of the plants and flowers, and prevent their free and perfect development.
The great beauty in a Cattleya flower consists in its shape; in this rcspect C. Schrcederje has no rival. The
forms of C. labiata have nearly all well-formed and full sepals and petals, and a round, well-shaped labellum. The few
kinds existing with narrow sepals and petals and loose, open lip, no matter how well coloured, can only be regarded as
valueless, and ab.solutely offend the eye instead of exciting its admiration.
ur plaie was lake.. nt in the collection of Baron J. I