Cattleya labiata

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Read about Cattleya labiata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Cattleya labiata, Lindl. (C. Lemoinei, Lindl. C. Naldereana, Reichb. f. C. Perrinii, Endl. C. labiata vera, Veitch. C. labiata autumnalis, L. Lind. C. labiata var. Warocqueana, Rolfe. C. Warocqueana, L. Lind.). Pseudobulbs claviform, compressed, furrowed, 4-8 in. tall, 1-lvd.: lvs. 5-7 in. long, ovate or oblong: peduncle, from a double spathe, bearing 3-5 fls. about 6 in. across; sepals and petals usually rose-lilac, the sepals lanceolate, the petals undulate; lip with the tube colored usually like the petals, the front lobe deeply emarginate, undulate-crisped, commonly a violet-purple with deeper veins, the color running in streaks to the yellow throat which has an orange spot each side. The color-variations of this species are numerous. Brazil. B.R. 32:35; 1859. O.R. 16:281. B.M. 3998. Gt. 5:146. F.S. 1893-4. P.M. 4:121. A.G. 17:65; 19:811. G.C. III. 19:13. A.F. 6:607. F.R. 1:8; 2:531.—Intro, from the Organ Mts. in S. Brazil in 1818. Var. alba, Hort. Fls. white, except yellow throat. C.O. 3. Var. Amesiana, Hort. Sepals and petals white, the lip lilac. Gn. 62, p. 401. Var. Cooksoniae, Hort. Fls. white, except the crimson-purple lip with a narrow white margin. Var. superba, Hort. Sepals and petals deep rose, with a deep crimson-purple lip. CH


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