Cattleya warscewiczii Cattleya warscewiczii Cattleya warscewiczii (The "Warscewicz's Cattley's orchid"), a labiate "Cattleya", is a species of orchid. It was first collected by Józef Warszewicz in Colombia in 1848-49 and formally described by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach in 1855. "C. warscewiczii" exhibits a typical Cattleya sympodial habit. Pseudobulbs are 8-16" (20-40 cm) long, unifoliate, cylindrical or cigar-shaped, grooved. Flowers are 7-11" (17.5-27.5 cm) across, largest in the genus, showy, fragrant. In culture the flowering is in summer on that year`s spring growth. Strong light and good air movement are required. The diploid chromosome number of "C. warscewiczii" has been determined as 2"n" =
Cucullaea labiata Cucullaea labiata Cucullaea labiata is a species of saltwater clam or ark shell, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Cucullaeidae. The shell of "Cucullea labiata" is inequilateral and inequivalve, and is thin but not brittle. It grows to about in length though is a more usual size. The left valve is a little larger than the right and the shape is roughly triangular with a long, rounded margin. The umbo is prominent and slightly nearer the posterior end of the shell. It is on the summit of a triangular cardinal area which has fine sculptured ribs. The rest of