

IYate XI,. 



LiELlA PUBPDRATA. 



One of the most ., m of epiphyte* The pscudobulba an itipttatc, oblong or fusiform, somewhat compnswd. 



rhc leave* are thick ami rigid, oblong, emarginatc, and erect Tho peduncles arc three- ti> fins-flowered, iwuing 

 from tit*- terminal foliaccou* oval-oblong gpothc. Tho flower* ore large, richly-colouwd, and Itngitittt; the 

 sepals lincat^liuiceoloto acute, white or whitidi; and the petals broader, orate-oblong <»1>tu*r. Ktmewluil wavy, 

 and of the kuuo colour. Tho lip is three incite* l<>m% tlte obsolete lateral lobe* convolute rotind tlie column, 

 white or purple, and tin* broad roundish «. r semiovate terminal lobe Dprcoding, criwpj at tho edge, sometii 

 slightly bilobed, "f a rich vinlrt crimson, paler toward* tin- edge, and nt tho l>a*c yellow, streaked with 

 i mson. Tho column is scarcely half as long is the tubular portion of the tip. 



Lima roiiPUBATA, Undltyin ttu-frjt'* Ftowr Garden* iii. t SG: ;;,..' ;• fa Pawtmv, t 37. 



CaTTTKTA HlIVMANA. fofftfflV, Justin FAwfrf« v iii. I, 1'7.%-G. 



Bletia rntruEATA. fi&fonfacfiji/. rn ITo/f^ ^m/« Botanic* Sptmotinr* vi. I2« 



l)r. Liudlcy remarks of this magnificent plant, thai it is very nearly related to £<f/ia jraWi, another 

 limxilinu secies, while Kciehcnbnch compares it uith A^/m ertspa, I&Ua pnrpurata \? a native of the 

 island of St. Catherine's, whence it was introduced lo Belgium by M. Bijb. To Messrs. llackhousc and 

 Son, of York, however, by whom it was exhibited at one of the garden meetings of the Horticultural Society, 

 belongs the honour of first introducing it to this country. At that meeting it created quite a sensation, 

 and we believe small plant* wore sold nt the rate of twenty-live guineas each. Now, however, as many 

 plants may be purchased fur the same amount, ami it forms a conspicuous feature in almost every mixed 

 collection of Orchids brought to our exhibitions*, immense quantities have been imported by Messrs. Low, 

 Vcitcli, and others. It is curious to observe, that although there arc bo many, scarcely two are mcl with 

 alike. That which we figure is our of the best 



This Lalia i> one of the finest Orchids in cultivation. It yields, moreover, as jus; remarked, great 

 variety of colour, very few known species being so much varied in regard lo the size of the lip and the Inten- 

 sity of colouring. Our illustration was taken from a beautiful specimen in our own collection. 



Jrffitu arc nil evergreen Orchids, The species now figured has fine foliage as well as fine Bowers. 

 The plant, moreover, serves well for exhibition purposes, its bold richly-coloured Qowcra having a striking 

 appearance. Some plant* have been shown with forty to fifty bWoms open at one lime. It may be 

 brought into (lower iti May, June, and July, by having several plants, and starting them in succession. 

 Thia plan, too, furnishes a grand display ilk an Orchid-house. 



Laliu purpurata is of a compact* free-growing habit, The bulbs and leaves grow to the height of two 

 or three feet, and the latter are from two to four inches broad. The blossoms issue from a spalhe formed 

 when the growth b completed; and the spikes attain a height of eight incite?, and hear from three to five 

 flowers of large the. The sepals ami petals are wliite, slightly tinged with rose, and Uic lip ia of a rich crim- 

 son purple. The Dowen are produced naturally during Maj and June, and continue in perfcetion for three 



and four weeks if they are kept dry and cool. 



The treatment as to temperature which is given to most of the <V%«wil1 suit this Ulh well. 



