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Class and Order. 
GynanpriA Monanpria. 
( Nat. Ord.—Orcuivez. ) 
Generic Character. 
Sepala explanata, lanceolata, equalia. Petala majora 
paulo difformia. Labellum (posticum) 3-partitum, lamella- 
tum, circa columnam convolutam. Columna aptera, car- 
nosa, antice canaliculata. Anthera 8-locularis. Pollima 
8; caudiculis 4 elasticis—Herbz epiphyte, rhizomate pseu- 
do-bulbifero. Scapiterminales pauci- 0. multiflori. Flores 
speciosi, odorati. Lindl. . 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Leuia anceps ; foliis binis aut solitariis lanceolatis, scapo 
ancipiti bi- trifloro squamis carinatis vestito, ovario 
viscoso, labelli disco lineari elevato apice trilobo, 
pseudo-bulbis ovatis distantibus tetraquetris. Lindl. 
Lazuia anceps. Bot. Reg. t. 1751. 
(8.) Barkeriana; sepalis petalisque subzqualibus, labelli 
lobo medio angusto acutissimo. Lindl. I. c. t. 1947. 
This is one of those beautiful purplish rose-coloured 
flowers, to which it is impossible for our artificial colours to 
do justice. _ The pseudo-bulbs were sent by Mr. PARKINSON 
from Mexico to his Grace the late Duke of Bedford, at 
Woburn Abbey, where they flower in great perfection, and 
where there is, during the winter season, a constant succes- 
sion of blossoms of this and of the allied species, also sent 
by Mr. Parxinson. It is, I believe, generally known that 
in two of the Orchideous houses at Woburn the plants are 
cultivated in moss, upon branches of trees placed against 
the sides of the building, and nothing can well exceed the 
vigour and beauty of the specimens. seis 
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