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Tas. 4905. 
LALLIA acuMINATA. 
Tapering Lelia. 
Nat. Ord. OrcnripE#.—GyNANDRIA MOoNANDRIA. 
- Gen. Char. (§ Epidendree.) Sepala explanata, lanceolata, squalia. Petala 
majora, paulo difformia. Ladellum (posticum) 3-partitum, lamellatum, circa co- 
lumnam convolutum. Colwmna aptera, carnosa, antice canaliculata. Anthera 
8-locularis. Pollinia 8, caudiculis 4 elasticis.—Herbe epiphyte, rhizomate pseudo- 
bulbophoro. Scapi terminales, pauci- v. multiflori. Flores speciosi, odorati. Lindl. 
Lata acuminata ; pseudobulbis ovatis compressis rugosis, foliis solitariis emar- 
ginatis scapo erecto brevioribus, floribus corymbosis, bracteis linearibus acu- 
minatis ovario duplo brevioribus, sepalis linearibus petalisque lanceolatis 
undulatis acuminatis, labelli lobis lateralibus rotundatis intermedio lanceolato 
undulato acuminato. Lindl. 
Lia acuminata. Lindl. Bot. Reg. 1841. ¢. 24. 
This delicate, graceful, and fragrant Lelia is a native of Gua- 
temala, whence it was sent to the Horticultural Society by Mr. 
Hartweg, with the name of ‘Flor de Jesus ;” so called on ac- 
count of its beauty by the natives. It was discovered at a place 
called Retatulen, growing on the trunk of the Calabash-tree. 
From ZL. rubescens, Lindl. Bot. Reg., 1840, t. 41, its near ally, 
it differs, Dr. Lindley observes, “in its larger, wrinkled peo: 
bulbs, larger and more corymbose flowers, and in the different 
form of the labellum;” but as our plant (correctly named by 
Dr. Lindley) has the flowers of this species (Z. acuminata), but 
the small pseudobulbs of Z. rubescens, it may admit of a doubt — 
if the two be permanently distinct from each other. The only 
remedy would be to make a new species of this, which, seeing 
how liable to vary are the Orchideous plants in their pseudobulbs 
and leaves as well as in the flowers, we are very ill-disposed to 
do. Our plant flowered in November. 
Descr. Pseudobulbs in our plant small, clustered, broad ovate, 
compressed, convex on one side, almost plane on the other, with 
a central elevated line, slightly wrinkled, surrounded with large, 
brown, ovate, acuminated scales, bearing at the summit an oblong, 
MARCH Ist, 1856. 
