Supplement. 



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Iial3Xiniiixa — continued, 



L. Alschingeri (Alschinger's). Jt. of a paler yellow thu« 



common species, freely prortuced, some of the racemes measurin 

 J lift, in length. Croatia. Very lioriferous. It is doubtfu. 

 Whether the plant generally cultivatea under this name is the 

 true /;. AlscfnYigeri, 



LACHENAI.IA. To the species and hybrids de- 

 scribed on p. 225, Vol. II., the following should now be 

 added : 



L. aureo-reflexa (hybrid). Jl. brij;ht yellow, the outer seg- 

 nients slio-htly tin^ued green, fading to reddish-brown ; perianth 

 oblong tnangnlar, lin. to l^in, long ; raceme 4in. to 6in. long, 

 eight to twelve-flowered. April. I. two, bright green, fleshy, 

 unspotted, lanceolate, recurved, 6in. to Sin. long. 1887. A hybrid 

 between L. tricolor lutea (Syn. L. aurea) and h, rcflexa. 



If. reflexa (reflexed). /., perianth bright yellow, tipped green, 

 the segments being of unequal length. I. in pairs, recurved, 6in- 

 to 8in. long, lin. broad, dark green, channelled, the tissue thick- 

 ening towards the tip, which becomes almost horny. 1883. 



L, tigrina Ware! (tiger-marked, Ware's), ft. ten to twelve in a 

 dense raceme ; perianth l^in. long, the outer segments bright red 

 at base, bright yellow in the middle, tipped green, the inner ones 

 greenish-yellow, with a reddish-brown margin ; scape mottled 

 reddish-brown, l. two, oblong-lanceolate, 4in. to 5in. long, dark- 

 spotted. 1884. This has proved— after having been described 

 under above name— to be a variety of L. tricolor. 



LACHNAGROSTIS. 



(which see). 



A synonym of Deyeux 



^JELIA. The following corrections of, and additions 

 to, the information given on pp. 227-30, Vol. II., are based 

 upon the monograph of the genus recently published by 

 Messrs. James Veitch and Sons^ in Part II, of their 

 "Manual of Orchidaceous Plants." Several species for- 

 merly included under Bvassavola are now referred to this 

 genus. 



li- acuminata* The correct name of this species is L. ruhescens. 

 It, albida bella (beautiful). A synonym of L, a, rcsea. 



L. a. salmonea (salmon-coloured). ^. having salmon-red sepals 

 and petals. 



li, a. Stobartl (Stobart*s). /., sepals and petals tipped rose- 

 purple ; anterior lobe of the lip bright purple. 



L. a* snlphurea (sulphur-coloured). /. pale sulphur-yellow, 

 having a light mauve hue on each side of the front lobe of the lip 

 and dark purple marks at its base. 1884. A striking variety. 



Ii. amanda (lovely). Jl. in pairs; sepals and the broader petals 

 light rose, with a greyish hue outside, ligulate, wavy ; anterior 

 lacinia of the lip and lateral angles rich, dark purple, the 

 sides of the lateral laciniae light purple, the isthmus exceedingly 

 short ; column pink, white, and dark purple. I. cuneate-Iigulale, 

 tinted red beneath when young. Brazil, 1882. Probably a 

 natural hybrid. 



Ii. Amesiana (Hon. F. L. Ames'), fl. Sin. to 6in. in diameter ; 

 sepals white, with a faint iiush of amethyst -purple ; lateral lobes 

 of the lip white at the margin, changing to pale sulphur- yellow 

 below, the middle lobe rich purple, which colour is continued 

 into the tvibe formed by the lateral lobes, the margin srisped, 

 whitish. A beautiful hybrid between L. cri^pa and Cattleya 

 maxima. Syn. Cattleya Amesiana. 



L- anceps blanda (pleasant). Jl., sepals and petals white, with 

 a rosy hue, the middle nerve of the sepals light green ; front lobe 

 of the lip warm purple, the angles of the side lobes rosy, with 

 purple dots, the middle area pale yellow, with numerous dark 

 purplish-brown, elevated stripes. 1885. 



Zi« a. grandiflora (large-flowered). /. highly coloured, large, of 

 good substance. Mexico. Plant stronger than the type. 



Ii. a. Kienastiana (Kienast-Zolly's). /., sepals white; petals 

 and side lobes of the lip rosy; otherwise like those of L, a. 



Dawsonii, 1886. 



If. a. lencosticta (white-spotted). A variety with white or 

 whitish-pink markings on the darker ro?y sepals and petals. 



I*, a. manda (beautiful). ^., lip having white side lobes, marked 

 with purple veins, the yellow confined to three keels. 1886. 



Xi. a. obscnra (obscure). ^., sepals and petals very dark, the 

 former long and narrow, with a white area at base ; lip dark 

 purple, with a deep orange disk. 1886, 



If. a. Fercivaliana (Percival's). Jl., sepals and petals palest 

 a'ose-purple, suffused white; lateraL angles of the lip warm 

 mauve-purple, the anterior portion purple-magenta only at the 

 extreme anterior third, the posterior two-thirds white ; disk 

 light orange, the tips of the three crests sulphur-yellow, the 

 disk having some purple lines over the nerves. Mexico. (R. i. 36 ; 

 W. O. A. vi. 256.) 



!•. a. Sanderiana (Sander's). Atrifling form of L. a, Dawsonii; 

 the transverse purple zone on the lip is divided into two blotches 

 by a white area. 1885. 



continued. 



Lselia- 



L. a- Schroeder0e (Baroness von Schrceder's). /., sepals and 

 petals satmy-rose, the latter tipped purple ; disk of the lip 

 orange-red, with a yellow blotch on each side, the side lobes 

 bordered with purple, the anterior one with maroon-purple. 



If. a. Schroederiaaa (Baron von Schro-derVs). /. white, with 



an orange disk to the lip and some crimson-purple radiating lines 

 upon it. 1885. 



^» a- Stella (star-like). Jl. very large; sepals and petals white, 

 stell ite ; side lacinia; of the lip remarkably curved, porrect, and 

 angled, the middle lacinia long, narrow at base, dilated and often 

 emarginate at the top, part of the base, and the disk, orange. 

 1887. (ii. C. ser. iii., vol. i.. p. 280.) 



If. a. Veitchiana (Veitch's). jl., sepals and petals white ; disk of 

 the lip bright yellow, with brown veins, the angles of the side 

 lobes and front part of the middle lobe purple-mauve with 

 darker stripes. 1883. 



L. a. vir^lnalls (virgin-white). A synonym of /.. a. alba. 



If. a. WilUamsii (Williams'). /. white, the lip having a yellow 

 disk, and a yellow throat distinctly striped deep crimson-puiijle. 

 Winter. Mexico. (VV. O. A. iv. 190.) 



Ii. aatnxunalis venusta (charming). Jl. of a nearly uniform 



rosy-mauve, large. (Gn. xxv. 438.) 



If. a. xanthotropis (yellow-keeled), jl, rosy-purple, borne in 

 drooping racemes, thQ tips of the sepals and petals and the front 

 lobe of the lip darker purple, the keels yellow. I, shorter and 

 broader than in the type, rigid, leathery. 1887. (R. i. 10.) 



L. bella (beautiful). yL, sepals and petals light lilac, the latter 

 broad ; lip with blunt angles and a broad, anterior, wavy lobe of 

 warm purple, as well as the side angles, two oldong, ascending, 

 ochre-white zones at the base, and two similarly-coloured spots 

 before the middle, the disk light purple ; column white and light 

 purple. 1881 A hybrid between L. purpurata and Cattleya 

 lahiata, Syn, Loelio -Cattleya bella. 



Ii* Boothiana (Booth's), A synonym of L. lobata. 



L. CanbamiaiLa (Canham's). ^., sepals and petals white; Up 

 large, magenta-purple, edged with white, and having an orange 

 throat veined with reddish-brown. 1885. A beautiful hybrid. 



L. oinnabariua. L, crispilabia is now regarded as a variety of 

 this species. 



L. Crawshayana (De B. Crawshay*s). /. two; sepals and 

 petals amethyst ; lip opened near the slender cohimn, with 

 antrorse side lacinise and a cuneate, abruptly blunt, middle 

 lacinia, the tips of the side laciniaj and most of the middle one 

 purple, the disk with a yellow mid-line, and marked purple ; 

 column greenish-white outside, white in front ; peduncle long. 

 I. one or two, nearly as in L. albida. 1883. Probably a natural 

 hybrid. 



If. crispa. The correct name of the species described on p. 281, 



Vol. I., as Cattleya crispa. lit- 



If. C. Bncbananiana (Buchanan's). 4. large, crisp-edged; 

 sepals and petals blush-white ; lip yellow in the throat, with 

 purplish -crimson veins, the frill of the side lobes white, with two 

 crimson-purple spots, the front lobe crimson-purple. Brazil, 

 1833. A handsome, free-flowering form. Syw. Cattleya criapa 

 Buchananiana (W. O. A. ii. 81). 



I*, c. delicatissizna (very delicate). /. pure white, with a few 

 very faint rose markings on the lip. July and August. Brazil. 



la. c. purpurea (purple), ft. very large ; sepals and petals white, 

 with a blush tinge ; lip broad and blunt, with deep purple 

 blotches breaking into radiating lines towards the margin. 

 Brazil. (W. S. O. ii. 9.) 



L. crispilabia. This is now regarded as a variety of L. cinna- 

 bar ina. 



I«. Dayana. This is now regarded as a variety of L. pximila. 



It. Dlgbyana (Digby's). The correct name of the plant described 

 on p. 209, Vol. l.fiisBraitsacola Digbyana. (B. B. 1846, 53 ; F. d. S. 

 1847,257; W. O. A. vi. 241.) 



I«. Dominiana rosea (rosy). ^., sepals and petals rose-tinted, 

 or *' like claret freely diluted with water," the petals broader and 

 undulated ; lip of a deep, velvety ruby-crimson, large and flat. 

 1884. A charming hybrid. 



L. elegans Blnntii (Tilunt's). /., sepals and petals rosy- 

 magenta ; front part of the lip magenta-crimson, much lengthened 

 out, the basal part white, save at the two upturned points, which 

 are flushed magenta-crimson. August and September. Brazil. 



L. e. Bryslana (Brys'), ^., sepals and petals rose-tinted ; lip 

 rich violet-carmine ; throat white. Brazil, 1857. (I. H. 1857, 

 134.) 



1,. e- Incantans (enchanting). Jl., sepaU and petals dark 

 nankeen, suffused purple at the edges, long and rather broad ; 

 lip nearly as in L. e. liouttcana, but with antrorse side laciniEC, 

 the mid-lacinia and tops of the side ones very dark purple, the 

 intervening disk reddish, the rest white, suffused sulphur. 1887. 



It. e. intricata (intricate). "The flower makes one think of 

 those of Cattleya intermedia, the narrow sepals and petals being 

 lightest white-rose ; the lip is that of Loeha eleyans picta, only 

 that the sharp-angled, long side laciniee are white, the free blade 



