164 REFOETS OP THE FLORAL COMMITTEE. 



twice as broad as the sepals, the lip rolled Up into a curved 

 tubular form, about an inch and a-half long, and having inside, 

 near the mouth, four very slightly raised or crested veins, the 

 two exterior of -which were the most prominent ; the tube-formed 

 portion of the lip was orange-yellow inside, and tinged with 

 purple exteriorly, the mouth being of a deep rose-purple indis- 

 tinctly margined with white. It was very closely allied to 



Lselia pumila, mr. major .-from R. Warner, Esq. This 

 was also a small weak plant, and proved to be identical with 

 the Cattleya pumila var. major, of Lemaire {Llllust. Hort. vi., 

 t. 193), who proposes to reduce Ldlia to a section of Cattleya. 

 It was similar in habit to the foregoing, with rather longer and 

 more decidedly oblong leaves. The flowers also were larger, 

 measuring over four inches across, with the lip two inches long :' 

 the sepals and petals of the same form and colour as in that 

 called prastans, but the lip differently coloured, the tubular 

 portion being white inside, and \Vhitish below purplish above 



outside, while 





towards the edge ; two obscure crested veins only were visible 

 inside the lip. Mr. Warner stated that the latter plant, which 

 he called Lalia spectabilis, "always has larger flowers than 

 prmtam, even when the bulbs oi prastans are the stronger of the 

 two," The plants had been imported from Brazil r^ Cattleya 

 manfmata, and were both regarded by the Committee as forms 

 of the variable LtBlia pumila, better known under the name of 

 Cattleya pumila, of which the Cattleya mdrginata of gardens is 

 again another form. 



Oncidium Ch€iropliorum(i?.^o;t.):-from R. Warner, Esq. 

 This was a cut spike of an exceedingly curious small-flowered 

 yellow species, much less showy than many other kinds, but of 

 remarkable structure, and forming a pretty free-bloomina small- 

 growing plant. It had been in bloom for six weeks : the sepals 

 and petals were roundish concave and reflexed ; the lip three- 

 lobed with two ear-shaped projections at the base, the middle lobe 

 roundish, and the lateral ones somewhat oblong spreading; the 

 column had a pair of large curved lateral wings near the°top, a 

 strong recurved tooth or horn standing up in front of it, and the 

 crest of the lip was arched, with a pair of teeth at its base. The 

 flowers were clear pale yellow, and slightly scented. 



Epacris Vesuvius :— from Messrs. Veitch & Son. A fine deep 

 red vanety, and one of the best yet produced of the impressa 



