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I am inclined to think that this hybrid originally appeared many years 
earlier, though I have not found a record. At all events there is a 
painting in Mr. Day’s collection (‘‘ Orch. Draw.” ix. t. 82), which bears 
the name of Lelia furfuracea splendens, and was drawn on February 10, 
1868. Mr. Day remarked that the plant had longer bulbs than Z. fur- 
furacea, also longer leaves, of which there were always a pair to each 
Fie. 52.—(1) Laura x Fincxenrana; (2) L. Gounprana; (3) L. anceps SANDERIANA. 
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bulb, and he added: “TI am inclined to think this must be a hybrid 
between L. furfuracea and L. autwmnalis, or perhaps L. anceps.” 
There is only a single flower, but Mr. Day has added: “It is well 
represented by Mr. Durham in vol. vii. page 1”’ (this referring to the 
series now in the collection of Jeremiah Colman, Esq., of Gatton Park). 
It isremarkably like L. x Gowldiana (fig. 52, 2) in shape and markings, but 
is shown rather darker in colour. Its history is thus recorded: “ This 
superb variety was obtained from Mr. Bassett, in 1863. Mr. Rucker has 
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