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vation under the name of L, Lawrenceana for many years. It 

 succeeds very well with other Lcelias, liking plenty of light, 

 and never being allowed to get perfectly dry ; it grows about 

 a foot high, bearing on its flower spikes four to six medium- 

 sized delicate purple flowers, which continue in perfection for 

 several weeks. Native of Mexico or Brazil. 



L. elegans. — A magnificent species from Brazil, with ever- 

 green foliage. It grows about two feet high or more, and blooms 

 at difierent times of the year. Of this species there are many 

 varieties, and shades of colour varying from white to light 

 rose, and pink, crimson, and carmine ; in the tj^ical variety 

 the sepals and petals are pale rose, the lip a brilliant purple. 

 It lasts about three weeks in perfection. 



L. elegans Warneri. — A magnificent variety of L. elegans, 

 which grows to about the same size. Sepals and petals light 

 rose ; lip rich crimson ; it blossoms in June and July, and 

 will last in perfection thi'ee or four weeks. Very rare, and 

 one of the finest of its class ; it is also a fine exhibition plant. 



L. fiava. — A very distinct species from Mexico ; it grows 

 in the same way and blooms at the same time as L. cinna- 

 harina. The colour of the flowers, which last three weeks in 

 perfection, is yellow. Native of Brazil. 



L. furfuracea. — A fine variety from Mexico, resembling L. 

 autumnalis in growth, and attaining a height of ten inches, 

 with light green foliage. The flowers are produced on upright 

 spikes from the top of the bulb during autumn, and are indi- 

 vidually five inches in diameter, the colour dark purple, with 

 a dark rose hp. This plant is somewhat difficult to cultivate, 

 but I have seen it growing most luxuriantly under the care of 

 Mr. Baker, gardener to A. Bassett, Esq., who had a very large 

 example of it, and it flowered well with him every year; it 

 was grown in a pot suspended from the roof of the Mexican 

 house. 



