72 ORCHIDS. 
lengthening-out of the sepals, which is so characteristic of 
Brassia, is well exemplified in this species. In general 
character it resembles B. Lanceana, the sepals and petals 
being bright yellow, spotted and blotched with deep red, 
and the lip similarly coloured. Native of Costa Rica. 
Kenia, t. 32: 
B. Lanceana.—This is a plant of robust growth, with dark 
green pseudo-bulbs and leaves, and a many-flowered scape. 
The narrow, tapering sepals and petals are bright yellow, 
blotched with brown, or sometimes with dull red; the lip 
is wholly yellow, slightly spotted at the base, and much 
waved. In the typical form the lip is rather more than 
half as long as the sepals. The flowers are deliciously 
fragrant, and last in full beauty for two or three weeks; 
they are produced in summer. It is a native of Surinam, 
whence it was introduced by Mr. J. H. Lance, in 1843. 
Fig. 17; Botanical Magazine, t. 3577. 
Var. macrostachya.—A very large-flowered form, the sepals 
nearly 5in. in length. 
Var. pumila.—In this the sepals are pale yellow, without 
spots or markings, and the petals of the same colour, but 
tinged with purple near the base. 
B. Lawrenceana.—This, though often confounded with 
B. Lanceana, is, nevertheless, quite distinct. The flowers 
are large and sweet-scented; the sepals and petals bright 
yellow, spotted with cinnamon-brown and green; the lip 
also yellow, tinged with green. It blooms toward the end of 
summer, and lasts for a long time in full beauty. Native of 
Brazil; introduced in 18309. 
Botanical Register, xxvii., t. 18. 
Var. dongissima.—This produces a many-flowered scape, 
nearly 2ft. in length. The sepals are deep orange-yellow, 
blotched and spotted with reddish purple, and as much as 
