246 ORCHIDS: 
high, bearing from the top a drooping raceme of flowers, 
each being about 2in. across. The sepals and petals are 
narrowly oblong and pointed; they are brownish green in 
colour, the petals being slightly darker. The lip is broad 
at the front, narrowing to a spur at the base, with the 
edges curling above the column; the front portion is 
purple, and the outside white. This species flowers from 
Fig. 62. Flowers of Galeandra Baueri 
(% nat. size). 
June to August, and is a native of South Mexico, Guiana, 
and Guatemala. 
Fig. 62; Botanical Register, 1840, t. 49. 
Var. /utea has flowers of a deep yellow colour, the front 
of the lip being marked with blood-coloured lines. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 4701. 
G. Devoniana.—Growing in its natural state the pseudo- 
bulbs of this species reach a height of 5ft. to 6ft.: under 
