CHAPTER XX2a 
LALIA. 
In the introductory notes on the genus Cattleya, reference 
was made to the nearness of the relationship between that 
genus and Lelia. The latter is separated into two groups, 
viz: (1) all those species which are natives of Mexico and 
Guatemala, including albida, anceps, autumnalis, furfuracea, 
majalis, rubescens, and superbiens; (2) those kinds which 
are similar in habit and flowers to the Cattleyas, and of 
which crispa, Dormaniana, elegans, lobata, and Perrinii, are 
examples. 
Culture.—The cultural requirements of the second group 
are practically the same as recommended for Cattleyas 
generally. The first group, however, is rather more difficult 
to manage. The plants should be placed in well-drained 
pans, or on rafts of teak-wood, and suspended near the 
roof-glass of the house; very little soil is required, a small 
quantity of peat-fibre, mixed with sphagnum moss, being 
sufficient. The temperature during the growing season 
should be from 6odeg. to 65deg. by day, and from 53deg. 
to 6odeg. by night; but during bright, warm weather it may 
be allowed to run up much higher than this, if only plenty 
of air and moisture are supplied. The plants should be 
examined for water twice daily in hot weather. They 
should not be shaded at any time. When growth is 
