EVELEA. 257 
most beautiful of all Orchids. Large specimens of it are 
remarkably handsome, producing as many as twenty scapes 
of fragrant flowers, to the rich hues of which no artist can 
Fig. 65. Flower of Lelia anceps 
(nat. size). 
do justice. Native of Guatemala and Mexico. It first 
flowered in this country in 1834. 
Fig. 65; Botanical Magazine, t. 3804. 
