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one-leaved, the leaf 8in. to roin. long. Peduncles erect, 
three- to five-flowered; flowers 4in. across; petals broader 
than the sepals, both wavy and spreading, and coloured 
tawny yellow; lip tube-shaped at base, white on the sides, 
the front lobe rounded, white, veined with purple. Intro- 
duced from Brazil in 1849. The cultural requirements of 
this species can only be supplied in a hot, moist stove 
during the growing season (May to August), and in an 
intermediate house for the resting season. The flowers 
are produced in spring. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 5553. 
L. harpophylla.—A distinct plant, the pseudo-bulbs being 
very slender, tufted, erect, r1ft. or more high, and one- 
leaved. Leaf narrow, pointed, 6in. to 8in. long. Peduncles 
from four- to seven-flowered; flowers about 3in. across ; 
sepals and petals equal, narrow, spreading, star-like; lip 
small, the sides folding, the front curling right back, and 
crisped on the margin; colour of the whole flower a 
bright cinnabar-red, with a whitish margin to the lip. The 
blossoms are produced in April and May. This is an 
easily-managed plant, as it grows freely in a warm green- 
house, and rarely fails to flower profusely. It is one of 
the brightest and most attractive of all Orchids when in 
blossom. Introduced from Brazil (?) in 1865, and not 
again till about 1883. 
Coloured Plate; Williams’ Orchid Album, iii., t. 117. 
L. Jongheana.—A distinct, pretty, and very rare plant, 
existing in only a few collections. Pseudo-bulbs egg-shaped, 
compressed, 2in. long, one-leaved. Leaf qin. long, erect. 
Peduncle as long as the leaves, one-flowered; flowers 
5in. across, flat, rose-purple; petals broader than the 
sepals, lance-shaped; lip oblong, with triangular side lobes, 
the front lobe rounded, the margin crisped, yellow and 
