268 ORCHIDS. 
thick and leathery, rather light green leaves, which are 
as long as the pseudo-bulbs. The spike attains a height 
of about 5ft., bearing from ten to twenty flowers near 
the apex; these are 6in. across; the sepals and petals 
are similar, coloured rich rose, and tinged with lilac, and 
the lip is deep crimson-purple, striped with yellow. This 
species blossoms during the winter months. It was 
introduced from Guatemala about 1840. Mr. G. Ure 
Skinner, who was the first to discover it, says he found 
it growing on rocks. Some of the plants had _ pseudo- 
bulbs 22in. long, and flower-stems 4gyds. in length, bear- 
ing twenty flowers or more each. The Indians call it 
“The Wand of St. Joseph.” This gigantic Lzlia will be 
found to thrive best when grown in the warm end of the 
Cattleya-house. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 4090. 
L. xanthina.—A second-rate species, with the habit of 
a Cattleya Trianz, and flowers 3in. across, their colour 
being buff-yellow except the front of the lip, which is white, 
streaked with crimson-purple. A native of Brazil, whence 
it was introduced in 1858. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 5144. 
Supposed Natural Mybrids. 
The following hybrids are supposed to have originated 
by the crossing of species in a wild state. 
L. amanda (supposed parents Cattleya intermedia and 
Lelia crispa).—Flowers 4in. across, pale rose-purple; lip 
deep amethyst-purple. 
L. Crawshayana (from ZL. anceps and L. autumnalis).— 
Flowers pale rose-purple; lip deep purple, with a yellow 
throat. 
