274 ORCHIDS. 
L. Krebsii—On account of the distinct character of its 
flowers, and the length of time they remain in perfection, 
this is.a useful and desirable garden Orchid. The pseudo- 
bulbs are green, 2in. to 3in. high, and bear lance-shaped, 
plaited, bright green leaves, 8in. to 12in, long. The 
flower-scape is 13ft. to 2ft. high, and from the upper 
portion it produces from twenty to thirty flowers, each 
measuring 2in. across; the sepals are greenish brown, 
blotched with dull purple, and the petals, which are three 
or four times as large, are of a bright golden yellow. 
The lip is three-lobed, the side lobes being erect and 
similar in colour to the sepals; the middle lobe is nearly 
orbicular, notched in front, and of a pale golden yellow. 
Introduced from Natal in 1867. It flowers from May to 
October. 
Fig. 67; Botanical Magazine, t. 5861. 
L. speciosus.—This is an old and ornamental species, 
with roundish, underground pseudo-bulbs, and stout, sword- 
shaped, dark green leaves. The flower-scape is erect, 
from 2ft. to 4ft. high; the flowers, which are 2in. in 
diameter, and fragrant, being confined to the upper half. 
The green sepals are small and reflexed; the petals are 
oblong, much larger than the sepals, and of a bright 
yellow. The lip is about rin. long, mainly yellow, but at 
the base is white, veined with purple. In this species the 
flowers are inverted, the lip being uppermost. A flower- 
scape will continue blossoming for two months, being in 
full beauty in June and July. Introduced from the Cape 
of Good Hope in 1818. 
Botanical Register, t. 578. 
