404 ORCHIDS. 
P. Klabochorum.—This is one of the most beautiful of 
its kind. It has the typical strap-shaped, tufted, dark 
green leaves of the genus, and they are 1ft. or more in 
length. Like several other species, it varies considerably 
in the colouring of its flowers, the form described being 
that most commonly met with. All the varieties, however, 
are very ornamental. The flowers measure 3in. to 3}in. 
across, with the oblong, bluntish sepals and more pointed 
petals white, the points being of a chocolate-purple. The 
Fig. 98. Flower of Pescatorea Lehmanni 
(nat. size). 
three-lobed, trowel-shaped lip is usually yellowish (some- 
times white), the front portion being almost entirely 
covered with rows of purple-tipped hairs; the callus at 
the base is sulphur-coloured, with brown keels. The column 
is dull yellow, tinged with brown and purple. Introduced 
in 1879 from Ecuador. Syn. Zygopetalum Klabochorum. 
Williams’ Orchid Album i., t. 17. 
Var. ornatissimum has the tips of the petals a deep 
mauve-purple, and spots of the same colour at the base. 
The upper sepal has also a spot at the base. 
