508 ORCHIDS. 
duced in 1853 from New Granada, and figured under the 
name of Warrea gquadrata. It is also known as 
Hluntleya marginata. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 4766. 
W. velata.—A beautiful, fragrant-flowered species, very 
similar to W. marginata. It has leaves nearly rft. high, 
over iin. broad, and bright green. The one-flowered 
scapes are 6in. high, and sheathed at the base. Flowers 
as large as those of W. marginata, but broader in the seg- 
ments, which all curve upwards and are creamy white ; 
lip large, five-lobed, 1}in. across the mouth, yellow, witha 
deep crimson band on the margin, the disc toothed and 
barred with purple. This plant flowers in the summer. It 
was introduced from New Granada in 1866. Syn. Zygo- 
petalum velatum. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 5582. 
W. Wendlandii.—A large-flowered, attractive plant, with 
bright green leaves, arranged in two rows fan-like, about 
8in. long, erect, Iin. across, jointed, with a broad, sheathing 
base and a pointed apex. The flowers are about qin. 
across; sepals and petals nearly equal, oblong, acute, 2in. 
long, white; lip 2in. long, nearly as wide, recurved towards 
the apex, wavy along the margin, white, with the central por- 
tion deep purple-blue; the crest is thick, fleshy, crimped, 
ruff-like, purple in colour; and the short, thick column is 
white. The blooms appear in September.- Native of Costa 
Rica. Syn. Zygopetalum Wendlandt. 
Williams’ Orchid Album, t. 126. 
Var. discolor has green sepals and petals. 
