146 THE WOODLANDS ORCHIDS 



Measuresiana. — Somewhat pale ; at base of the petals the 

 midrib is white. The gamboge stain does not spread beyond 

 the throat, and it fades to white as the crimson lip spreads. 

 Another has a deep golden throat, but the crimson of the 

 lip is only a triangle, dispersing in broad lines upon the 

 margin of mauve. 



But here is one, on the contrary, in which the Hp is 

 all deepest crimson except a very narrow edging of white. 

 Scarcely a trace of gold is seen ; the crimson stretches back 

 all up the throat in heavy lines. 



And here again is one of palest rose, in which the lip 

 carries only a single slender touch of crimson. 



Sander ae. — A supreme beauty. Sepals alm.ost white, petals 

 somewhat more deeply tinged with mauve. Lip snow-white, 

 saving the ochreous- orange throat and a lovely stain of 

 crimson lake in the midst ; with a purple blotch above and 

 mottled lines of the same hue descending from it. 



Mrs. R. H. Measures. — Purest white. The broad lower 

 sepals curl downwards, almost encircling the lip, which has a 

 faintly-yellow throat and a tender cloud of purplish crimson 

 on the front, scored with three strong lines of purple. 



Macfarlanei. — Crimson-purple sepals and petals of the 

 brightest tint ; lip crimson-maroon and orange throat striped 

 with brilliant crimson — a superb flower. 



Baroness Schroder. — A famous variety. The petals are 

 remarkably wide and graceful in shape, pale mauve of colour. 

 The lip, somewhat paler, tinged with rose, shows in front a 

 bundle of purple lines, as it were, the ends of which diverge 

 from a purplish cloud over the rosy margin. 



Princesse de Croix. — All pink except the white edges of 

 the lip unrolling from the tube, and a small purple blur, 

 scored with short heavy lines, which runs far up the throat, 

 leaving a broad pink disc below. 



Alba. — Perfectly beautiful. All ivory white, as it seems 



