298 ORCHIDS. 



Lcelia caulescent. SYN. of Lcelia flava. 



A. Lcelia rinnabarina. Rio Janeiro. Sert. O., tab. 28. 



B. M., 4302. 

 Pax. Mag., 7, 193. 



Sepals and petals long and narrow, of cinnamon-red ; 

 lip orange-yellow, striped with red. Blooms in March, 

 April, and May. 



Lcelia cinnalarina aurantiaca. 



Merely differs from the species in the shade of the 

 perianth. This is a very beautiful Orchid. The flowers 

 are graceful and of long duration, and the color remark- 

 able. 



Lcelia crispa. See Cattleya crispa. 



B. Lcelia crispilabia. Brazil .... War. Orch., 2, 6. 

 A delicate species, with narrow pseudo-bulbs, crowned 



by a single dark green leaf, and bearing a spike of three 

 to six pretty purple flowers. Called, also, Lcelia Lawren- 

 tiana. 



A. Lcelia elegans. Caracas .... Pes., 22. 



I. H., 402. 



B. M., 4700. 



War. Orch., 6, 12. 



War. Orch., 2, 29, 



variety. 



Sepals and petals pale rosy purple, suffused with 

 lighter or darker shades ; lip brilliant purple. This is a 

 very beautiful species, varying much in color of the flow- 

 ers, but all beautiful. Known, also, as Cattleya elegans. 



