300 ORCHIDS. 



A. L&lia irrorata. Brazil. . . . Reich. Xen., 2, 115. 

 A very beautiful and rare species. Flowers rosy white ; 



lip crimson-purple. Blooms in summer. 



Lczlia Jongheana. Brazil F. M., 2, 177. 



B. M., 6038. 



A dwarf-growing plant, similar in habit to Cattleya bul- 

 bosa, but easily distinguished by its olive-green pseudo- 

 bulbs, which are without stripes. The flowers are also 

 borne in a different manner. Color crimson-purple ; lip 

 same color, crimped and marked with yellow. 



Lcelia Lawrenceana. 



A name of Lcelia crispilabia* 



B. Lcelia Lindleyana. Brazil . . . Bat. 2d Cen., 175. 

 A delicate and pretty species, not very showy, but well 



worth growing. Flower white, clouded with purple ; lip 

 white, with purple base. Blooms in winter, and often 

 again in autumn. Also known as Cattleya Lindleyana. 



Lcelia lobata. SYN. of Cattleya lobata. 



A. Lcelia majalis. Oaxaca . . . Bot., Reg. 30, 30. 

 SYN. Cattleya Grahamii (Lind- Bat., tab. 23. 



ley). Pax. Mag., 12, i. 



B. M., 5567. 

 Jen. Orch., 41. 

 I. H., 573. 



Flowers four inches across, delicate rosy purple ; lip 

 striped and spotted with chocolate. This plant is difficult 

 to flower. The most successful cultivators grow it on a 

 block, in a well-aired cool house, and give very little 



