304 ORCHIDS. 



rinii, L. purpurata, and others in well drained pots ; the 

 dwarf species on blocks. L. Perrinii requires a little 

 more heat than other species. All Lcelias like plenty of 

 light. They are of very easy culture and seldom fail to 

 bloom freely. 



The genus is closely related to Cattleya, being distin- 

 guished by having eight instead of four pollinia, and 

 many species are known indiscriminately by either name. 

 Although some species are much more showy than others, 

 and many are among the most beautiful of orchidaceous 

 plants, there is not, in the whole family, a plant which is 

 not worth growing. 



Lseliopsis. Lindley. Epiphyte. 



Name from Lalia, and ttyis, resemblance. 



Lceliopsis domingensis. St. Domingo . Pax. Fl. G., 105. 



Card. Mag., 211. 

 Lem. Jard., 172, 



as Broughtonia. 



A very beautiful plant, closely allied to Cattleya. It is 

 of dwarf habit, producing the flower-spike from the top 

 of the two-leaved pseudo-bulb. The flowers are lilac, 

 with a pink crimped lip, and white throat with yellow 

 lines. 



It is best grown on a block, with a little moss, with 

 plenty of heat, but rather dry when at rest. 



These plants are easily grown and flower freely. Its 

 botanical place was for a while a puzzle. It is not a 

 Lcelia, because it has only four pollen masses; not a 

 Broughtonia, for it has no long external spur and dicur- 



