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rent sepal ; not an Epidendrum, for it wants the unguicu- 

 late lip, more or less united to the column ; not a Cattleya, 

 for the flowers are membranous, the veins of the lip 

 bearded, and the habit different. So a new genus was 

 constituted to which this plant and those known as Lalia 

 Lindenii, Epidendrum cubense, and Broughtonia chinensis 

 will belong. 



Lep totes. Lindley. Epiphyte. 



Name from ACTTT 6s, slender. 



B. Leptotes bicolor. Brazil B. R., 1625. 



Flowers white, with purple spot on lip. Blooms in 



winter. A charming little plant. 



C. Leptotes bicolor glaucescens. Brazil . . B. M., 3734. 

 Only differs from the species in having glaucous leaves. 



C. Leptotes concolor. 



Flower white, purple shade at base of lip. 



B. Leptotes serrulata. Brazil Sert. O., 1 1. 



A species resembling Leptotes bicolor, but of larger 

 growth ; the spot on the lip is a deeper purple. Blooms 

 in April and May. 



These plants will thrive in either house, on blocks with 

 moss, or in pots with peat. They need liberal waterings 

 in the growing season. Propagated by division. They 

 are remarkable for having the sepals and petals nearly 

 linear. They are very pretty and bloom freely. The fo- 

 liage is thick and rush-like, channeled on the upper side. 

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