Laelia 



brown, mottled with purple, lip purplish crimson. 

 April and May. Brazil. 1876. 



Flava (yellow) bears six to ten narrow yellow 

 flowers on a long spike. The unusual colour gives 

 it value, especially for hybridizing. Autumn. 

 Brazil. 1839. 10s. 6d. 



Furfur acea (scurfy). One of the irritating species; 

 difficult to flower, and even to grow. It should be 

 put out-of-doors in full sunshine, during August 

 and September, to give it a chance. Rosy, lip 

 darker, white at the base. September and October. 

 Mexico. 1838. 



Gouldiana (after Mr. Gould, a Transatlantic 

 amateur). "Rare, and very beautiful. Probably a 

 hybrid of anceps x autumnalis. Deep rosy crimson. 

 December and January. Mexico. Observe the 

 note supra. 



Harpopliylla (sword-leaved). Valuable for its 

 scarlet-orange flowers, a colour so rare among 

 orchids, but not impressive for size or shape. 

 Early spring. West Indies. 1865. 5s. It does 

 better among Cattleyas. 



Jongheana (M. de Jonghe, a Belgian amateur). 

 Until 1899 this was priceless, in the sense that one 

 plant only existed in Great Britain, belonging, of 

 course, to Baron Schroder. Then Messrs. Sander 

 obtained a quantity, but the collector, M. Forget, 



