Lycaste 



red, petals white with a crimson blotch, lip white, 

 spotted with crimson. January and February. 

 Bolivia. 1840. 21s. 



Skinneri (after Mr. lire-Skinner, who discovered 



LYCASTE LANIPE8. 



it in 1842). Best known of the family, and one of 

 the most popular orchids. Its great blooms may be 

 too stiff, and too obtrusive in colour, for an aesthetic 

 taste, but the plant has merits incontestable 



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