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L^LIA 



L^LIA 



of L. anceps : sepals lauce -oblong, pointed; petals 

 broader, ovate, acute; middle lobe of the labellum large, 

 deeply colored, throat white and veined; side lobes 

 white. Dec. to Jan. Mes. G.C. III. 7:169. -A useful 

 species, large plants often bearing 5-10 racemes. Per- 

 haps only a var. of i. aiitumnalis. 



9. dnceps, Lindl. Pig. 1223. Pseudobulbs scattered 

 on the rhizome, ovate: Ivs. 5-9 in. long, oblong-Ianeeo- 

 late: scape from the top of the pseudobulbs, lK-2 ft. 

 long, clothed with keeled scales and bearing 1-2 very 

 showy, purplish rose-colored fls. : sepals lanceolate- 

 acuminate; petals ovate-acuminate, all with a greenish 

 line on the back; labellum inside of the lateral lobes yel- 

 low, with red marks; middle lobe oblong, acute, deep 

 purple, white on the disk, with a thickened vellow keel 

 terminating in .S ridges. Mex. B.M. 3804. B.R. 21:1751. 

 G.C. II. 24: 405; III. 15:172. P.M. 4:73.-One of the 

 most beautiful La^lias, possessing many tine varieties. 

 Var. Barkeri4na, Lindl. Sepals and petals subequal; 

 middle lobe of the labellum rather narrow, acute. B.R. 



2!. 1047 F.S. 11.1100. Gn. 25:440. Var. 

 Dawsoni, J. Anders. Scape 2-3 ft. long, 

 2-3-fld.: fls. white ; interior of the label- 

 lum marked with radiating purple lines, 

 with the usual yellow ridge. Juquila, Mes. 

 Gn. 25: 446. G. C. III. 1:424. S.H. 2, p. 

 175. P.M. 1871:530. Var. 41ba, Reichb. 

 f . Sepals and petals as in var. Dawsoni : 

 fls. pure white, with the disk of the lip pale 

 yellow. Dec, .Tail. (i. ('. III. 1:485; III. 

 15:172. Var. Hilliina. R.-ichb. f. Sepals 

 and petals white; front lube ofthe label- 

 lum bilobedemarginate. I. H. .33:584. Pale 

 violet, with a yellow disk. Gn. 25:446 

 (Billi). G.C. III. 1:425 (ffillii). Var. Wimamsi, 

 Hort. Sander. Sepals and petals pure white, of good 

 form, narrower than in var. Stella; labilluni white, 

 large, with the disk and throat yellow, marked witli crim- 

 son-purple. G.C. III. 1:349. " Gn. 25:440 (as WiUiinn- 

 siana), Var. Leeina, Reichb. f. Fls. white, smaller than 

 in L. anceps ; petals very narrow and very acute; side 

 lobes of the labellum blunt; middle lobe small, triangu- 

 lar, wavy, with a thick, well-developed keel; throat yel- 

 lowish, veined with reddish-purple. Var. Schroderiaua, 

 Reichb. f. Pis. unusually large; sepals, jutals :iih1 mid- 

 dle lobe of the labellum pure white; side lobes aud 

 throat streaked with broad lines of purplish crimson. 

 A .strong grower. Gn. 44:928. G.M. 33:813. Var. San- 

 deri&na, Reichb. f. Pis. white ; disk of lip crimson. 

 G.C. III. l:2,sl and 25:130. Gn. 44:928. G.M. 37:88. 

 Var.Veitchiana, Kciclib. f. Sepals and petals white; disk 

 of the hilielluui yellow, veined with brown; lateral lobes 

 and anterior part of the middle lobe veined with purple. 



Gn. 25:446 ( re^c/fj). Var. SMUa, Reichb. f. Fls. pure 

 white; labellum with yellow throat, marked with light 

 crimsonlines. G.C. III. 1:280 and 8:500. Var. Amesiina, 

 O'Brien. Sepals and petals broad, feather-veined with 

 mauve; labellum white ; middle lobe crimson-purple. 

 G.C. III. 23:59. Var. Ashworthiana, J. O'Brien. Sepals 

 pure white, lance-oblong ; petals broadly ovate, also 

 white ; front lobe of the labellum broad, expanded, 

 white, with a few blue dots and yellow keels on the 

 throat ; side lobes with lines of slatv blue. G.C. III. 

 15:103. J. H. 111.28:125. Var. Waddorii^nsiB. Fls. pure 

 white; side lobes of the lip marked with xmrple lines, 

 disk yellowish. G.C. III. 23: 1'25. G.M. 41:115. Var. 

 FeTcivali^na, Reichb. f. Fls. small, but freely pro- 

 duced ; sepals and petals white, tinged with bluish 

 pink ; lateral lobes of the labellum deep purple at the 

 tips and spotted; throat yellow, with purplish crimson 

 lines; middle lobe creamy yellow at the base; apex 

 purplish. Gn. 25:440. Var. delicata, Hort. ex Williams. 

 Labellum white, -suffused with niauve; throat orange- 

 yellow; sepals and petals rose, mauve or lilac. Var. 

 rdsea, Reichb. f. A variety having bright rose-colored 

 fls., with the margins of the labellum darker rose. Gn. 

 25:446. Var. grandilldra, Williams. A robust form re- 

 sembling the type. G.C. III. 3:105. Var. holochlla, 

 Rolfe. Sepals and petals nearly alike, i^ale lilac; lip 

 petaloid, elliptical-lanceolate, light purpli-. yrllow and 

 white at the base. G. P. 4:173. Var. Scottiana, Warn. 

 and Will. Sepals and petals mauve ; labellum deep 

 purple, with a yellow throat. Var. mor&da. This is a 

 name under which importations of large, highly colored 

 forms of L. anceps were sold by the Liverpool Hort. 

 Co., Eng., as var. grandiflora. 



10. rubfiscens, Lindl. {L. acumin&ta, Lindl. L. pe- 

 duncitldris, Lindl.). Pseudobulbs ovate to subrotund, 

 clustered, sometimes rugose, 1-lvd.: Ivs. oblong to 

 lance-oblong, emarginate, 4-5 in. long: scape slender, 

 jointed, sheathed with brown scales at the joints, 1 ft. 

 long, with 2-8 graceful, fragrant fls. : sepals spreading, 

 linear-oblong, acute; petals slightly longer and twice as 

 wide, undulate; labellum as long as the petal; middle 

 lobe of the same form but more undulate and with a 

 stain of yellow on the disk, jiurjilish red on the inner 

 surface. A slender, graceful ]>l;nir with small, whitish, 

 lilac-tinted or rose-colored fls. B.M. 4'J05 and 4099. 

 B.R. 26:41: 27:24; 31:69. F.S. 1:9; 7:742, P.M. 

 10:49.— Flowers much smaller than i. anceps. 



GROUP II. 

 A. Pseudobnlbs ovate, evidently thick- 

 ened. 

 B. Lip iiith nhnni 7 vndulate keels. .11. Jongheana 

 BB. Lip iritliniit ,:,■ irilli plane keels.. 2. grandiflora 

 AA. Psendiiliiilh^ ol,l,,ii,j, more stem-like. 



B. Fls. <ir.;insli jlrllr.w 15. glaUCa 



BB. Fls. hriijht colored or white. 



c. Labellum firm, fleshy; lateral 

 lobes convolute over the col- 

 umn 12. pumila 



cc. Lateral lobes of the lip resting 



on the middle lobe 13. Leeana 



11. Jongheina, Reichb. f. Rhizome with remarkably 

 thick r<M,t tib.rs: ]. sen. b. bulbs ovate-oblong, 1-lvd.: 

 Ivs. broadly oblonj;, 3-."i in. long, very thick and dark 

 green; sc;ipe stunt, shorter than the leaf, 1-2-fld.: fls. 

 4 in. in diameter, bright amethyst color; sepals linear- 

 lanceolate, acute; petals broadly oblong-obtuse; label- 

 lum convolute; lateral lobes very shallow; middle lobe 

 emarginate, white and crisp, with about 7 golden yellow 

 undulate ridges in the throat. Braz. B.M. 0038. R.H. 

 1873:290. G.C. 1872:425. -A dwarf species with remark- 

 .ible leathery Ivs. Said to equal L. grandiflora and 

 Ciiltleiiii Mossice. Rare in cultivation. 



12. pOmila, Reichb. f. (CattUya piimila. Hook. C. 

 )iiur(iiiii1ta, Paxt. Lalia prwstans, Lindl. & Reichb. f. 

 L. baydna, Reichb. f. L. Pinflii, Hort.). Pseudo- 

 bulbs small, stem-like, with one oblong to linear-oblong 

 leaf .5-6 in. long: peduncle shorter than the Ivs., each 

 bearing a single, large, drooping, rose-purple fl.: se- 

 pals oblong, acute; petals ovate-oblong, broader, undu- 

 late; labellum very involute; lateral lobes subquad- 

 rate, middle lobe short, emarginate, waved and crisped; 



