it be withheld for very long periods. Watch carefully 

 for auy symptom of suffering from lack of water. 



The Mexican Lselias do best with a smaller quantity 

 of moss and peat, and thrive best when put up in bas- 

 kets or cribs. They enjoy a great amount of direct sun- 

 shine, and should have during the time of active growth 

 an almost unlimited supply of water, which is best sup- 

 plied to them after the sun begins to lose its power. At 

 this time it comes as a welcome, refreshing bath. A 

 good syringing in the early morning is needed to help 

 the plant through the day. With such treatment plenty 

 of strong flowers must result. L. ciiiuahit riiui , h. flava 

 and allied kinds enjoy the above treatnu'iit fi[uully well. 

 Many beautiful hybrids have been raised in gardens, 

 and the needs of each from a cultural view will be best 

 obtained by noting to which section or group they be- 

 long, and giving the treatment recommended for such. 



A really good selection of La-lias for the adornment 

 of the orchid house is herewitli appcmliMl: L. (iiiniis 

 and its varieties, albff, Diur.^nnii, nUUnnit, ,S<nnlrri- 

 ana, Stella, rosea, Vtitchii, H'illiamsii, Schi-athriaiia 

 and Amesiana, all of which have pure white sepals and 

 petals and various colored labellums; Scottiana and 

 granditlora, distinguished for size; and a wonderful pe- 

 loriateform k-aowna,sIioeblirigi(ttiiiiii. L. iilhiihi . aiilitm- 

 nalis, cinnabarina, flava, pumihi, Ditiiitim. /mis/nns. 

 Dormaniana, grandis, Lindletjana , iiiiijiilis, I, inhn'mt , 

 monophylla, harpophylla, Pcrrinii, purpiirnta, sii/ii r- 

 biens, xanthina. In some species almost endless variety 

 occurs, notably so with i. purpurata, Perrinii and 

 albida, and pure white varieties are known in many of 

 the rarer species. Henry T. Clinkabekrt. 



IfflLIOCATTLfiYA. A name proposed by R. A. Eolfe 

 to designate the bigeneric hybrids of Lselia and of 

 Cattleya, which readily hybridize. The species of the 

 two genera have 8 and 4 pollen masses respectively, 

 while the hybrids are irregular in this respect. Many 

 of the plants are natural hybrids, and many others 

 have been produced by artificial crossing. For a list of 

 Lfeliocattleyas, see Rolfe in G. C. III. 6:78, 155. In 

 the following account L=L8elia ; Lc=LsBliocattleya ; 

 C=Cattleya. 



H. T. Clinkaberry writes that the cultivation of Laelio- 

 cattleyas is the same as for Lfelia and Cattleya. It is 

 therefore important to know the parentage in each case, 

 from which one may know whether warm or coolhouse 

 treatment is needed. He adds that many Laeliocattleyas 

 are of such a vigorous constitution that they are nearly 

 always in growth. 



INDEX. 



alba, 13. Dormaniana, 16. prasiata, 1. 



amanda, 2. Duvaliana, 10. radiata, 9. 



Andreana, 7. elegaus, 1. S.illieri. 8. 



Brysiana, 1. eximia inversa, 11. Schilleriana, 13. 



callistoglossa, 5. Exoniensis. 17, Stelzneriano- H ar- 



Corbeillensis, 3. intermedio-flava, 15. dyana, 4. 



Dominiana. 6. Nylephtha, 1. Tumeri, 1. 



Dominyatia, 6. Martiueti, 12. velutino-elegans, 14. 



A. Fls. light or brigli< 



rose 1 . elegans 



2. amanda 



3. Corbeillensis 



4. Stelzneriano- Hardyana 



5. callistoglossa 

 AA. Fls. rose-purple, 



mauve, violet, etc. . 6. Dominiana 



7. Andreana 



8. Sallleri 



9. radiata 



10. Duvaliana 



11. eximia inversa 



12. Martineti 

 AAA. Fls. irhlteorwhitish. 



or yellow "3. Schilleriana 



14. velutino-elegans 

 \7}. intermedio- flava 

 AAAA. Fls. nlive-browyt ....Id. Dormaniana 

 AAAAA. Fls. tinted light blue. U. Exoniensis 



1. Elegans, Rolfe (Lcelia Elegans, Reichb. f. Cattleya 

 Heijiuis, Morren). Pseudobulbs terete, stem-like, 15-20 

 in. high: Ivs. solitary, linear-oblong, coriaceous, 10-12 



L^LIOCATTLEYA 



873 



in. long: scape short, stout, 3-7-fld. : fls. 5 in. in diam., 

 light or bright rose, fragrant ; sepals oblong, acute, often 

 somewhat twisted or with revolute edges; petals much 

 wider, lanceolate, margin somewhat undulate; labellum 

 with the lateral lobes elongate -obtuse, whitish with 

 purple apices, convolute over the column ; middle lobe 

 broadened in front, subreniform, margin undulate, 

 crisp, entirely a very deep purple, without raised lines 

 or callosities. May-Sept. Brazil. B. M. 4700. I. H. 

 4:134 (as L. Brysiana}; 11:402. -A showy, tall-grow- 

 ing species. 



Var. Nyl6ptha, O'Brien. Fls. large; sepals tinted with 

 yellow and rose, lightly spotted with purple toward the 

 tips; petals broader, more suffused with purple; lip 

 bright purple in front, paler at the side lobes. G.C. III. 

 3:176. 



Var. Turneri, Warn. Fls. large, richly colored; sepals 

 and petals bright amethyst-purple, with deeper veins; 

 lip with a large purple blotch on the middle lobe; side 

 lobes white, tipped with rose. Gn. 47, p. 319; 49:1067 

 and p. 385. — One of the finest of the genus. 



Var. prasiata, Reichb. f . Sepals and petals rose, tinged 

 with green : labellum white at the base and side lobes, 

 middle lobe crimson-purple. — Var. superbum is adver- 

 tised. 



2. amanda, Rolfe (LSeUa amanda, Reichb. f. ). Natu- 

 ral hybrid between O. intermedia and perhaps Lcelia 

 crispa. Pseudobulbs thin, fusiform, 5-7 in. long, 1-2- 

 Ivd. : Ivs. shorter than the pseudobulbs, cuneate-oblong, 

 acute: fls. in pairs, from a small, narrow spathe; sepals 

 oblong-ligulate, acute, light rose, with a grayish hue 

 outside, wavy; petals siniilar hut brmicliT. with darker 

 tinted nerves on the inside; l.-itcral lol.es of llie labellum 

 enveloping the eoluinn, rieli dark purple; middle lobe 

 transversely oblong, short, emarginate, wavy, separated 

 from the others by an exceedingly short isthmus, veined 

 with rich purple. Brazil. I.H. 38:135. 



3. Corbeillensis, Maron. Garden hybrid of C. Lod- 

 dit/esii and L. pumila, var. marginata. Pseudobulbs 

 5-6 in. long, fusiform: Ivs. about 6 in. long: fl.- stalk 

 2-3 in. long, bearing 1-2 showy fls. about 5 in. across: 

 sepals and petals bright rose, the latter veined with 

 deeper purple lines ; throat of the labellum veined with 

 yellow on a white ground; blade intense purple, bilobed 

 and undulate. 



4. St61zneri4no -Hardyina, Maron. A garden hy- 

 brid of Lc. elegans, var. Stelziieriana and Cattleya 

 Hardyana. Plants vigorous: pseudobulbs 7-8 in. long: 

 Ivs. 10 in. long by 2^2 in. wide: sepals pale clear rose, 

 deeper on the edges; petals undulate, rose on the mar- 

 gins, fading almost to white at the center; labellum 

 purple-magenta, undulate lacerate on the margin, with 

 a broad purple line in the center of the blade and 2 large 

 white spots in the throat. 



5. callistogiassa, Rolfe {Lalia .M?/;^7e!/Ms.«r, Reichb. 

 f.). (iarden liybriil of L. jnirpii rata and Catlhya labi- 

 ata,viir. ir.ir.srVicd v'd. I'seinlchullis us in Jj. purpurata: 

 Ivs. 12 in. long: petals broad, oblong, acute; sepals nar- 

 rower, all pure rose; middle lobe of the labellum broad, 

 retuse.dark purple, with yellow on the disk; side lobes 

 small obtuse-angled. 



(i. Dominiiina, Rolfe {Ltelia Dominy(ina,Reichh.f.). 

 Garden hybrid. Plants having the general habit of 

 Cattleya Mossice: pseudobulbs fusiform, rather short, 

 1-lvd.: Ivs. linear-oblong: raceme bearing few large, 

 handsome fls. : sepals narrowly oblong, acute, light 

 purple, with dark reticulations: petals broadly cuneate- 

 oblong, wavy, light purple ; labellum cucullate, with 

 the middle lobe large, spreading, all wavy and crisp, 

 deep blackish purple. F. -M. 1878:325. Raised for 

 Veitch by Mr. Dominy from a cross between Cattleya 

 Dou'iana and some Lfelia,— according to Reichen- 

 bach, Lcelia [Lceliocaltleya] elegans. Mr. R. A. Rolfe 

 suggests the more probable parentage of Cattleya 

 Doiriana and Lfelia lobata. The first plant flowered in 

 August, 1878. 



7. Andreitna, Maron. A garden hybrid between C. 

 bicolor and Lo'liocattleya elegans. Pseudobulbs 8-12 

 in. long, stem-like : Ivs. oblong, 6 in. long : fls. 6-7 in. 

 across, rose-violet ; sepals and petals spreading, nar- 

 rowly oblong, with the margins recurved, those of the 



