variety was first flowered by Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., in 

 January, 1880, and is one of those which have the roiddle 

 lobe of the Up emarginate. — Mexico. 



L. anceps "Williamsiana, Sander. — A new and chaste variety 

 of this favourite winter-flowering Orchid, in which the sepals 

 and petals are pure white, of good form and substance, and 

 the lip white, having a yellow disk and a yellow throat dis- 

 tinctly striped with deep crimson-purple. It blossoms during 

 the winter months. A plant of this variety recently realised 

 90 guineas at an auction sale. — Mexico. 



¥ia.— Orchid Album, iv. t. 190. 



L. autuiniLalis, Lindley. — A lovely and showy Orchid 

 with ovate terete ribbed pseudobulbs, bearing two or three 

 oblong-linear spreading leaves, and from the apex flower 

 scapes twelve inches high or more, often bearing as many as nine 

 flowers on a single spike. The flowers are four inches across 

 and fragrant, the perfume being powerful ; the lanceolate sepals 

 and the oblong-lanceolate undulated petals of a beautiful 

 rosy purple colour, the lip with large roundish erect white 

 side lobes, and an oblong lanceolate rose-coloured front lobe 

 reflexed at the tip, the disk spotted and streaked with purple, 

 and bearing two yellow lamellfe or crests. It blooms at the same 

 time as L. anceps, lasting about a fortnight in good condition. 

 There are several varieties of this plant, some of them much 

 richer in colour than others. This should be grown in the 

 Mexican house either in a pot or on a block. — Mexico. 



YiG.—Bot. Reg., 1839, t. 27 ; Bot. Mag., t. 3817 ; Paxton, Mag. BoL, vi. 

 121, with tab. ; Bateman, Orch, Mex. et Guat., t. 9 : Lemaire, Rev. Ilort., 

 t. 17. 



L. autunilialis Si.tTOT'ahen.B, Backhouse. — A most magnificent 

 form of L. autumnalis, in which the bulbs are much larger 

 and the flower spikes much stronger than those of the type, 

 besides which its blossoms are far deeper and richer in colour. 

 The flowers are upwards of four inches across, and from six 

 to nine are borne on one scape ; the sepals and petals of a 

 brilliant purple-crimson colour ; the middle or front lobe of 

 the lip dark purple-crimson, while the lateral lobes which 

 enclose the deep crimson column are pure white. This 

 striking contrast of white against purple gives to the flower 

 an altogether unique and charming appearance ; it flowers in 



