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or two linear-oblong coriaceous evergreen leaves, and a t-wo to 

 seven-flowered peduncle issuing from an oblong blunt spatbe. 

 Tbe flowers are four to five incbes across, and are produced 

 at different times of tbe year, lasting in perfection for about 

 tbree weeks. Of tbis species tbere are many varieties, diff'er- 

 ing in tbe sbade of colour of tbeir flowers, wbicb varies from 

 ■wbite to ligbt rose, pink, crimson, and rosy purple. In tbe 

 typical variety tbe sepals and petals, tbe latter being broader, 

 are pale rose, and tbe lip, wbicb bas elongate obtuse pale- 

 coloured side lobes encircling tbe column, and baving a deep 

 crimson spot near tbe tip, bas an emarginate undulated front 

 lobe broader tban long, ratber recurved to tbe base, and of a 

 brilliant rose-purple. — Brazil : St. Catherine''s. 



'FiG.—Bot. Mag., t. 4700 ; Ann. de Gand, 1848, t. 185 ; Pescatorea, t. 43 ; 

 111. Hort, t. 402 ; Puydt, Les Orch., t. 21 ; Batenia-n, 2nd Cent., t. 156 (Catt- 

 leva elegans). 



Stn. — Cattleya elegans, 



L. elegans alba, Williams. — A most lovely variety, and one 

 tbat sbould be in every collection. In its babit and in tbe size 

 of tbe flowers it resembles tbe best forms of L. elegans, but 

 tbe sepals and petals are broad, pure wbite, and tbe front lobe 

 of tbe lip is ricb crimson-purple, softening off towards tbe tip 

 into lilac-purple. It blossoms in June and July, lasting tbree 

 weeks in perfection. — Brazil. 



'Em.— Orchid Album, i, t. 30. 



L. elegans Bluntii, Loiv. — A very beautiful dark-flowered 

 variety, baving tbe sepals and petals of a brigbt rosy magenta 

 colour ; tbe front portion of tbe lip is mucb lengthened out 

 and is of a pure magenta-crimson. Tbe basal portion of tbe 

 lip wbicb encloses tbe column is wbite save at tbe two 

 points, wbicb are turned upwards and are flusbed witb tbe 

 same colour as tbe petals. It flowers during August and 

 September. — Brazil. 



L. elegans Leeana, Williams. — Tbis is a very lovely and 

 distinct variety. Tbe pseudobulbs are tbicker and more 

 clavate tban those of an ordinary L. elegans. Tbe flowers 

 are six and a balf incbes across, tbe sepals and petals being of 

 a pale rose, beautifully suffused at tbe margins witb rosy 

 magenta, in tbe same way as L. elegans Wolstenholmicc, and 

 tbe lip is very large, cut at tbe sides, an incb and a balf 

 across, tbe anterior part rosy magenta of a very ricb bue, 



