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the throat white striped iu the centre with magenta. It 

 flowers during the spring months. — Brazil. 



L. elegans prasiata, Bchb. f. — A very distinct and beautiful 

 variety, forming an elegant companion to L. TurnerL The 

 flowers are of large size, the sepals and petals dull magenta- 

 rose tinged with green ; the front portion of the lip is of a 

 rich magenta-crimson veined with a deeper tint of the same 

 colour, while the lateral lobes of the lip are pure white, and 

 form a striking contrast to the dark portions of the flower. 

 We have seen this variety produce from six to eight of its 

 fragrant flowers on one spike. It blooms during September 

 and October, and lasts for three weeks in beauty. This 

 variety was finely flowered in the collection of Baron Schriider, 

 The Dell, Staines, under the care of Mr. Ballantyne, the 

 gardener. — Brazil. 



Fig. — Orchid Album, iii. t. 97. 



L. elegans Warneri, Williams. — A magnificent variety of 

 L. elegans, which grows to about the same size as the species 

 itself, having similar terete subclavate stems and oblong- 

 obtuse leaves. The flowers are fully seven inches across, 

 the sepals and petals are blush white, with the throat yel- 

 lowish purple ; the lip rich crimson. It blossoms in June 

 and July, and will last in perfection for three or four weeks. 

 This very rare variety is one of the finest of its class, and 

 also a fine exhibition plant. — Brazil. 



■piG.— Warner, Sel. Orch. PL, iii. t. 1. 

 Syn. — L. War7ieri. 



L. elegans Wolstenliolmise, Echb.f. — A magnificent variety 

 of L. elegans, producing light amethyst-coloured flowers, seven 

 inches across, in which the sepals are white marked at the edges 

 with pale purple-rose, and the petals more deeply margined 

 with the same colour ; the lip is white at the base, with a 

 deep purple curved blotch about the throat, and rosy purple 

 in front. It is very distinct in appearance, and was bloomed 

 by J. Day, Esq., who dedicated it to his sister, Mrs. Wolsten- 

 holm, who is an enthusiastic lover of these beautiful plants. 

 It usually blossoms during the autumn months.— Brazil. 



Fig.— Warner, Sel. Orch. PL, ii. t. 29. 



L. flammea, Rchb. f. — This fine distinct plant is the result 

 of a cross between L. cinnaharina and L. Filcheriana. It is 



