L^LIA 



L^LIA 



1769 



The plant there figured is probably the species in ques- 

 tion, although, according to the figure and the accom- 

 panying description, the sepals and petals are wider 

 than those of L. anceps. 



8. Gouldiana, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs ovate, 2-lvd.: 

 Ivs. oblong-linear: scape slender, 1-2 ft. long, bearing 

 as many as 6 deep rose-purple fls. resembling those 

 of L. anceps; sepals lance-oblong, pointed; petals 

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

 deeply colored, throat white and veined; side lobes 

 white. Dec., Jan. Mex. G.C. III. 7:169. A useful 

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

 haps only a variety of L. autumnalis. 



9. anceps, Lindl. Fig. 2056. Pseudobulbs scattered 

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

 late: scape from the top of the pseudobulbs, 1^2~2 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 yellow keel terminating in 3 

 ridges. Mex. B.M. 3804. B.R. 1751. G. 

 C. II. 24:405. P.M. 4:73. O.K. 15:145. 

 One of the most beautiful species of 

 Iselia, possessing many fine varieties. Var. 

 Barkeriana, Lindl. Sepals and petals 

 subequal; middle lobe of the labellum 

 rather narrow, acute. B.R. 1947. F.S. 

 1 1 : 1 100. Gn. 25 : 534. Var. Dawsonii, J. 

 Anders. Scape 2-3 ft. long, 2-3-fld.; fls. 

 white; interior of the labellum marked with radiating 

 purple lines, with the usual yellow ridge. Juquila, Mex. 

 Gn. 25:534. G.C. III. 1:424. S.H. 2, p. 175. P.M. 

 1,71:530. Var. alba, Reichb. f. Sepals and petals as 

 ir var. Dawsonii; fls. pure white, with the disk of the 

 lip pale yellow. Dec., Jan. G.C. III. 1:485; 15:172. 

 J.H. III. 50:179. Var. Hilliana, Reichb. f. Sepals and 

 petals white; front lobe of the labellum bilobed emar- 

 ginate. I H. 33:584. Gn. 25:534. G.C. III. 1:425. 

 Var. Wflliamsii, Hort. Pure white, narrower than in 

 var. Stella; labellum white, large, with the disk and 

 throat yellow, marked with crimson-purple. G.C. III. 

 1:349. Gn. 25:534. Var. Lageriana, Hort. White, 

 suffused with rose; lip dark lavender, mottled and 

 streaked purple, the throat yellow, purple-veined. Var. 

 Leeana, Reichb. f. Fls. white, smaller than in L. anceps; 

 petals very narrow and very acute; side lobes of the 

 labellum blunt; middle lobe small, triangular, wavy, 



with a thick, w r ell-developed keel; throat yellowish, 

 veined with reddish purple. Var. Schroederiana, Reichb. 

 f. Fls. unusually large; sepals, petals and middle lobe of 

 the labellum pure white; side lobes and throat streaked 

 with broad lines of purplish crimson. Gn. 44:284. 

 G.M. 33:813. G.C. III. 29:94. Var. Sanderiana, 

 Reichb. f. Fls. white; disk of lip crimson. G.C. III. 

 1:281;25:136;43:216. O.R.9:9;17:frontis. Gn. 44:284. 

 G.M. 37:88. Var. Veitchiana, Reichb. f. Sepals and 

 petals white; disk of the labellum yellow, veined with 

 brown; lateral lobes and anterior part of the middle 

 lobe veined with purple. Gn. 25:534 (as L. Veitchii). 

 Var. Stella, Reichb. f. Fls. pure white; labellum with 

 yellow throat, marked with light crimson lines. G.C. 

 111.1:280 and 8:500. Var. Amesiana, O'Brien. 

 Sepals and petals broad, feather- veined with mauve ; 

 labellum white; middle lobe crimson-purple. G.C. III. 

 23:59. Var. Ashworthiana, 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 slaty blue. G.C. III. 15:103. J.H. 

 III. 28: 125. Var. waddoniensis, Hort. Fls. pure white; 

 side lobes of the lip marked with purple lines, disk 

 yellowish. J.H. III. 56:349. G.C. III. 23:125. G.M. 

 41:115. Var. Chamberlainiana, Hort. Sepals and 

 petals soft rosy lilac; base and side lobes of lip purple- 

 lined, the middle lobe a glaring crimson-purple, the 

 callus orange. G.C. III. 31:71; 49:78. G.M. 45:101. 

 Var. Percivaliana, Reichb. f. Fls. small, but freely 

 produced; 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. 25:534. Var. delicata, Hort. ex Williams. 

 Labellum white, suffused with mauve; 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. 

 25:534. Var. grandifldra, Williams. A robust form 

 resembling the type. G.C. 111.3:105. Var. holochila, 

 Rolfe. Sepals and petals nearly alike, pale lilac; lip 

 petaloid, elliptical-lanceolate, light purple, yellow and 

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

 Warner and Williams. Sepals and petals mauve; 

 labellum deep purple, with a yellow throat. Var. 

 morada. This is a name under which importations of 

 large, highly colored forms of L. anceps were sold by 

 the Liverpool Hort. Co., England, as var. grandiflora. 

 Many other varieties appear under Latin names. 



10. rubescens, Lindl. (L. acumindta, Lindl. L. pe- 

 dunculdris, 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, purplish red on the inner 

 surface. B.M. 4905 and 4099. B.R. 26:41; 27:24; 

 31:69. F.S. 1:9; 7:742. P.M. 10:49. O.R. 14:41; 

 19:72. A slender, graceful plant with small, whitish, 

 lilac-tinted or rose-colored fls. much smaller than those 

 of L. anceps, 



GROUP n. 



A. Pseudobulbs ovate, evidently thickened. 



B. Lip with about 7 undulate keels 11. Jongheana 



BB. Lip without or with plane keels 2. grandiflora 



AA. Pseudobulbs oblong, more st.-like. 



B. Fls. greenish yellow 15. glauca 



BB. Fls. bright colored or white. 



C. Labellum firm, fleshy; lateral lobes 



convolute over the column 12. pumila 



cc. Lateral lobes of the lip resting on the 



middle lobe 13. Leeana 



