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LvELIA 



L^LIOCATTLEYA 



4-5 medium-sized reddish orange fls. ; sepals and petals 

 linear-oblong, obtuse, spreading; labellum convolute, 

 reflexed; lateral lobes acute, middle lobe large, oval, 

 crisp. Brazil. B.M. 4302. P.M. 7:193. O.R. 20:361. 

 A summer-flowering species whose peculiar color 

 and graceful habit render it very ornamental. Var. 

 crispilabia, Veitch (L. crispildbia, A. Rich. L. Lawren- 

 ciana, Hort.). Fls. amethyst-purple; labellum darker, 

 finely crisp and undulate: raceme 12-14 in. long, bear- 

 ing 3-5 fls. A pretty, free-flowering variety. 



L. bella==L. grandiflora X L. purpurata. L. Canari=~L. Dig- 

 byana X L. xanthina. L. canari6nsis=L. harpophylla X L. ariceps. 

 L. Cdwanii, Rolfe. Habit of L. cinnabarina, but pseudobulbs 

 taller: fls. yellow, in erect spikes. Brazil. L. chamonicensis=L,. 

 purpurata X L. Jongheana. L. Chaiinii=\j. Jongheana X L. harpo- 

 phylla. L. cnispo6rdso=L. crispa X L. tenebrosa. L. Ddnielsii= 

 L. Perrinii X Lo. Schilleriana. L. Degeestidna=J-i. Jongheana var. 

 alba X L. flava. Sepals and petals white, the lip yejlow. G.C. III. 

 48:274. L. Zh'ff&2/d?io-Af<5ssia?=Brassocattleya Veitchii. L. edissa 

 =L. anceps x L. purpurata. G.M. 43:193. L.flavina=L. pumilax 

 L.flava. L. gattonensis=Ij. anceps var. Dawsonii X L. cinnabrosa. 

 L. Gllbertii=Ij. tenebrosa X Lc. elegans. L. Gdr.onii. Of doubtful 

 origin. Pseudobulbs about 1 in. long, furrowed after first season. 

 L. GrdganiiIj. flava XL. crispa. L. Gwenix==L,. Jongheana X 

 L. Cowanii. L. Johni&na, Schlecht. Pseudobulbs club-shaped: 

 racemes few fld. ; fls. greenish white. Probably Colombia. O. 

 1912:6. L. Laldna, Hort. Veitch. Sepals and petals light orange- 

 yellow; labellum whitish at base, the rest purple bordered with 

 orange-yellow; middle lobe much undulated. A garden hybrid 

 between L. oinnabarina and L. purpurata. Not advertised in Amer. 

 A. Pericat, Philadelphia, writes as follows of this plant: "Lselia 

 Latona, raised by Veitch, is a beautiful hybrid kelia of a distinct 

 and unusual color, from L. purpurata X L. cinnabarina, the latter 

 being the seed parent. The sepals and petal are of light orange- 

 yellow; lip whitish at the base, the remainder red-purple bordered 

 with orange-yellow, the margin of the apical spreading; lobe is 

 much undulated." L. Liindii, Reichb. f. Plant small, about 6 in. 

 high: fls. produced on young growth; sepals and petals narrow, 

 white, suffused with lilac; lip 3-lobed. Brazil. L. lynwoodensis==li. 

 Jongheana X L. harpophylla. L. R/>gersii='L. Dayana XL. Cowanii. 

 L. Sidneytina=Ij. cinnabarina X L. Jongheana. L. Stdtherx=l,. 

 purpurata X L. flava. L. tenej&lisIj. grandis var. tenebrosa X L. 



HEINRICH HASSELBRING. 



UELIOCATTLEYA (compounded from Lselia and 

 Cattleya). Orchidaceae. A name proposed by R. A. Rolfe 

 to designate the bigeneric hybrids of Lselia and of Catt- 

 leya, which readily, hybridize. The species of the two 

 genera have eight and four 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 Iselio- 

 cattleyas, see Rolfe in G.C. III. 6:78, 155. In the fol- 

 lowing account L.= Laelia; Lc.=La3liocattleya; C.= 

 Cattleya. 



The cultivation of Iseliocattleyas is the same as for 

 laelia 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. Many 

 Iseliocattleyas are of such a vigorous constitution that 

 they are nearly always in growth. 



alba, 13. 

 amanda, 2. 

 Andreana, 7. 

 Arnoldiana, 5. 

 Brysiana, 1. 

 callistoglossa, 5. 

 corbeillensis. 3. 

 Dominiana, 6. 

 Dominyana, 6. 



AAA. Fls. white or whitish, or yellow. 



AAAA. Fls. olive-brown 



AAAAA. Fls. tinted light blue. 



13. Schilleriana 



14. velutino- 



[elegans 



15. intermedio- 



jflava 



. 16. Dormaniana 

 . 17. exoniensis 



KEY TO THE SPECIES. 



A. F Is. light or bright rose 1. elegans 



2. amanda 



3. corbeillensis 



4. Stelzneriano- 



[Hardyana 



5. callistoglossa 

 AA. Fls. rose-purple, mauve, violet, etc. . 6. Dominiana 



7. Andreana 



8. Sallieri 



9. radiata 



10. Duvaliana 



1 1 . eximia in- 



[versa 



12. Martinetii 



1. elegans, Rolfe (L. elegans, Reichb. f. C. elegans, 

 Morr.). Pseudobulbs terete, st.-like, 15-20 in. high: 

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

 long: scape short, stout, 3-7-fld.; fls. 5 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. G.C. III. 42:248. 

 G.M. 50:627. Gn. 60, p. 196. C.O. 7. A showy, tall- 

 growing species. Var. Nyleptha, 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. 111.3:176. Var. Turneri, Warner. 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; 49:384 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. superba 

 is advertised. 



2. amanda, Rolfe (L. amanda, Reichb. f.). Natural 

 hybrid between C. intermedia and perhaps L. crispa. 

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

 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 similar but broader, with darker- 

 tinted nerves on the inside; lateral lobes of the labellum 

 enveloping the column, rich 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- 

 digesii and L. pumila var. marginata. Pseudobulbs 

 5-4> 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. C.O. 5. 



4. Stelzneriano-Hardyana, Maron. A garden hy- 

 brid of Lc. elegans var. Stelzneriana and C. Hardyana. 

 Plants vigorous: pseudobulbs 7-8 in. long: Ivs. 10 in. 

 long by 2j^ in. wide: sepals pale clear rose, deeper on 

 the edges; petals undulate, rose on the margins, 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. callistoglossa, Rolfe (L. callistoglossa, Reichb. f. 

 Lc. Arnoldiana, Hort.). Garden hybrid of L. purpurata 

 and C. labiata var. Warscewiczii. Pseudobulbs as in 

 L. purpurata: Ivs. 12 in. long: petals broad, oblong, 

 acute; sepals narrower, all pure rose; middle lobe of the 

 labellum broad, retuse, dark purple, with yellow on the 

 disk; side lobes small, obtuse-angled. C.O. 8. Gn.W. 

 10:501. G. 28:441. 



6. Dominiana, Rolfe (L. Dominyana, Reichb. f.). 

 Garden hybrid. Plants haying the general habit of 

 C. Mossiae: pseudobulbs fusiform, rather short, 1-lvd.: 

 Ivs. linear-oblong: raceme bearing few large, hand- 



