L.ELIA 



L^LIA 



1769 



Tho plant fhoro fiRurni is jirobaldy tlio species in ques- 

 tion, altlioufih, acconliiig to the tigure and the aeconi- 

 panying dcvscription, the sepals and petals are wider 

 than those of L. anccps. 



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

 Ivs. <>blon;;-linoar: scape slender, 1-2 ft. Idiik, bearing: 

 as many ;is 6 deep rose-i)iirp!e fls. resembling those 

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

 broader, ovate, acuti^; middle lobe of tho labellum large, 

 deeply colored, throat white and veined; side lobes 

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

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

 haps only a variety of L. auliDnnalis. 



9. anceps, Lindl. Fig. 20.56. Pseudobulbs scattered 

 on the rhizome, ovate: Ivs. .'S-O in. long, oblong-lanceo- 

 late: scape from the top of the pseudobulbs, II2-2 ft. 

 long, clothed with keeled scales and bearing 1-2 very 

 ehowy, purplish rose-colored fls. ; sejials lanceolate- 

 acuminate; petals ovate-acuminate, all with a greenish 

 line on the back ; labellum inside of the lateral lolses 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.R. 15:145. 

 — One of the most beautiful species of 

 la>lia, possessing many fine varieties. Var. 

 Barkeri^na, Lindl. Sepals and petals 

 subequal; middle lobe of the labellum 

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

 11:1 100. On. 25 : 534. Var. Dawsonii, ,T. 

 Anders. Scape 2-3 ft. long, 2-3-fl<l.; fls. 

 white; interior of the labellum marked with radiating 

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

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

 1^,71:530. Var. alba, Reichb. f. Sep.als and petals as 

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

 lip pale yellow. Dec, .Ian. ( l.f '. III. 1 :4S5; 15: 172. 

 J.II. 111.50:179. V.ar. Hilliana, Reichb. f. Sepals and 

 petals white; front lobe of the labellum bilobed emar- 

 ginate. I. H. 33:. 584. Gn. 25:5:M. G.C. III. 1 :425. 

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

 var. Stella: labelhim white, large, with the disk and 

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

 1:349. 'Gn. 25:.534. Var. Lageriana, Hurt. White, 

 suffused with rose; lip dark lavender, mottkul and 

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

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

 petals very narrow and very acute; side lobes of the 

 labellum blunt; middle lobe small, triangular, wavy, 



with a thick, well-developed keel; throat yellowi.sh, 

 veined wit h reddish purpk^ Var. Schroederiana, Reichb. 

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

 the labellum jiurc 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. 

 l:281;25:136;43:21().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. Veilchii). 

 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. 

 111.28:125. 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. \'ar. 

 rosea, Reichb. f. A variety having bright rose-colored 

 fls., with the margins of the labellum darker rose. Gn. 

 25:534. Var. grandifldra, ^\■illiams. A robust form 

 resembling the type. G.C. III. 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. acuminata, Lindl. L. pe- 

 duncularis, 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, 

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

 of L. anccps. 



GROUP II. 



A. Pscrtdohulhs ovate, evidently thickened. 



B. /)';) with ntiout 7 undulate keels 11. Jongheana 



nn. Lift irithin/t or irith plmte keels 2. grandifiora 



AA. PseudohtiUis ohtnttfj, moTc st.-like. 



B. Fh. green isti yillrmi 15. glauca 



BB. Fls. hright colored or irhitc. 



c. Labellurn firm, fleshy; lateral lobes 



convolute over the enhimn 12. pumila 



CC. Lnternl lobes of the lip resting on the 



middle lobe 13. Leeana 



