1770 



L.ELIA 



L^LIA 



11. Jongheina, Hoiclili. f. Hlii/.oino witli nMiiarkably 

 thiok n.H>t-libcrs: i>sinhlol)ull)s (iv:ittM)l>lon)!;, l-lvd.: 

 l\-s. hrwully oblong, ;?-."i in. long, very tliick :uul dark 

 gnvn: scajH" stout, shorter than llio If.. 1 J-lld.; tls. 

 4 in. (ii:un.. bright mnt'thy.st-rolor; sepals linear-lam-i-- 

 olate, acute; petals bhiaiUy oblong-obtuse; labelluin 

 convolute; lateral lobes very shallow; niidille lobe 

 einiirginate, white ami erisp, w ith about 7 goldcn-yrllow 

 undulate riilges in the throat. Brazil. H..M. tilKiS. 

 H.H. lS7:i:J<H). C.C. 1S7_>:4_',-.. (.).K. 12:27:?.— .\ 

 dwarf sjXH'ies with reniarkabU' leathery Ivs. Said to 

 tHjual /-. ifmiulijiora and Callhi/a MossUv. Rare in 

 cult. M:uiy varieties are listinl under Latin names. 



12. pilmila, Ileiehb. f. {CdllUya piimila, Hook. C. 

 marginala, Faxt. L. prxstaris, Lindl. & Heiohb. f. 

 L. Dayana. Reichb. f. L. I'iiu'Ui, Ilort.). Pseuilo- 

 bulbs small, st.-like, with 1 oblong to linear-oblong If. 

 5-C in. long: pedunele shorter than the Ivs., each bear- 

 ing a single, large, drooping, rose-purple fl.; sepals 

 oblong, acute; petals ovate-oblong, broader, undulate; 

 labelhnn very involute; lateral lobes .subciuadrate, 

 middle lobe short, eniarginati>, waved and crisped; 

 throat yellow, apex rich purple. A pretty dwarf 

 species from Brazil, very variable and useful. B.M. 

 36.56,5498. B.R. 30:5. "F. 1850:89 (as CaH/ci/a -spir- 

 tahitU). G.C. II. 23:.597; III. 36:354.— Many vari- 

 iations of this plant have been described ivs distinct 

 species, although botanically but one spe<'ies. Some of 

 them are well-marked horticultural varieties. Var. 

 prsestans, Veitch (L. pra-slaiis, Lindl. & Reichb. f.). 



20S7. Lxlia purpuraU. (XK)- No. 22. 



A large-fid., highly-colorerl variety, with the sepals 

 and fX-taLs much broafler than in the ty[)e; labellum 

 rich purf)le, very rigid and fleshy, lines almost ob.solete. 

 B..\I. 549S. Gn. .53, p. .5.50. Var. margin^ta, Ilort. 

 (Cdl.lleya margin/ila, Paxt.). Fls. large; sepals and 

 petals ro.se-<Tim8on ; labellum with a white border, 

 crisp. Brazil. P.M. 10:205. I.H. G:193 (as CaW/c/ya 



pumila var. major). F.S. 18 : H)(K). G.C. III. 22:262. 

 .\.G. 11:1.58. Var. Dayftna, Dean (L. Dayana, Reichb. 

 f.). Sepals and petals ro.se-purple; labellum with a 

 deep purple margin. Farlier than the type. Brazil. 

 R.II. 1890, p. 490. F.M. 1877:249. Var." 41ba, Hort. 

 Kls, like var. i>r:islanx, but pm-e white with the base of 

 thelip vc'Uow. G.C. 111.21:11. ,1.11, III. :U:27; 43:349; 

 49:109, 17.5. 



13. Leeana, Reichb. f. Ilybriil: pseudobulbs cylindri- 

 cal, somewhat swollen, 1-lvil.: Ivs. cuneate-oblong, very 

 coriaceous: sepals and petals spreading, ligulate, acute, 

 somewhat undulate, ro.se-color; lateral lobes of the 

 labellum semi-oval c, acute, the tips resting on the 

 middle lam<'lla, white, tips purple; middle lobe broad, 

 obct)rdate. Sept. "Natural hybrid of L. marijiuala 



and ?" (Hansen). — As this plant has 4 pollinia, 



it is probably nearer Cattleya. It was imperfectly 

 descrilx'd liy Reichb. as a doubtful hybrid. 



C.KOUP III. 



A. Fls. grrcnish yellow. 

 B. Lahcllum deeply fringed on the 



margin 14. Digbyana 



uu. Labellum not fringed. 



c. Evidently 3-lobed 1.^. glauca 



ec. Ohsiiletely S-lobed 10. virens 



AA. Fls. all yellow 17. xanthina 



AA.\. Fls. with only the sepals and petals 

 tawny yellow; labellum some other 



color 18. grandis 



AAA.\. /'7s. purple, rose or white. 



B. Labellum with several prominent 



toothed crests 19. superbiens 



BD. Labellum destitute of crests. 



c. Petals and labellum tvarcd and 

 crisped. 



D. Fls. uniformly purple 20. Boothiana 



DD. Fls. white and purple. 



E. Lip ovate-acurninate 21. crispa 



EE. Lip rounded 22. purpurata 



cc. Sepals and labellum plane, or 



nearly so 23. Perrinii 



14. Digbyana, Benth. (Brassdvola Digbyana, Lindl.). 

 Pseudobulbs elongate, st.-like, l-lvd.: Ivs. ellijitical, 

 thick, fleshy, plane, slightly keeled: peduncle with a 

 solitary, very large, fragrant fl. 3-5 in. across; sepals 

 and petals similar, oblong, spreading, pale purplish 

 green; petals slightly broader; labellum very large- 

 cordate, entirely surrounding the column, white or 

 cream-colored, with th(' margin cut into a broad lacini- 

 ate fringe, which makes the A. very striking. July, Aug. 

 Hondura.s. B.M. 4474. B.R. .32:53. F.S. 3:237. G.C. 

 HI. 18: 1,53. G.M. 46:.307.— A slow-growing orchid. 



15. gla&ca, Benth. {Hrass&rola glauca, Lindl.). St. 

 short, creeping: iiseudobulbs short, oblong, st.-like, 

 compressed and sheathed with scales, b<'aring a single 

 oblong, glaucous, very thick antl leathery If.: fls. usu- 

 ally single, on a stalk shorter than the If., fragrant; 

 sepals and petals sjireading, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, 

 greenish yellow; labcdlum with a short claw surround- 

 ing the column, then expanding into a large 3-lobcd 

 limb, yellowish white, streaked with red in the throat. 

 Mex. and Guatemala. B.M. 40.33. B.R. 20:44. G.C. 

 111.7:357. 



16. virens, Lindl. Plants about 6 in. high: fls. 1 in. 

 across; se])als suberect, ovate; petals laneeolat't, sub- 

 equal; lalielliUM obsoli'tely .'i-lob(^d, cucullate; apex 

 ovate, crisp, with obscure raised lines toward the base. 

 Brazil. — The fls. ar(^ pale yellowish green, of no beauty. 



17. xanthina, Lindl. Lvs. oblong, longer than the 

 fusiform pseudobulb: raceme .3-.5-fld.; fls. 3 in. across, 

 buff-yellow except the lip, which is white in front 

 streaked with crimson-purple; sepals and petals sub- 

 equal, oblong-obtuse, inidulate, leathery and convex; 

 labellum nearly quadrate when spread out, without 

 raised veins. ■ Brazil. B.M. 5144. F.S. 23:2418.— 

 Intro. 18.58. A second-rate spe(ties. 



