870 



LiELIA 



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

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

 deeply colored, throat white and veined; side lobes 

 white. Dec. to Jan. Mex. G.C. III. 7:109.-A usefml 

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

 haps only a var. of L. autmnnalis. 



9. inceps, Lindl. Fig. 1223. Pseudobulbs scattered 

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

 late: scape from the top of the pseudobulbs, l>^-2 ft. 

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

 showy, purplish rose-colored fis. : 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. 21:1751. 

 G.C. II. 24: 405; 111.15:172. P.M. 4:73.-One of the 

 most beautiful Lcelias, possessing many fine varieties. 

 Var. Barkeri&na, Lindl. 8ppals and petals subequal; 

 middle lobe of the labellum rather narrow, acute. B.R. 



2! 1947 FS U 1100 Gn 25 440 \ ar 

 D&WBOni, J Anders Scape 2-3 ft long 

 J-illd fls -n hite , interior of the label 

 lum marked with radiating purple lines, 

 with the usual j ellow ridge Juquila, Mex 

 Gn 25 446 G C III 1 424 S H 2, p 

 175 F M 1871 130 Vnr 41ba Reichb 

 f SepiK ind pftils ns m vir Prin^om 

 lis pun i\liiti witlitli. lisl fflirhppile 

 . Ill 



libel 



Pale 



2". 44G 



Williamsi, 

 ■t good 

 I 1 i\hite, 



tlU) a ( III 1 I Uhll.n 

 Hort feandfr '-■i i ils iml i I il | 

 form, narrowci tb m in ^ ir s' 

 large with the disk and throat \ 1 1 

 son purple G C III 1 349 i i i llnim 



siana). Var. Leeina, Reichb. t. Ii~. , ni.ili.i than 



in L. anceps ; petals very narn^w an. I il-i;. a. ute; side 

 lobes of the labellum blunt; middle lobe small, triangu- 

 lar, wavy, with a thick, well-developed keel; throat yel- 

 lowish, veined with reddish -purple. Var. Schroderi&na, 

 Reichb. f. Fls. unusually large; sepals, petals and mid- 

 dle lobe of the labellum pure white; side lobes and 

 throat streaked with broad lines of purplish crimson. 

 A strong grower. Gn. 44:928. G.M. 33:813. Var. San- 

 deri&na, Reichb. f. Fls. white ; disk of lip crimson. 

 G. C. III. 1 : 281 and 25: 136. Gn. 44: 928. G, M. ::7: SS. 

 Var. Veitchiana, Reichb. f. Sepals and petals wliit.-; .li-k 

 of the labellum yellow, veined with brown: latii:il l..l.ts 

 and anterior part of the middle lobe veined with laupli-. 



L^LIA 



Gn. 25:446 ( I>i7o7in. Var. SttUa, Reichb. f. Fls. pure 

 white; labellum with yellow throat, marked with light 

 crimson lines. G.C. III. 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. Ashworthiina, J. O'Brien. Sepals 

 pure white, lance-oblong ; petals broadly OTato, also 

 white; front lobe of the lali.lluin In-na.l. tx]iaii(b-ii, 

 white, with a few blue dots and yol|,,\v ki i Is on tlie 

 throat; side lobes with liins ..1 slatv bine. i;.(;. III. 

 15:103. J. H. 111.28:125. Var. Waddoniensis. Fls. pure 

 white; side lobes of the lip marked with purple lines, 

 disk yellowish. G.C. III. 23: 125. G.M. 41:115. Var. 

 PeroivaH4na, Reichb. f. Fls. small, but freely pro- 

 duced ; 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. an.2.-:44r,. Var. delicita, Hort. ex Williams. 

 Labellum x.liii. , nITu r,l with mauvo; throat orange- 

 yellow;-] ' .! ' ' ..! ro-o, nianvo ,ir lilac. Var. 

 rdsea, H.I' - - i\ l.avin.' I.n-'lit rosi-colored 



tls.,witli II ;.,;,,; li.r lal.rllun, .larkor rose. Gn. 



25:446. \ a.. araudiUora, \Villiam.s. A rr.l.ust form re- 

 sembling the type. G.C. III. 3:105. Var. holochlla, 

 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. Scottiina.Warn. 

 and Will. Sepals and petals mauve ; labellum deep 

 purple, with a yellow throat. Var. mor&da. This is a 

 name under which importations of large, highly colored 

 forms of L. anceps were sold by the Liverpool Hort. 

 Co., Eng., as var. grandiflora. 



10. nibiscens, Lindl. (L. acuminata, Lindl. L. pe- 

 (luncul&ris, Lindl.). Pseudobulbs ovate to subrotund. 



wi.U, uli.lula^o. lal.. lUini a., lony as lln Jala!, n,l.ldlo 

 lobe of the same form but more undulate and with a 

 stain of yellow on the disk, purplish red on the inner 

 surface. A slender, graceful plant with small, whitish, 

 lilac-tinted or rose-colored fls. B.M. 4905 and 4099. 

 B.R. 26:41; 27:24; 31:69. F.S. 1:9; 7:742. P.M. 

 10:49. — Flowers much smaller than L. anceps. 

 GKOrP II. 

 A. Pseuclohuns ovate, evUtently thick- 

 ened. 

 B. Lip with uhimt 7 nmlutate keels.. U. Jongheana 

 BB. Lip without nr with plane keels.. 2. grandiSlora 

 AA. Pseudobulbs o!,lf.,„,, ,„,.re ffem-like. 



B. Fls. greoiish i/, //.or If), glauca 



BB. Fls. briiihl !'•.}. ,r,<l ..,■ .(■;,;/. . 



C. Labeiliim i.n„. ihsl>,,: Literal 

 lobes e„,n;,l,itr ,./■.,■ the eol- 



umn 12. pumila 



cc. Lateral lobes of the lip resting 



on the middle lobe 13. Leeana 



11. Jonghe&na, Reichb. f. Rhizome with remarkably 

 thick root-fibers: pseudobulbs ovate-oblong, 1-lvd. : 

 Ivs. broadly oblong, 3-5 in. long, very thick and dark 

 green: scape stout, shorter than the leaf, 1-2-tld.: fls. 

 4 in. in diameter, bright amethyst color; sepals linear- 

 lanceolate, acute; petals broadly oblong-obtuse; label- 

 lum convolute; lateral lobes very shallow; middle lobe 

 emarginatc, white and crisp, with about 7 golden yellow 

 undulate ridees in the throat. Braz. B.M.6038. R.H. 

 1873:290. G.C. 1872:425. -A dwarf species with remark- 

 able leathery Ivs. Said to equal L. grandiflora and 

 Cattleya Mossiie. Rare in cultivation. 



12. pilmila, Reichb. f. {Cattleya piimila. Hook. C. 

 margin&ta, Paxt. Lalia priestans, Lindl. & Reichb. f. 

 iy. Z)nj/f>«rt, Reichb. f. L. Pinelii, Bort.). Pseudo- 

 bulbs small, stem-like, with one oblong to linear-oblong 

 leaf .5-6 in. long: peduncle shorter than the Ivs., each 

 bearing a single, large, drooping, ro.se-purple fl.: se- 

 pals oblong, acute; petals ovate-oblong, broader, undu- 

 late; labellum very involute; lateral lobes subquad- 

 rate, middle lobe sliort, emarginate, waved and crisped; 



