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L^LIA 



L^LIA 



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. to Jan. Mex. G.C. III. 7:169. A useful 

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

 haps only a var. of L. autumnalis. 



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

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

 late: scape from the top of the pseudobulbs, 1K-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. 21:1751. 

 G.C. II. 24: 405; III. 15:172. P.M. 4:73. One of the 

 most beautiful Laelias, possessing many fine varieties. 

 Var. Barkeriana, Lindl. Sepals and petals subequal; 

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



23:1947. F.S. 11:1100. Gn. 25:446. Var. 

 Dawsoni, J. Anders. Scape 2-3 ft. long, 

 2-3-fld. : fls. white ; interior of the label- 

 lum marked with radiating purple lines, 

 with the usual yellow ridge. Juquila, Mex. 

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

 175. F. M. 1871:530. Var. alba, Reichb. 

 f . Sepals and petals as in var. Dawsoni : 

 fls. pure white, with the disk of the lip pale 

 yellow. Dec., Jan. G. C. III. 1:485; III. 

 15:172. Var. Hilliana, Reichb. f. Sepals 

 and petals white ; front lobe of the label- 

 lum bilobedemarginate. I. H. 33:584. Pale 

 violet, with a yellow disk. Gn. 25:446 

 (Hilli). G.C. III. 1:425 (HUM). Var. Williams!, 

 Hort. Sander. Sepals and petals pure white, of good 

 form, narrower than in var. Stella; labellum white, 

 large, with the disk and throat yellow, marked with crim- 

 son-purple. G.C. III. 1:349. Gn. 25:446 (as William- 

 siana). 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, triangu- 

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

 lowish, veined with reddish-purple. Var. Schroderiana, 

 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- 

 deriana, Reichb. f. Fls. white ; disk of lip crimson. 

 G.C. III. 1:281 and 25:136. Gn. 44:928. 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. 25:446 ( Veitchi). Var. Stella, Reichb. f. Fls. pur 

 white; labellum with yellow throat, marked with ligh 

 crimsonlines. G.C. III. 1:280 and 8:500. Var, Amesiana 

 O'Brien. Sepals and petals broad, feather-veined wit! 

 mauve; labellum white; middle lobe crimson-purple 

 G.C. III. 23:59. Var. Ashworthiana, J. O'Brien. Sepal 

 pure white, lance-oblong ; petals broadly ovate. als< 

 white ; front lobe of the labellum broad, expanded 

 white, with a few blue dots and yellow keels on th. 

 throat ; side lobes with lines of slaty blue. G.C. Ill 

 15:103. J.H. 111.28:125. Var. WaddoniSnsis. Fls. pun 

 white; side lobes of the lip marked with purple lines 

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

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

 duced ; sepals and petals white, tinged with bluisl 

 pink ; lateral lobes of the labellum deep purple at tht 

 tips and spotted ; throat yellow, with purplish crimsoi 

 lines ; middle lobe creamy yellow at the base; apes 

 purplish. Gn. 25:446. 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-colorec 

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

 25:446. Var. grandifldra, Williams. A robust form re 

 sembling the type. G.C. III. 3:105. Var. holoehila 

 Rolfe. Sepals and petals nearly alike, pale lilac; li{ 

 petaloid, elliptical-lanceolate, light purple, yellow 

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

 and Will. Sepals and petals mauve ; labellum d( 

 purple, with a yellow throat. Var. morada. This 

 name under which importations of large, highly coloi 

 forms of L. anceps were sold by the Liverpool H< 

 Co., Eng., as var. grandi flora. 



10. rub6scens, 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. 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. 



GROUP II. 



A. Psetidobulbs ovate, evidently thick- 

 ened. 



B. Lip ivith about 7 undulate keels.. 11. Jongheana 

 BB. Lip without or with plane keels\ . 2. grandillora 

 AA. Pseudobulbs oblong, more stem-like. 



B. Fls. greenish yellow 15. glauca 



BB. Fls. bright colored or white. 



c. Labellum firm, fleshy; lateral 

 lobes convolute over the col- 

 umn 12. pumila 



CO. Lateral lobes of the lip resting 



on the middle lobe. . . . . 13. Leeana 





11. Jongheana, 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-fid.: 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 

 emarginate, white and crisp, w r ith about 7 golden yellow 

 undulate ridges 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 Mossice. Rare in cultivation. 



12. pumila, Reichb. f. (Cattleya pumila, Hook. C. 

 marginata, Paxt. Lcelia prwstans, Lindl. & Rt-ichb. f. 

 L. Dayana, Reichb. f. L. Pinelii, Hort.). Pseudo- 

 bulbs small, stem-like, with one oblong to linear-ob/ong 

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

 bearing a single, large, drooping, rose-purple fl.: s 

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

 late; labellum very involute; lateral lobes subquad- 

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



