L^LIA 



LuELIOCATTLEYA 



873 



be withheld for very long periods. Watch carefully 

 'r any symptom of suffering from lack of water. 

 The Mexican Laelias do best with a smaller quantity 

 moss and peat, and thrive best when put up in bas- 

 ts or cribs. They enjoy a great amount of direct sun- 

 ,ine, and should have during the time of active growth 

 i almost unlimited supply of water, which is best sup- 

 , ed to them after the sun begins to lose its power. At 

 is time it comes as a welcome, refreshing bath. A 

 |od syringing in the early morning is needed to help 

 e plant through the day. With such treatment plenty 

 j strong flowers must result. L. cinnabarina, L. flava 

 d allied kinds enjoy the above treatment equally well, 

 'iny beautiful hybrids have been raised in gardens, 

 d the needs of each from a cultural view wall be best 

 tained by noting to which section or group they be- 

 'ig, and giving the treatment recommended for such. 

 ;A really good selection of Lselias for the adornment 



the orchid house is herewith appended: L. anceps 

 d its varieties, alba, Dawsonii, Hilliana, Sanderi- 

 \a, stella, rosea, Veitchii, Williamsii, Schrcederiana 



d Amesiana, all of which have pure white sepals and 

 tals and various colored labellums; Scottiana and 

 '.andiflora, distinguished for size; and a wonderful pe- 

 riate form known as Rozblingianum. L. albida, autum- 

 ;lis, cinnabarina, flava, pumila, Dayana, prazstans, 

 ormaniana, grandis, Lindleyana, majalis, tenebrosa, 

 mophylla, harpophylla, Perrinii, purpurata, super- 

 ens, xanthina. In some species almost endless variety 

 tcurs, notably so with L. purpurata, Perrinii and 

 bida, and pure white varieties are known in many of 

 e rarer species. HENRY T. CLINKABERRY. 



UELIOCATTLEYA. A name proposed by R. A. Eolfe 

 designate the bigeneric hybrids of Lselia and of 

 ittleya, which readily hybridize. The species of the 

 r o genera have 8 and 4 pollen masses respectively, 

 lile the hybrids are irregular in this respect. Many 

 the plants are natural hybrids, and many others 

 ive been produced by artificial crossing. For a list of 

 eliocattleyas, see Rolfe in G. C. III. 6:78, 155. In 

 ie following account L=Lselia ; Lc=Laeliocattleya ; 

 =Cattleya. 



H. T. Clinkaberry writes that the cultivation of Lselio- 

 ,ttleyas is the same as for La3lia and Cattleya. It is 

 erefore important to know the parentage in each case, 

 'om which one may know whether warm or coolhouse 

 eatment is needed. He adds that many Lseliocattleyas 

 e of such a vigorous constitution that they are nearly 

 ways in growth. 



A. Fls. light or bright 



rose 1 . elegans 



2. amanda 



3. Corbeillensis 



4. Stelzneriano -Hardy ana 



5. callistoglossa 

 AA. Fls. rose-purple, 



mauve, violet, etc. . 6. Dominiana 



7. Andre ana 



8. Sallieri 



9. radiata 



10. Duvaliana 



11. eximia inversa 



12. Martinet! 

 AAA. Fls. white or whitish, 



or yellow "3. Schilleriana 



14. velutino-elegans 



15. intermedio- flava 

 AAAA. Fls. olive-brown 16. Dormaniana 



: AAAA. Fls . tinted light blue .17. Exoniensis 



1. 61egans, Rolfe (Lcelia elegans, Reichb. f. Cattleya 

 legans, Morren). Pseudobulbs terete, stem-like, 15-20 

 i. high: Ivs. solitary, linear-oblong, coriaceous, 10-12 



in. long: scape short, stout, 3-7-fld.: fls. 5 in. 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. -A showy, tall-grow- 

 ing 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. III. 

 3:176. 



Var. Turneri, Warn. 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; 49:1067 

 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. superbum is adver- 

 tised. 



2. amanda, Rolfe (Lcelia amanda, Reichb. f.). Natu- 

 ral hybrid between C. intermedia and perhaps Lcelia 

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

 Ivd. : 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 

 5-6 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. 



4. Stelzneriano -Hardy ana, Maron. A garden hy- 

 brid of Lc. elegans, var. Stelzneriana and Cattleya 

 Hardy ana. Plants vigorous: pseudobulbs 7-8 in. long: 

 Ivs. 10 in. long by 2% in. wide: sepals pale clear rose, 

 deeper on the edges ; petals undulate, rose on the mar- 

 gins, 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. callistoglbssa, Rolfe (Lcelia ca llistogUssa, Reichb. 

 f.). Garden hybrid of L. purpurata and Cattleya labi- 

 ato,var. Warscewiczii. Pseudobulbs as in L. purpurata: 

 Ivs. 12 in. long: petals broad, oblong, acute; sepals nar- 

 rower, all pure rose; middle lobe of the labellum broad, 

 retuse, dark purple, with yellow on the disk; side lobes 

 small obtuse-angled. 



6 Dominiana, Rolfe (Lvelia Dominydna, Reichb. f.). 

 Garden hybrid. Plants having the general habit of 

 Cattleya Mossice: pseudobulbs fusiform, rather short, 

 1-lvd Ivs. linear-oblong: raceme bearing few large, 

 handsome fls.: sepals narrowly oblong, acute, light 

 purple, with dark reticulations; petals broadly cuneate- 

 oblong, wavy, light purple ; labellum cucullate, with 

 the middle lobe large, spreading, all wavy and crisp, 

 deep blackish purple. F. M. 1878:325. Raised for 

 Veitch by Mr. Dominy from a cross between Cattleya 

 Dowiana and some Laelia,- according to Reichen- 

 bach, LtBlia (Laliocattleya) elegans. Mr. R. A. Rolfe 

 suggests the more probable parentage of Cattleya 

 Dowiana and Lcelia lobata. The first plant flowered in 

 August, 1878. 



7. Andreana, Maron. A garden hybrid between C. 

 bicolor and Lceliocattleya elegans. Pseudobulbs 8-12 

 in long, stem-like : Ivs. oblong, 6 in. long : fls. 6-/ in. 

 across, rose-violet; sepals and petals spreading, nar- 

 rowly oblong, with the margins recurved, those of the 



