872 L^LIA 



the former rose-colored outside; midlobe of the labelluiu 

 ovate, acute. Much like the type in color. I. H. 15:569. 

 Var. KuBselliJlna, Williams ( L. BussellicLna, Hort. ) . Fls. 

 large ; sepals somewhat narrow, white, suffused with 

 lilac; petals broader, deeper lilac; labellum large, rose- 

 lilac; throat yellow, marked with rose. Autumn. Var. 

 SchioBderi, Reichb. f. Sepals and petals white; labellum 

 white, with a tinge of rose in the center; tube pale yel- 

 low, with fine, dark purple lines. I. H. 38:139. Var. 

 ■ ■' 1, Hort. Pseudobulbs thinner and narrower 



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than in the type: fls. as large as those of the tj'pe, pure 

 white, with a faint tinge of pink on the labellum. Var. 

 praetfixta, Reichb. f. No description of this plant is 

 available. 



23. PSrrinii.Lindl. (Crf«7ci/o ^^rnnji, Lindl.). Pseu 

 dobulbs elongate : Ivs. solitary, oblong, coriaceous 

 8 in. long, equaling the stem: fls. showy, 2-3 on i 

 short stalk; sepals oblong-linear, obtuse: petals a lit 

 tie broader, all rose-purple, darker at the tips; middh 

 lobe of labellum cucullate, expanded, oblong, obtuse 

 undulate, with an inflated fistular cavity at the base 

 destitute of ridges, color deep crimson; lateral lobes 

 erect, acute, pale. Oct.-Dec. Brazil. B.M. 3711. B.R. 

 24:2. P.M. 13:5. G.M. 37:717. A.F. 13:1196. -Fl 

 rather pale. Var. 41ba, O'Brien. Pis. white, with the 

 labellum tinged with yellow. There are several pale 

 varieties of this plant. 



GROUP IV. 



A. I/vs. solitary. 



B. Scape l-fld 24. monophylla 



BB. Scape several-fid 25. harpophylla 



AA. Lvs. usually 2 20. cinnabarina 



24. monophylla, N. E. Brown. Rhizome a matted mass 

 sending up tufts of leaf- and flower-stems : flowering 

 stems 6-10 in. long, as thick as a crow-quill, rigid and 

 erect, bearing a single linear-oblong, obtuse leaf 2-3 in. 

 long, and several sheathing bracts: fls. 1-2 in. across. 



vivid orange-scarlet; sepals and petals similar, spread- 

 ing, oblong, subacute; labellum very small, lateral lobes 

 embracing the column, terminal minute papillose on the 

 disk. Mts. of Jamaica, growing on trees at elevations 

 of 3,000-5,000 ft. B.M. 6683. 



25. harpophJUa, Reichb. f. Hybrid much like L. cin- 

 nabarina. Pseudobulbs slender, about 10 in. long, each 

 bearing a single lance-linear leaf: raceme short, sub- 

 erect, bearing 5-10 brilliant scarlet-orange fls. : sepals 

 and petals oblong-lanceolate, acute; middle lobe linear, 

 acuminate, crisp, with a whitish spot. A luxuriant free- 

 flowering species. Feb., March. Brazil. Gn. 24:400. 

 P.M. 1879:372. -Probably a hybrid between L. cinna- 

 barina and a Brassavola{?) Reichb. f. 



26. cinnabarina, Batem. Pseudobulbs elongate, cylin- 

 drical, but broadest at the base, sheathed with scales, 

 bearing 1-2 linear-oblong, reflexed, acute, coriaceous 

 lvs. : raceme terminal, erect, 15-20 in. long, with 4-5 

 medium-sized reddish orange fls. : sepals and petals 

 linear-oblong, obtuse, spreading; labellum convolute, 

 reflexed; lateral lobes acute, middle lobe large, oval, 

 crisp. Brazil. B.M. 4302. P.M. 7:193. -A summer- 

 flowering species whose peculiar color and graceful habit 

 render it very ornamental. Var. crispil&bia, Veitch 

 (i. crispilalna, A. Rich. L. Lawrencidna, Hort.). Pis. 

 amethyst-purple; labellum darker, finely crisp and un- 

 dulate: raceme 12-14 in. long, bearing 3-5 fls. A pretty, 

 free-flowering variety. 



Lwlia Latdna, Hort. Veitch. Sepals and petals light orange- 

 yellow: labellum whitish at base, the rest purple bordered 

 with orange-yellow: middle lobe much undulated. A garden 

 hybrid between L. cinnabarina and L. purpurata. Not adver- 

 tised in America. A. Pericat. Philadelphia, writes as follows of 

 this plant; " Lailia Latona, raised by Veitch. is a beautiful hy- 

 brid Lselia of a distinct and unusual color from L. purpurata 

 X L. cinnabarina, the latter being the seed p.irent. The sepals 

 and petals are of light orange-yellow: lip whitish at the base, 

 the remainder red-purple bordered with orange-yellow, the 

 margin of the apical spreading; lobe is much undulated," 

 Heinrich Hasselbring. 



Laelias may be divided into three cultural groups: 

 (1) those which have clavate pseudobulbs and which 

 bear a nearer affinity to Cattleya than the others; (2) 

 those with long, rounded, slender stems, and (3) those 

 with pseudobulbs oiort- .irl.-s* jivrif..rni in vl,;i[„.. 



Those of the lir-i lt-ui, -I M i... ,,l:, ,■...[ ;,,,,,,,,,-,» the 



warmer-growing' 1 ^ I ■: ■ / nata, 



Thoseof th'eser.i,,,!. ,,, -:■ -,,i, , i, ,:i„ ,i ^.r,,,.]!. -■..■,., ■.•din 



both in the atni()v|ihi i . nr 

 L.pumila, L. l,„ .-/..^iJ, ,iii. 

 group with pear ~li,i|.. il I. 



roots. Examples are 

 monophylla. Of the 

 (imeps, with its nu- 



Otbers are A. ""'"/"" ' / . ai„\ L. albida. 



To these may be :iili|. .1 -i / > iitnabarina, 



L. «nra, and soiii.- 1. « ..!l,. i- ,m - r habit. These 



require at all timu.^ a suiiii;,.,uiy i,._...:tiuii, with abun- 

 dance of overhead watering during their period of 

 growth, and after flowering a severe resting period, the 

 one great object being to keep them inactive for as 

 long time as possible. L. autiimnulis and L. majalis 

 require somewhat different treatment, since they flower 

 from an incompleted bulb, and should, therefore, re- 

 ceive attention until the bulbs are solid, when the drier 

 condition must be observed. 



The best method for cultivation of specimens of the 

 first group is to pot them in the ordinary flower-pot, 

 but for very large specimens a basket is preferred as a 

 more ready means of carrying off the water and afi'ord- 

 ing better ;in.l swcftr-r conditions for the roots. The 

 liottin^'iiLit.ri;.! -i)i,,iiM hp composed of about two-thirds 

 goo.l |.iMi .,;• f, in loMt ;ind the remainder fresh sphag- 

 num 111..-^. 'I'Im- rii|tiv;iior should use good judgment 

 as t<i whiii t., \v;itir the plants. No hard and fast rules 

 can lie l;ii(l dnwu in regard to this. More can be accom- 

 plishfd by watchfulness than ever can be written. 



Till' slrnder-bulbed species require about equal parts 

 of peat and moss. Such species as i. piimila do best 

 in rather small pans and may be suspended from the 

 roof. All these thin-bulbed species enjoy shade rather 

 than direct sunlight. More moisture is essential both 

 atmospherically and at the roots, and at no season should 



