Iiselia 



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Laelia 



!iiis\vi-r to the same culture.! treatment as Cattlqyas, 

 to which genus tlie render is referred for inforina- 

 tion. Mo>t of tlie .species, hybrids and varieties, 

 take kindly to pot culture, but autumnalis anil its 

 varieties do best upon wooden blocks, while anceps 

 and its varieties are best in suspended Teak 

 baskets. 



A number of species have been introduced, and 

 under cultivation these have {riven rise to innumer- 

 able forms (varieties and hybrids), some of them 

 very distinct and beautiful, and others differing 

 but little from I lie type plants. A glance at the 

 following lists will show that the species anceps, 

 pttmila, purpurata, einnabarina, Perrinii, tenebrosa, 

 and autumnalis, with some of their varieties, have 

 been chiefly concerned in the raising of the various 

 handsome hybrids. Of the species that cross most 

 readily with C'at ileyas, purpurata, pumila, xanthina, 

 and cinnabariua may be named. There is a de- 

 cided tendency to grow more of these hybrids, and 

 fewer of the species from which they originated. 



Principal Species and Varieties : 



digbyaiia, 0", Jy., yel., 

 wh., pur. (syn. Brassa- 

 vola digbyaiia). 



gouldiana, 1J', win., ro. 

 pur., yel. 



grandiflora (nee majalis). 



harpopliylla, 9" to !")", 

 spr., or. reil, small. 



jongheana, bulbs 6" high. 

 win., spr., ro. pur., 

 large, lip crisped. 



maj.dis, bulbs round, 

 sum., ro. lil., lip wh. 

 in centre. (According in 

 Mr. Rolfe, the correct 

 name of this species is 

 gnxndiSara.) 



monophylla, 6", 2"across, 

 aut., or. sc. 



PiTrinii, bulbs 6" to 1'2", 

 early win., ro., lip criin. 

 pur., wli. 



puiuila, bulbs 2" to 3" 

 high, aut., ro. pur., lip 

 pur. crim. 



- dayana, early aut., 

 darker than type. 



pnrstans, aut., huge 

 lip, reddish pur. 



j'lirpurata, bulbs with Ivs. 

 'JO" to 30", spr., early 

 sum., ro., lip crim. 

 pur., throat pur., yel. 

 One of theriiiestt (rchids 

 in existence. Many 

 vars. ; subjoined arc 

 some of the best : 



niba, wh. , lip pale ro. 

 atropurpuroa, dark ro., 

 lip deep pur. 



- russelliana, wh., ro., 

 lip ro. lil., throat yel. 



Si liroderoB, wh., lip lil., 

 magenta. 



-- Williamsii, My., Je., 

 ro.,/>" across, lip ilri ;> 

 crim. 



tcnehrosa, spr., early 

 sum., reddish br., lip pur. 

 Of this beautiful species 

 the Triug Park and 

 Walton Grange vars. 

 are very fine, the latter 

 having citron yel. sepals 

 and petals. 



Artificially Raised Hybrids : 

 amirna (j)umila X a- Lucy Ingram (purpure.te 



albid-i, win., lip ro., fra- 

 grant. 



hella, win., larger than 

 type, wh., tipped ro. , 

 lip magenta ro. 



Mari:mn;i', win., ro. 

 pk. , lip mauve, striped 

 buff. 



anceps, ''bulks'' M" to 

 .")" high, win., ro., lip 

 crim. jiiir. yel., flowers 

 3" to 1" across, vari- 

 able. 



alba, pure wh., yel. 

 throat. 



allia, Bull's var., wh. 



- ainahilis. wh., striped 

 crim. in throat. 



aiuesiana, tipped crim., 

 throat yel. 



ashworthiaua, wh., lip 

 has lil. veins. 



ballantiiu-ana. pur. 

 tippe 1. lip dei'p crim., 

 very showy. 



Daw.sonii, wh., lip 

 crim. pur., with yel. 

 disc. 



delicata, flushed ro., 

 lip vio., or. yd. 



pereivaliana, blush pk. , 

 lip mauve pur., wh. 



sanderiana, wh., ro. 

 pur. lip. 



Hehri'i.leiiana, wh.. 

 throat crim., very large. 



Stella, wh., lip'striped 

 ro. 



waddoui usis, wh. , lined 

 pur., very large. 



[All the above vars. are 

 win. flowering. There 

 are many more.] 



autnmnalis. hullo 12" to 

 4" high. ]a.tu aut., 

 flowers 4" across, ro. 

 pur., lip ro. pur., wh., 

 yel., fragrant. 



alba, late aut.. wh. 



atroruhens, early win., 

 deep crim. pur., larger 

 than typo. 



cmnabarina, bulbs '>" 

 to 9" high, spr., cinna- 

 bar red. 



ceps). 

 Briseis (harpopliylla X 



purpurata), chrome yel., 



lip wh., ro. pur. 

 ciuna-brosa (chmabariua 



X teuebrosa). 

 Clariuda (Perriiiii X 



pumila). 

 digbyano-purpurata (dig- 



byaiia X purpurata). 

 Edissa (unceps X purpur- 

 ata). 

 Euterpe (crispa X pumila 



dayaiia), ro. lil., lip 



crim. pur., crisped, 

 flammed (einnabarina X 



Pilcheri), or. sc., lip 



crim. 

 (iravesiic (pumila dayana 



X crispa var.), lip rich 



pur. crim. 

 loua (tenebrosa X pumila 



dayana). 



.Tuvenilis (Perrinii X pu- 

 mila), ro. pur., lip vio. 



pur. 

 Latoua (cinnabariua X 



purpurata) ,yel. , lip pur. 



Natural Hybrids : 



amanda (crispa X 1<>- 

 bata or C. intermedia), 

 sum., ro. pur. 

 crawshayana (anecps 

 orautumnalisX albida), 

 win., amethyst pur., 

 lip ro. pur. 



eyermanniana (majalis 

 X albida), aut., ro. 

 pur., lip ro. pur., wh. 



flnckeniana (albida X 

 anceps alba). 



X Perrinii). 



Mrs. M. Uratrix (cinna- 

 liariua X digbyaiia). 



nigrescens (pumila X 

 tenebrosa) . 



Olivia (crispa X xan- 

 thiua). 



Omen (purpurata X au- 

 tumnalis). 



oweuiana (pumila dayana 

 X xantliina), cream 

 wh., lip ro. pur. 



Pilcheri (cnspa X Per- 

 rinii) . 



pulcherrima (lobata X 

 purpurata). 



ragptiana (grandis X 

 cinnabarina). 



Sanderae (xantliina X 

 dormauiana), yel., lip 

 amethyst). 



splendens (crispa X pur- 

 purata). 



Yula (purpuvata X cinna- 

 barina), the reverse 

 cross to that producing 

 Latona. 



leeaua (pumila X 

 species unknown). 



leucoptera (furt'uracca 

 X albida). 



lilacina (crispa X Per- 

 rinii). 



lindleyaua ( Brasso- 

 Cattleya lindleyana). 



porphyntis (pumila X 



dormauiana). 

 venusta (t'urfuracea X 



majalis). 



Many hybrids have been raised between Laslias 

 and Cattleyas. A list of these will be found under 

 Lselio-Cattieya. 



Other Species, Hybrids, and Varieties: 



acuminata (nee rnbeaeens). 



crispa, 



bulbs 6" to 12" 



high, sum., wh., lip pur. 

 dayana (see pumila var.). 

 dormaniana, G" to 12", 



aut., br., pur. crim. 



A somewhat doubt- 

 ful species, frequently 

 placed under Cattleya, 

 because four of its pol- 

 linia are only rudi- 

 mentary. 



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