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base with a dark rosy pnrple blotch. It blooms in the very 

 depth of winter, and if the flowers are not wetted it retains its 

 beauty several weeks. For bouquets it is very useful, and for 

 gracing a lady's hair it is very effective. It is a native of 

 Mexico. 



L. acuminata pedunculabis. — This resembles the preceding 

 in general appearance, and manner and time of flowering. It is 

 considered by many a distinct species, but it has little but 

 colour, in my opinion, to distinguish it, the flowers being of a 

 uniform rosy purple, offering a lovely contrast to the waxy white 

 of L. acuminata. Nalive of Mexico. 



L. anceps. — A plant of robust habit, which thrives best in a 

 pot. The pseudo-bulbs and leaves are dark green, and from 

 6 to 12 inches in length, the latter oblong-acuminate. The 

 flowerB are produced, several together, upon a stem about 



18 inches long. They are thick and fleshy, and last a very 

 long time without the least sign of fading. The sepals and 

 petals are in colour soft rosy lilac, whilst the lip is suffused 

 with various shades of rich dark purple. The entire flower 

 measures about 3 inches iu diameter. This is a most pleasing 

 and useful kind. Native of Mexico. 



L. anceps Dawsonii. — This charming variety is of recent in- 

 troduction, and is still very rare. The habit is exactly that of 

 L. anceps ; the flowers, however, are very different, for the 

 sepals and petals are of the purest waxy white, whilst the rich 

 purple lip is relieved with the addition of white lobes, and is 

 tinged with yellow. It requires the same treatment as the pre- 

 ceding. Native of Mexico. 



L. aleida. — This species should be grown upon a block of 

 wood, and as it is very reasonable in price it is within the reach 



L:ili:i superbiens. 



of all ; therefore I say, Have several large blocks of it in the 

 collection, for it is one of the most elegant winter-blooming 

 plants it is possible to conceive. The pseudo-bulbs are small, 

 and nearly round, bearing a single leaf ; the flowers are borne 

 upon a spike some 6 or 9 inches long ; the sepals and petals are 

 white, the lip rosy pink, streaked with yellow towards the base. 

 In some of the varieties the sepals and petals are of the same 

 colour as the lip. The flowers of L. albida are thick and 

 fleshy, and last a long time in full beauty. This species may 

 be grown successfully in a Wardian case, if suspended from the 

 roof. It is a native of the cool parts of Mexico. 

 L. auitjmnalis is another kind which may be obtained at a 



low price, thanks to the persevering collectors Jwho have sent 

 such quantities home. It succeeds best on a block of wood, 

 although it is a more robust-growing kind than the last, and 

 the flowers are proportionately larger, measuring between 3 and 

 4 inches in diameter. The sepals and petals are rosyipurple, 

 and the lip is the same colour, with a few white markings, and 

 streaked with yellow towards the centre. It blooms in Decem- 

 ber and January, and produces a beautiful effect for several 

 weeks. Native of Mexico. 



L. fukfukacea. — This is very similar ingrowth to L. autum- 

 nalis ; the flowers, however, are very distinct, being both larger 

 and different in colour, but it does not produce them with me 



