produced from the apex of the bulbs. The flower-spikes are erect, produced just as 
the young growth is completing itself. The sepals and petals are rosy lilac, the 
throat yellow, with dark purple markings, and the lip rich magenta. 
This plant should be grown in the coolest end of the Cattleya house, in a 
position where it may obtain a plentiful supply of the sun’s rays, and a liberal 
supply of air. If the cultivator could have partitioned off from the cool house 
a small division in which to grow the sun-loving Mexican Orchids, it would be 
advisable, as there are several kinds which delight in the same treatment as this 
gem, viz., Lelia autumnalis, L. majalis, Odontoglossum citrosmum, Oncidium Barkerii, 
O. tigrinum, and many others we could mention; in fact, the reason we so seldom 
see these plants grown as they should be, is that enough sun and air are not given 
to them. 
Lelia anceps delights in a copious supply of moisture when growing, and like 
other Orchids when at rest requires only just sufficient to prevent the bulbs from 
shrivelling. It should be grown in a pot or basket suspended from the roof, in a 
good airy position; the compost best suited to it is good fibrous peat, with the 
addition of a little moss. The plant is increased by division just as it starts into 
growth. 
CarrLEyA LABIATA.—H. Gaskell, Esq., of Woolton Wood, Woolton, Liverpool, has 
been kind enough to send us one of the finest inflorescences of this old favourite 
we have ever seen. The spike carries five large flowers, the sepals and petals are 
magenta-rose colour, the lip rich crimson. This is one of the most useful Orchids 
for autumn-flowering, and we regret to find it has become extremely rare—B. S. W. 
