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PL. DLXXVI. 
MILTONIA VEXILLARIA sentra. var. VITTATA v. uo. 
STRIPED VARIETY OF M. VEXILLARIA. 
MILTONIA. Vide Lindenia, I, p. 31. 
Miltonia vexillaria. Vide Lindenia, V, p. 21. 
Var. vittata L. LIND., infra. 
Ithough Miltonia vexillaria is pretty variable in regard to colour, still 
its diverse forms have, as a rule, a uniformity of tint, ranging from 
1: & bright to pale rose and sometimes white. The lip may be brighter or 
darker than the other segments, but like them, it has one regular colour. 
The variety shown in our plate is an exception on this particular point, 
and is consequently very interesting. The petals and sepals are deep rose at the 
base, passing through pale rose to white at the tips. In addition, the two lateral 
sepals have two clear brown longitudinal stripes at the base extending as far 
as the middle, and set in a long white blotch, such as is frequently seen on the 
lip. This latter organ has a broad bright yellow blotch on the disc, and three 
small spreading brown stripes in front of the crest. The disc is transversely 
bordered with a broad white zone, which extends down the centre in a narrow 
band. In front of this white band, and surrounding it, is a clearly defined 
expanse of deep rose, which fades to white towards the edges. 
The flowers are tolerably large, and on the whole constitute a very distinct 
and attractive variety. 
M. v. vittata appeared. among the importations of the HorricuLTuRE 
INTERNATIONALE, Brussels, where many remarkable forms have for several years 
revealed themselves, among them being the equally first class variety quadricolor. 
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