LALIAS ; 521 
LA&LIA ANCEPS (double). Pseudo-bulbs oval, somewhat 
quadrangular; leaves broad-lance-shaped, singly or in 
pairs. Flowers 3 or 4 inches across, fragrant rosy lilac; lip deep purple; 
racemes 1 to 2 feet long, three- to six-flowered, and large plants producing 
as many as twenty racemes; December and January. There are numer- 
ous good varieties, including alba and its forms, which have pure white 
sepals and petals, and variously tinted and blotched labellum. 
L. AUTUMNALIS (autumnal). Pseudo-bulbs oval, ribbed; leaves 
slender, oblong, leathery. Flowers fragrant, soft rose colour; the lip 
three-lobed, rosy white, with yellow centre; racemes 2 to 3 feet long, 
three- to six-flowered; December and January. Var. atrorubens has 
flowers of a rich magenta or crimson shade. 
L. CINNABARINA (cinnabar). Pseudo-bulbs 5 to 10 inches long, 
somewhat flask-shaped. Flowers orange-scarlet, three to five on stem 
nearly 2 feet long; March. 
L. DOMINIANA (Dominy’s). Pseudo-bulbs spindle-shaped; leaves 
oblong-strap-shaped, solitary. Flowers light purple, with black-purple 
lip; autumn. Hybrid. 1878, 
L. ELEGANS (elegant). Pseudo-bulbs slender, stem-like, a foot or 
more long; leaves leathery, in pairs. Flowers three to five on a stout 
stem, each 5 inches across, varying from white or rose to carmine; lip 
deep purple. Introduced from Brazil, 1865. There are a number of 
good varieties. | 
L. FLAVA (yellow). Pseudo-bulb 6 inches high, swollen at the base ; 
leaves narrow, 6 inches long; stem a foot or more long, bearing about six 
flowers, about 2 inches across, orange-yellow; autumn. Brazil, 1839. 
L. GRANDIS (grand). Pseudo-bulbs elub-shaped, 6 to 12 inches long, 
one-leaved; leaves 9 inches long. Stems erect, bearing three to five 
flowers, which are 4 to 6 inches across, nankeen-yellow ; the lip white, 
veined with purple. A very variable species, but all the forms are 
beautiful; that called tenebrosa, with plum-coloured segments, being 
perhaps the best. Brazil, 1849. 
L. HARPOPHYLLA (sickle-leaved). Stems tufted, thin, 6 to 9 inches 
long; leaves 6 inches. Stems slender, 5 inches long, bearing about 
six flowers 2 inches across, cinnabar-red, the small lip white; April. 
Brazil, 1865. 
L. PUMILA (small). Pseudo-bulbs ovate, 2 inches long; leaves same 
length. Stem short, bearing a flower 5 inches across, rose-purple; lip 
maroon-purple, with a pale margin; summer. Brazil, 1838. There are 
several distinct varieties. : 
L. purPURATA (purplish). Pseudo-bulbs large, stout; leaves solitary, 
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Principal Species. 
