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sepals and petals, teautifuUy spotted with rosy- 

 purple ; and L. Jfamerii has light rose sepals and 

 petals, and a deep crimson lip. Summer months. 

 Brazil. 



L. elegans, var. Turnerii. — ^Though similar in habit 

 to L. elegans, this grand plant is almost distinct, 

 enough to entitle it to specific rank. Pseudo-hulbs 

 slender at the base, thickening upwards, and bear- 

 ing on the apex a pair oi large broad-oblong leaves, 

 nearly a foot long, carinate and dark green ; scape 

 erect, longer than the leaves, three to five-flowered, 

 each flower nearly six inches across; sepals and 

 petals spreading, the latter much broader, of a 

 imif orm deep purple ; lip three-lobed, the side lobes 

 rolled over the column, rosy -pink, middle lobe flat, 

 spathulate, intense deep purplish-violet. Late 

 summer and autumn months. Brazil. 



L.flaia, a dwarf-growing plant, with something of 

 the habit of crispilabia, and requiring the same treat- 

 ment. The sepals and petals are narrow, about 

 equal in size, and, together with the lip, a beautiful 

 clear deep yellow, a rare colour in this genus. Spring 

 and early summer. Brazil. 



L. fiamtnea. — Of garden origin, obtained from seed 

 in the establishment of Messrs. Veitch. It is the 

 result of a cross between Lalia cinnabarina and 

 L. Filcherii, the latter being a hybrid, and it is de- 

 scribed by Prof. Eeichenbach in the following 

 manner: — "Imagine a flower of i«/i« einnabarina 

 increased three times. With its brightest vfermilion, 

 give it a splendid yellow lip, with an amethyst-pur- 

 plish wa^y anterior lacinia, and a small white 

 column, washed under the stigma with purple ; thus 

 you have this first-rank beauty." It is also known 

 by the name of Leslia Chelsonii. Spring months. 

 Garden hybrid. 



X. harpophylla. — A very slender-growing but 

 elegant plant. Pseudo-bulbs small and stem-Uke, 

 bearing a single linear-acute pale green leaf ; scape 

 pendent, bearing several of its brilliant orange-red 

 flowers ; sepals and petals about equal, long and 

 narrow ; side lobes of the lip rolled over the column, 

 the middle lobe flat and creamy-white. Spring 

 months. Brazil. 



L. Jonghiana. — ^A dwarf species. The pseudo- 

 bulbs seldom exceed three inches in height, and bear 

 a single, very thick and leathery, dark green leaf, 

 about five inches long; scape short, one to two- 

 flowered, flowers spreading, three to four inches 

 across ; petals much broader than the sepals, all rich 

 amethyst in colour ; side lobes of the lip convolute, 

 front lobe spreading and beautifully friUed, white, 

 with golden-yellow crests on the disc. Spring months. 

 Brazil. 



L. lobata. — This is a bold-growing plant, with much 

 the habit and appearance of Cattieija labiata, and the 



flowers are about the same size ; petals fiilled on the 

 edges, very much broader than the sepals, and of a 

 uniform rich rosy-purple ; lip friUed on the margin, 

 deep rosy-purple tinged with violet, and vemed with 

 crimson. May and June. Brazil. 



L. )««>«».— This is the " Flor de Mayo " of the 

 Mexicans, and a truly grand flower it is. It is 

 rather difScult to cultiva'.e, and a. somewhat shy 

 bloomer. The pseudo-bulbs are small and ovate, 

 bearing usually a single leaf, but sometimes two; 

 flowers solitary, rarely in pairs, some four inches 

 across, coming up with the young growth ; sepals 

 and petals spreading, sepals lanceolate, petals much 

 broader, oblong-lanceolate, delicate soft rosy-lQac; 

 lip three-lobed, the side lobes small, covering the 

 column, front lobe large and flat, broadly margined 

 with dark rosy-lilac, white in the centre, streaked 

 and dotted with lilac and brown. We are told the 

 Mexican name for this beautiful flower is Chichilitic 

 Jepetlavhxoehitl. May and June. Province of 

 Mechoacan, Mexico. 



L. Terrinii is a very Cattleya-lookmg species, 

 with stout erect pseudo-bulbs, bearing a single leaf ; 

 scape erect, three to six-flowered ; sepals and petals 

 light rosy-purple, tipped with magenta ; lip three- 

 lobed, deep crimson. October and November. Organ 

 Mountains, Brazil. 



Z. prastans. — This is a dwarf plant, thri\-ing best 

 on a Hock of wood ; pseudo-bulbs and leaves rarely 

 exceeding, some six inches in height. Scape one- 

 flowered; sepals and petals broad and spreading, 

 rich dark rose in colour ; lip intense deep purple. It 

 frequently flowers in spring or early summer, and 

 again in the autumn. Bi'azil. 



L. pumila. — Similar in habit to the preceding, and 

 requiring the same treatment. It has received many 

 names since its introduction, arising from the varia- 

 tions of its colour. Originally named Cattleya 

 pumila, it is also known as C. jnoiy iwa^a, which name 

 was evidently derived from the distinct white border 

 to the lip. C. Pinelii and Bletia pumila are other 

 names under which it is to be found, and at last it 

 becomes a Ztelia, on account of its eight pollen- 

 masses. The pseudo-bulbs slender and somewhat 

 oblong, scarcely six inches high, bearing a single 

 oblong-aoute, coriaceous, light gi-een leaf ; scape 

 • one-flowered, flowers large and spreading ; sepals 

 and petals purplish-lilac, in some varieties deep rose, 

 shading to crimson, the petals twice as broad as 

 the sepals ; lip obovatc, side lobes rolled over the 

 column, white tinged with rose, middle lobe purplish- 

 lilac, in some varieties deep purplish-crimson, and in 

 aU forms ornamented with a distinct white border. 

 It blooms in autumn, just as its growth is complete. 

 Brazil. 

 Z. i'urpurata. — This is undoubtedly one of the very 



