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vation under the name of L, Lawrenceana for many years. It 

 succeeds very well with other Lalias, liking plenty of light, 

 and never being allowed to get perfectly dry ; it grows about 

 a foot high, bearing on its flower spikes four to six medium- 

 sized delicate purple flowers, which continue in perfection for 

 several weeks. Native of Mexico or Brazil. 



L. elegans. — A magnificent species from Brazil, with ever- 

 green foliage. It grows about two feet high or more, and blooms 

 at different times of the year. Of this -species there are many 

 varieties, and shades of colour varying from white to light 

 rose, and pink, crimson, and caimine ; in the typical variety 

 the sepals and petals are pale rose, the lip a brilliant purple. 

 It lasts about three weeks in perfection. 



L. elegans Warneri. — A magnificent variety of L. elegans, 

 which grows to about the same size. Sepals and petals light 

 rose ; lip rich crimson ; it blossoms in June and July, and 

 will last in perfection three or four weeks. Very rare, and 

 one of the finest of its class ; it is also a fine exhibition plant. 

 L. flava. — A very distinct species from Mexico ; it grows 

 in the same way and blooms at the same time as L. cinna- 

 barina. The colour of the flowers, which last three weeks in 

 perfection, is yellow. Native of Brazil. 



L. furfuracea. — A fine variety from Mexico, resembhng L. 

 autumnalis in growth, and attaining a height of ten inches, 

 with light green foUage. The flowers are produced on upright 

 spikes from the top of the bulb during autumn, and are indi- 

 vidually five inches in diameter, the colour dark purple, with 

 a dark rose lip. This plant is somewhat difiicult to cultivate, 

 but I have seen it growing most luxuriantly under the care of 

 Mr. Baker, gardener to A. Bassett, Esq., who had a very large 

 example of it, and it flowered well with him every year ; it 

 was grown in a pot suspended from the roof of the Mexican 



house. 



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