LAELIA. 431 



so deeply coloured with rosy-purple as in that variety, neither is it so free a 

 bloomer. Flowers in winter. 



^7 ^^'^■--^''"■'"■«*"'''«««. ii- t. 56 ; The Garden, 1893, xliv. p. 284, t. 928, f. 2 : Gard. 

 Chron., 3rd ser., 1887, i. p. 281, f. 59 ; Oard. Mag., 189i, Feb. 17th (suppl.j 



L. ANCEPS SCHRODERIANA, Rchh.f.-A very large and handsome variety. 

 Pseudobulbs larger than those of any ; other white form; the sepals and petals 

 are of fine form and.substance,-.pure white, lip broad, with rectangular obtuse 

 side lobes, which are streaked on the inside with forked lines of purplish-crimson ; 

 the middle lobe having a raised orange-coloured disk, the, remaining portion 

 pure white. Dedicated to Baron Sir J. H. W. Schroder, The Doll, Staines. 



VlG.—nelcJwniaeJda, 2nd ser., i. t. 13 ; The Garden, 1893, xliv. p. 284, t. 928, f 1 ■ 

 Orchid Album, x. t. 473. 



L. ANCEPS SCOTTIANA, Williams.— The darkest coloured variety-of L. 

 anceps we have seen. It resembles the type in its ■ habit of growth. The 

 individual flowers are 5 inches across, of good form and substance ; the sepals 

 and petals deep violet-purple ; sepals paler towards the base ; lip deep purple, 

 thiroat orange. Flowered by W. A. Scott, Esq., Nuiifield, Dumfries, to whom 'it 

 is dedicated. 



FjG.—OrcJHdAlbum, vii. t. 32.5. 



L. ANCEPS STELLA, Bchb. /.—A beautiful and distinct variety, which 

 resembleS'the type in growth, but. the ..pseudobulbs are longer; the sepals and 

 petals are white, lip also white, the outside of the side lobes pale sulphur-yellow, 

 diagonally veined with.dull pale purple; the middle lobe covered about the 

 centre with short radiating faint purplish lines ; throat yellow, streaked with 

 purple. This variety first fiowered in the collection of H. Qaskell, Esq., 

 Woolton Wood, Liverpool. Blooms in December and January. 



Fl&. — Orchid AUmm. vii. t. 329; Relclieniaohia, 1. t. 48; Gard. Chron., Sri ser., 

 1887, i. p. 280, f. 58 ; Id., 1890, viii. Nov. 1st (supplement). 



L. ANCEPS VEITCHIANA, iicfeb. /.—We saw this distinct plant well flowered 

 in the collection of Baron Sir J. H. ,W. Schroder, The Dell, Staines, in January, 

 1884. The sepals and petals are whjte, suffused with lilac, the petals being about 

 1 inch across in the centre ; the lip .is.white, its front part and the angles of the 

 side lobes violet-purple, after the style, of L. anceps Fercivaliaua ; the crests of 

 the disk are yellow, and the throat striped with brownish-purple. It blooms in 

 January and February. — Mexico. 



Fig. — Gardening World, vi. p. 284; Id., ix. p. 357. 



L. ANCEPS VESTALIS, Rclib. /.—A very lovely distinct white-flowered 

 variety. The flowers are large ; the sepals, broad petals, and lip pure white, 

 with'a pale yellow disk, and "a few purple lines in the throat. This variety was 

 first flowered by Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., in January, 1880, and is one of 

 those 'whifch have the middle lobe of the lip emarginate. — Mexico. 



L. ANCEPS VIRGINALI5,-,See L. anceps alba. . > ■ - 



