LAELU. 445 



L. PURPURATA NELISII, Lemaire.—A handsome and well-marked variety, 

 having the general aspect and characteristics of the type. The flowers are 

 large ; the sepals rich rose colour on the outer surface, and as well as the 

 petals white tinged with rose on the inside ; the lip is large and prominent, 

 and of a rich purplish crimson. It is a rare and very beautiful form, named 

 in compliment to M. de N^lis, of Malines. — Brazil. 



Fia.—Z'Jll. Hurt., t. 569. 



L. PURPURATA PRAETEXTA, Bchb. /.—A very interesting and old variety 

 which flowered as long ago as 1851 in the collection of Madame Heine, of 

 Ottensen, Germany. Sepals and petals white ; lip yellow at the base, with 

 purple radiating stripes, front lobe dark purple, with white apex which gives it 

 a singular aspect.— Brazil. 



Fig. — Xenia Orcli,, i. t. 61. 



L. PURPURATA " PRINCESS MAY," E. Williams.— A very lovely white 

 variety. Sepals and petals pure white ; petals flat, not having the peculiar 

 curve seen in most varieties of L. purpuraia ; lip pure white, with the faintest 

 suspicion of rosy-purple on both sides of the entrance to the throat, which is 

 pale yellow veined with rosy-purple. — Brazil. 



L. PURPURATA ROSEA, jRegel.—A fine variety, first fiowered in the botanic 

 garden of St. Petersburg, having the sepals and petals of a rosy hue ; the 

 latter have a median stripe of a darker colour, and a few veins radiating to the 

 margins ; the lip is miore rosy than in the type. 



Fig. — Oartenflora, xxi. p. 225, t. 730 ; Lindnnia, vii. t. 31. 



L. PURPURATA RUSSELLIANA, Eort.—A very distinct and elegant plant. 

 The flowers are large ; the sepals somewhat narrow, white, suffused with lilac, 

 the petals broader and slightly deeper in colour ; the lip large and rosy lilac, 

 having a band of pale rose near the throat, which latter is light yellow, 

 pencilled with rose. It is very rare. — Brazil. 



Fia.—OrcJiid Album, vi. t. 263. 



Stn. — L. Rassclliana. 



L. PURPURATA WILLIAMSII, Sort.— A splendid variety, growing about 

 2 feet high, and certainly one of the finest of the genus for exhibition purposes. 

 The steins are clavate, monophyllous, the leaves leathery, narrowly oblong, 

 and the flowers large, three or four on a scape, each bloom measuring about 

 8 inches in diameter ; the sepals and broader petals of a beautiful delicate 

 rose, pencilled with lines of purple, and the very large lip rich dark crimson- 

 magenta, the tip paler and reticulately veined, and the throat yellow, beautifully 

 veined with crimson-magenta. It blooms in May and June, and continues 

 three weeks in perfection. — Brazil : St. Catlterine's. 



Fia—0rc7Ud Alh/m, tc. 9—10. 



L. RUBESCENS.— See L. AcniiiXATA. 



L. RUSSELLIANA See L. ptjepueata Eusselliana. 



L. SCHILLERIANA.— Sec Laelio-Cattleya Schillebiasa. 



