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variety the sepals and petals, the latter being broader, are pale rose, and the 

 lip, which has elongate obtuse pale-coloured side lobes encircling the column, 

 and having a deep crimson spot near the tip, has an emarginate undulated 

 front lobe broader than long, rather recurved to the base, and of a brilliant 

 rose-purple. — Brazil: St. Catherine's. 



YlG.— Ami. de Gaud, 1848, 1. 185 ; Hot. Mag., t. 4700 ; Pe-watorea, t. 43 ; Z'lU. Hurt., 

 t. 402 ; Puydt, Les Orch., t. 21 ; Batcinaii, Scetmd Cent. Orch. PI., 1. 156 (JCattleya elegaiis); 

 Limlcnia, v. t. 193 ; L'Ornhiduphilc, 1883, p. 342 ; Veitch's Man. Orch. PL., ii. p. 65. 



Syn. — Cattlcya clegaus ; Laelia eliigans. 



L. ELEGANS ALBA, Williams. — A most lovely variety, and one that should 

 be in every collection. In its habit and in the size of the flowers it resembles 

 the best forms of Laelia elegans, but the sepals and petals are broad, pure white, 

 and the front lobe of the lip is rich crimson-purple, softening off towards the 

 tip into lilac-purple. It blossoms in June and July, lasting three weeks in 

 perfection. — Brazil. 



Fig.— Orchid Album, i. t. 30. 



L. ELEGANS BLENHEINIENSIS, WUliams.—A very grand and distinct 

 variety. Flowers large and highly coloured ; sepal.s oblong, acute, deep rose- 

 colour with paler centre ; petals oblong-ovate, much broader than the sepal s, deep 

 rosy-violet throughout ; lip three-lobed, the side lobes white externally, the 

 reflexed tips deep rose, the front lobe frilled on the edge, rosy-violet, passing 

 into maroon at the base, throat white. Autumn and winter months. — Brazil. 



Fia.—OivJtid Album, ix. t. 393 ; Reichenbacliia, 2nd ser., i. t. 20. 



L. ELEGANS BLUNTII, Uolfe. — A very beautiful dark-flowered variety, having 

 the sepals and petals of a bright rosy -magenta colour ; the front portion of the 

 lip is much lengthened out and is of a pure magenta-crimson ; the basal portion 

 of the lip which encloses the column is white save at the two points, which are 

 turned upwards and are flushed with the same colour as the petals. It flowers 

 during August and September. — Brazil. 



L. ELEGANS BROOMEANA, O'Brien.— One of the handsomest of the dark 

 coloured forms, first flowered by Jos. Broome, Esq., of Llandudno. The sepals 

 and petals are rich deep purple, becoming paler at the base and bearing a few 

 indistinct darker coloured spots ; front lobe of the lip deep velvety-maroon, the 

 side lobes, which are folded over the column, being creamy-white, tipped with 

 rich maroon. Blooms during July and August. — Brazil. 



Fig. — Orchid Album, ix. t. 413 ; Lindenia, viii. t. 347. 



L. ELEGANS EMILIAE, Oower. — A plant of moderate growth; sepals and 

 petals pure white, the petals slightly broader than the sepals; lip three-lobed, 

 white, the recurved tips of the side lobes being blotched with mauve, middle 

 lobe large, waved at the edges, rich magenta-purple, continued in a broad band, 

 to the base. Flowers during the autumn months. — Brazil. 



L. ELEGANS HOUTTEANA, Bolfe.—A highly-coloured variety, with broader 

 petals and rectangular lateral lobes. It is dedicated to M. Louis Van Houtte, 

 the founder of the horticultural establishment at Gendbrugge, Belgium. — Brazil. 



Fig. — Lindenia, ii. t. 71. 



