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be seen on a front view ; side iaciniae oblongo-triangular, whitisli, with light 

 purple, borders ; disk between the Iaciniae light purple, with a whitish middle 

 line, and some darker purple streaks radiating outside ; column very large, as 

 in GattleyaAclandiae,. dark purple, only light green at base " (H. G. Reichenbach, 

 in Gardeners' Chronicle, n.s., 1879, xii. p. 102). Dedicated to F. A. Philbrick, 

 Esq., Q.O., of Bickley. — Garden hybrid. 



Syn. — Zaelia Pkilbricltlana . 



L. " PHOEBE," O'Brien. — This new hybrid was raised by Norman C. Cookson, 

 Esq., of Oakwood, Wylam-on-Tyne. It is the result of a cross between Gattleya 

 Mossiae and Laelia purpurata. {Laelia cinnabarina ?) The sepals and petals are 

 rich Indian yellow; the anterior lobe of the lip being of a rich purplish- 

 crimson. — Garden hybrid. 



'Fjd.— Gard. Chron., 3rd ser., 1892, xi. p. 791, f. 114; Gavd. Mag., 1892, p. 268 

 (with fig.). 



L. PIS AN DR A, Veitch. — A cross between Gattleya [Laelia) erispa and Gattleya 

 Eldorado, which was shown by Messrs. Veitch at the Drill Hall on October 24th, 

 1893, when it was awarded a Eirst-class certificate. The sepals and petals are 

 pale rose, and the latter have the edges recurved ; the mid lobe of the lip is 

 long and narrow, deep magenta-purple ; the throat is straw-yellow bordered 

 by white. — Garden hybrid. 



FlG.—Joiirn. of Hort., 1893, xxvii. p. 407, f. 60. 



L. PROSERPINE, Itolfe. — A charming little plant, obtained by Messrs. 

 J. Veitch & Sons by crossing Laelia Bayana with Gattleya velutina. The flowers 

 are large, measuring about 3 inches in diameter; sepals lanceolate-oblong, acute, 

 of a light rose-colour, veined with purplish-rose ; petals broad, rose, white at 

 the anterior portion, spotted and streaked with purple ; front lobe of lip white 

 suffused with rose, passing into crimson-purple at the sides, veined with purple ; 

 throat yellow. — Garden hybrid. 



L. SCHILLERIANA, Bolfe. — A fine and rare species allied to Laelia purpurata, 

 and resembling L. elegans as regards its manner of growth. The stems are 

 18 inches high, and bear light green foliage 9 inches long; the flowers are 

 showy ; the sepals and petals are nearly equal, elongate lanceolate, white ; the 

 lip elongate, three-lobed, the side lobes blunt-angled, and the middle lobe oblong, 

 minutely denticulate, the throat radiately veined with purple, and the disk 

 sulphur-yellow, with a large curved or hippocrepiform blotch of a rich purple- 

 crimson in front of the disk. It bloom.s during May and June, lasting three 

 and four weeks in beauty, and makes a good exhibition plant on account of its 

 showy flowers.— Brazil. 



Stn. — Laelia elegans SeMUeriana , Laelia ScJtiUeriana ; Laelio-Cattlcya elegans 

 SchiileriaTia. 



L. SCHILLERIANA EUSPATHA, JJoZ/e.— This is supposed to be a natural 

 hybrid between Laelia purpurata and Gattleya intermedia. We first saw 

 flower in the collection of E. Wischussen, Esq., of Wood Green, now dis- 



