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L. SKINNERI PURPUREA, Hort.—A. beautiful variety with large flowers, 

 having the sepals delicate rose ; the petals of a darker shade densely spotted 

 and veined with bright maroon-purple ; lip pure white except at the side lobes, 

 which are somewhat spotted with rose at the borders. 



Fig. — Lindenia, viii. t. 379. 



L. SKINNERI REGINAE, Williams. — An exceedingly beautiful variety, 

 producing large flowers, measuring quite 7 inches across. S(3pals white flushed 

 and streaked with a lovely rosy-lake ; petals purplish-crimson, passing into 

 violet towards the base ; lip rich deep crimson. — Ouaiemala. 



Fm.—Orehid Album, vi. t. 283. 



L. SKINNERI ROSEA, Williams. — A magnificent variety, having very largo 

 flowers, these being qviite 7 inches in diameter. The sepals and petals are rich 

 dark rose, and the lip white, spotted with crimson. This is one of the finest 

 varieties we have seen, and it lasts six weeks in beauty. — Guatemala. 



L. SKINNERI ROSEO-PURPUREA, Williams. — A large-flowered and handsome,., 

 variety, the flowers being 7 inches in diameter. The sepals and petals are bright 

 rose colour, and the whole of the lip of an intense magenta-crimson. — Ouaiemala. 



L. SKINNERI SUPERBA, Moore. — A splendid variety, of a very showy 

 character, and very distinct. The flowers are large and attractive, the sepals 

 being of a delicate rose or deep blush, deeper at the base, the petals are intense 

 rich rosy-crimson, and the lip white, with a blotch of crimson on each of the 

 lateral lobes, and having the tongue-like appendage clear yellow. — 0^latemala. 



¥ia.— Floral Mag., t. 24. 



L. SKINNERI VESTALIS, Williams. — A remarkably fine variety, with flowers 

 7 inches across, almost rivalling those of L. Skinneri alba in purity of colouring. 

 The sepals, which are If inch wide, are pure white, the petals are also white, 

 with a faint venation of pale rose on the inner face, and the lip is pure white, 

 with very faint markings of pale rose. — Guatemala. 



L. SMEEANA, Rchh.f. — A very interesting plant, which it has been suggested 

 is probably a hybrid between L. SUnneri and L. Beppei, to which latter it bears 

 considerable resemblance in its pseudobulbs and manner of growth. The 

 colour of the flower is white, excepting the lip, which is bordered with hght 

 purple and spotted over its entire surface ; the appendage of the lip is short, 

 with an obscure central keel. It was first flowered by A. H. Smee, Esq., of 

 Carshalton, and was named in compliment to him by Prof. Beichenbach. It 

 flowers during the autumn and winter months. — Guatemala. 



L. YOUNGI See L. maceobtjlbon Youngi. 



MACODES, Blume. 

 (JCribe Neottieae, mhtrile Spirantheae.) 

 A beautiful genus of variegated tropical Orchids, allied to Anoedo- . 

 chihis, which it closely resembles, but from which it differs in its spurless 



