WARSCEWICZELLA. 757 



at the base of the lip, which is 2^ inches ^ide ; the flowers measure 3f inches 

 across. — Xaiivc country not stated. 



o J ^^^■.T^i'^''-"- "f -^'"■'•' ^^^2' ^'^'"- P- *^1' f- '9 ; LhuUnia, viii. t. 337 ; Gard. Cron., 

 3rd ser., 1893, xiv. p. 493, f. 85. > . > 



Stn. — Zygopetalum Lindcnil. 



W. MARGINATA.— See W. vel.a.ta. 



W. VELATA, Bchh. f. et TFaisc-eit-.— A very beautiful and fragrant species, 

 growing about a foot high, with a few oblong-ligulate acute leaves, a span long, 

 springing with the shorter stoutish peduncle from the crown of the roots ; the 

 flowers are solitary, the oblong broadly ovate acute dorsal sepal and petals and 

 narrower lateral sepals all spreading upwards, yellowish-white, and the large 

 broad flat five-lobed lip yellowish-white margined with crimson, the disk 

 radiately striate with numerous purple-crimson bars ; at the base is a stout 

 callus resembling a semi-circular row of five or seven teeth.— JVcio Grenada. 



Fm.—Bot. Mag.,t. 5582 ; Xenia Orck., i. t. 23, f. 1 ; Behj. IIoH., 1878, t. 10, f. 4 ■ 

 Journ. of HoH., 1886, xii. p. 91, f. 16. 



Syx. — W./iiarfliiiata; Zygopctalum rclatiim; Z. marginatum ; Warrea marglnata ; 

 Huntleija margiimtn. 



W. WAILESIANA, Rdib. f. — A very elegant little species, with dark ever- 

 green leaves, and flowers of moderate size, having the sepals and petals white 

 or cream-coloured, and the roundish concave lip white, stained along the centre 

 with violet ; there is at the base a crest of five radiating violet fingerlike bars, 

 which are free except at their origin. The flowers smell like those of the sweet 

 pea. It blooms during the autumn months, lasting long in perfection. — Brazil. 



FlG.—Paj-toih Fl. Gard., i. p. 73, f. 48 ; Sdg. Hurt., 1878, t. 10, f. 1 ; Xi-nia Orcli., 

 Jii. t. 222. 



Stn. — Warrea Wailcsiana ; Zygojictalum Vt'a'dc.siaiium. 



W. WENDLANDII, Bdib. f. — ^A very desirable and handsome species, having 

 a tuft of distichous oblong-ligulate leaves, and stout axillary peduncles, bearing 

 flowers from 4 to 6 inches in diameter, the lanceolate sepals and petals white, 

 somewhat twisted ; the lip ovate cordate, multi-lobulate and much undulated 

 at the margins, recurved at the apex, white, with a large oblong blotch of 

 violet-purple, longitudinally marked by about seven darker purple lines, and 

 having a semi-lunate frill or ruff with seven to nine violet-purple ribs. It 

 flowers during August and September. — Costa Bica. 



FlGr.—Garteiifloru, 1888, t. 1267 : Rc'ichenbacMa, li. t.53. 



Syn. — Xijgopcialii m Wcndlandii. 



W. WENDLANDII DISCOLOR, J?c7i6. /.—A very pretty and desirable variety, 

 with light green persistent foliage, and peduncles bearing solitary flowers, 

 which are produced singly from the axils of the leaves, and are deliciously 

 scented ; they have the lanceolate sepals and petals yellowish-green, and the 

 ovate cordate lip about 1\ inch broad, much crisped and minutely lobed at the 

 margin, white, having a large bright violet blotch in the centre. It flowers 

 during August and September, and continues about two weeks in perfection. 

 — Costa Bica. ' 



Fm.—OrcJiid AlJrum, iii. t. 126. , , 



