278 ORCHIDS 



Lcelia. 



than the sepals, pale purple ; side lobes of lip rounded ; front 

 lobe oblong, bright purple. This is not easily kept in health, 

 rarely lasting more than four years under cultivation. Being a 

 native of Oaxaca, in Mexico, it requires the treatment recom- 

 mended above for the Mexican species. It flowers in autumn. 

 Introduced in 1838. (B. M., t. 3810.) 



L. grandis {LindL). — A remarkable species, and one that 

 is rarely met with. Pseudo-bulbs as in Catt/eya, one-leaved, the 

 leaf 8in. to loin. long. Peduncles erect, three- to five-flowered; 

 flowers 4in. across ; petals broader than the sepals, both wavy 

 and spreading, and coloured tawny-yellow ; lip tube-shaped at 

 base, white on the sides, the front lobe rounded, white, veined 

 with purple. Introduced from Brazil in 1849. The cultural 

 requirements of this species can only be supplied in a hot, 

 moist stove during the growing season (May to August), and in 

 an intermediate-house for the resting season. The flowers are 

 produced in spring. (B. M., t. 5553.) 



L. harpophylla {Rchb. /.). — In this distinct plant the pseudo- 

 bulbs are very slender, tufted, erect, ift. or more high, and 

 one-leaved. Leaf narrow, pointed, 6in. to Sin. long. Peduncles 

 from four- to seven-flowered ; flowers about 3in. across ; sepals 

 and petals equal, narrow, spreading, star-like ; lip small, the sides 

 folding, the front curling right back, and crisped on the margin ; 

 colour of the whole flower a bright cinnabar-red, with a whitish 

 margin to the lip. The blossoms are produced in April and 

 May. This is an easily-managed plant, as it grows freely in a 

 warm greenhouse, and rarely fails to flower profusely. It is one 

 of the brightest and most attractive of all Orchids when in 

 blossom. Introduced from Bahia in 1865, and not again till 

 about 1883. 



L. Jongheana (lic/ib. /.). — A distinct, pretty species. 

 Pseudo-bulbs egg-shaped, compressed, 2in. long, one-leaved. Leaf 

 4in. long, erect. Peduncle as long as the leaves, one-flowered; 

 flowers 5in. across, flat, rose-purple; petals broader than the 

 sepals, lance-shaped ; lip oblong, with triangular side lobes, 

 the front lobe rounded, the margin crisped, yellow and white 

 in the throat. Flowering season, March or April. Introduced 

 from Brazil in 1854. (B. M., t. 6038.) 



L. lobata {Veitch). — A synonym of L. Booihiana. 



L. majalis (Lt'iid/.). — A dwarf-growing plant, succeeding best 

 when grown upon a block ; it ranks amongst the most beautiful 

 of the genus, and is called in its native country " Flor de Majo," 

 or May Flower, in allusion to its season of flowering. The 

 pseudo-bulbs are clustered, egg-shaped, pale green, wrinkled when 



