A.VI) THEIR MANAGEMENT. 



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Loslia. 



old, bearing usually a single leaf, 6in. long. The scape bears a 

 single large flower, 6in. across ; the sepals are lance-shaped ; 

 the petals are broad, soft rose in colour ; the lip is very large, 

 rose-lilac, streaked and dotted with purple. It blossoms during 

 the early summer, but is somewhat ditficult to flower. It was 

 discovered and roughly figured by Hernandez as long ago as 

 1615 ; he gives its native name as "Chichilitic Tepetlavhxochitl" ! 

 For cultural details, see the introductory matter to the genus. 

 Mexico, about 1S38. (Fig. 86; B. M., t. 5667.) 



Fig. So. Fliavkr of L-elia majalis 

 {much reduced). 



L. monophylla {N. E. ^^•,).— The smallest 01 

 the whole plant being scarcely 6in. high, and the 

 than 2in. across. Nevertheless it is a charming 1 

 The pseudo-bulbs are scarcely thicker than a kn 

 3in. to sin. long. Leaves 2in. long. Scape as lonf 

 one-flowered; flower vivid orange-scarlet, with a 

 like anther-cap; sepals and petals similar; lip 

 Known in a wild state only in Jamaica, at an 

 5000ft., whence it was introduced to Kew, and 



all Lfelias, 

 lowers less 



ittle Orchid. 



itting-needle, 

 as the leaf, 



purple, eye- 

 very small, 

 elevation of 

 flowered in 



