870 



L^LIA 



L^LIA 



of L. anceps : sepals lauce- oblong, pointed; petals 

 broader, ovate, acute; middle lobe of the labellum large, 

 deeply colored, throat -p-hite and veined; side lobes 

 white. Dec. to .Jan. Mex. G.C. III. 7:1G9.-A useful 

 .species, large plants often bearing 5-10 racemes. Per- 

 haps only a var. of L. auhtuDiaU^. 



9. 4nceps, Lindl. Fig. 1223. Pseudobiilbs scattered 

 on the rhizome, ovate: Ivs. 5-9 in. long, oblong-lanceo- 

 late: scape from the top of the pseudohulbs, li4-2 ft. 

 long, clothed with keeled scales and bearing 1-2 very 

 .showy, purplish rose-colored tis. : sepals lanceolate- 

 acuminate; petals ovate-acuminate, all with a greenish 

 line on the back; labellum inside of the lateral lobes yel- 

 low, with red marks; middle lobe oblong, acute, deep 

 purple, white on the disk, with a thickened yellow keel 

 terminating in 3 ridges. Wex. iJ.M. 3804. B.R. 21:1751. 

 G.C. II. 24: 405; ill. 15: 172. P.M. 4:73. -One of the 

 most beautifiil Lfflias, possessing many fine varieties. 

 Var. Barkeriana, Lindl. Sepals and petals subequal; 

 middle lobe of thelabellum rather narrow, acute. B.R. 



2'> 1947 F.S. 11:1100. Gn. 25:44(1. Var. 

 Dawsoni, J. Anders. Scape 2-3 ft. long, 

 tld fls. white ; interior of the label- 

 lum marked with radiating purple lines, 

 withtheusual yellnwridge. Juquila, Mex. 

 Gn. 25; 446. G. V. III. 1:424. S.H. 2, p. 

 175. P.M. 1871:.530. Var. Mba, Eeichb. 

 f. Sepals and petals as invar. XfatrKoin: 

 ds. pure white, with the disic of the lip pale 

 vellow. Dec, Jan. G. C. III. 1:485; III. 

 :172. Var. Hilliana. Reichb. f. Sepals 

 and petals white; front Iol>e r)fthe label- 

 lum bilobedemarginatc. 1.11.33:584. Pale 

 violet, with a yellow disk. Gn. 25:440 

 (nun). G.C. III. 1:425 (ffillii). Var. Williamsi, 

 iliirt. Sander. Se7)als and petals pure white, of good 

 form, narrower than in var. St^'lla ; labellum white, 

 birge, with the disk and thrriat vellow. m:irked with crim- 

 son-purple. G.(!. III. 1:349. '(hi. 25:440 (as WiUiirm- 

 siiina). Var. Lee^na, Reichb. f. Fls. white, smaller thnn 

 in L. nvrt'p.-i ,■ petals very narrow and very acute; side 

 lobes of the labellum blunt; noddle lolie small, triangu- 

 lar, wavy, with a thick, well-de^-elopf-d keel ; throat yel- 

 lowisli, veined with reddisli-purple. Var. Schroderiaiia, 

 Reichb. f. Fls. unusually large; sepals, petals and mid- 

 dle lobe of the labellum pure white; side lolies and 

 throat streaki'd with broad lines of purplisli crimson. 

 A strong grower. Gn. 44:928. G.M. 33:813,. Var. San- 

 deriana, Reichb. f. Fls. white ; disk of lip crimson. 

 G.C. III. 1:281 and 25: 130. Gn. 44:928. (i.M. 37:88. 

 V.-ir.Veltcliiina, Reichb. f. Sepals and petals white; disk 

 of the labellum yellow, veiru^il with brown; lateral lolies 

 and anterior part of the middle lobe veined with purple. 



Gn. 25:446 (Fet/c7ii). Var. St§lla, Reichb. f. Pis. pure 

 white; labellum with yellow throat, marked with light 

 crimson lines. G.C. III. 1:280 and 8:500. Var. Amesiina, 

 O'Brien. Sepals and petals broad, feather-vfined with 

 mauve; labellum white ; middle lobe crimson-purple. 

 G.C. III. 23:59. Var. ABhworthiina, J. O'Brien. Sepals 

 pure white, lance-oblong ; petals broadly ovate, also 

 white; front lobe of the labellum broad, expanded, 

 white, with a few blue dots and yellow keels on the 

 throat; side lobes with lines of slaty blue. G.C. III. 

 15:103. J. H. 111.28:125. Var. Waddonitasis. Fls. pure 

 white; side lobes of the lip marked with purple lines, 

 disk yellowish. G.C. III. 23: 125. G.M.41:115. Var. 

 Perclvaliana, Reichb. f. Fls. small, but freely pro- 

 duced ; sepals and petals white, tinged with bluish 

 pink ; lateral lobes of the labellum deep purple at the 

 tips and spotted; throat yellow, with purplish crimson 

 lines; middle lobe creamy yellow at the base; apex 

 ])urplish. Gn. 25:446. Var. delicata, Hort. ex Williams. 

 Labellum wdiite, suffused with mauve; tliroat orange- 

 yellow; sepals and petals rose, mauve or lilac. Var. 

 rdsea, Reichb. f. A variety having bright rose-colored 

 lis., with the margins of the labellum darker rose. Gn. 

 25:446. Var. grandiJlora, Williams. A robust form re- 

 sembling the type. G.C. III. 3:105. Var. holoclilla, 

 R.olfe. Sepals and petals nearly alike, pale lilac; lip 

 petaloid, elliptical-lanceolate, light purple, yellow and 

 white at the base. G.F. 4:173. Var. Scottiana, Warn, 

 and W^ill. Sepals and petals mauve ; labellum deep 

 purple, with a yellow throat. Var. mor&da. This is a 

 name under which importations of large, highly colored 

 forms of i/. anccjis were sold by the Liverpool Hort. 

 Co., Eng., as var. grandiflora. 



10. ruWscens, Lindl. (L. acnminltta, Lindl. L. pe- 

 dmicnldris, Lin<ll.). Pseudohulbs ovate to subrotund, 

 clustered, sometimes rugose, 1-lvd.: Ivs. oblong to 

 lance-oblong, emarginate, 4-5 in. long: scape slender, 

 jointed, sheathed with brown scales at the joints, 1 ft. 

 long, with 2-8 graceful, fragrant lis. : sepals spreading, 

 linear-oblong, acute ;■ petals slightly longer and twice as 

 wide, undulate; labellum as long as the petal; middle 

 lobe of the same form but more undulate and with a 

 stain of yellow on the disk, purplish red on the inner 

 surface. A slender, graceful plant with small, whitish, 

 lilac-tinted or rose-colored fls. B.M. 4905 and 4099. 

 B.R. 26:41; 27:24; 31:69. F.S. 1:9; 7:742. P.M. 

 10:49. — Flowers much smaller than 1/. anceps. 



GROUP II. 



A. PsendoMiJbs ovate, eviclcvfh/ tliick- 



i'MCd. 



B. Lip with ahovt 7 miilnlate keeJs..'il. Jongheana 

 BB. Zyip wiUtout or with plane keels.. 2. grandillora 

 AA. Psendoi/nlhs ohiovg, more stem-like. 



B. Fls. greenish yelloiv 15. glauca 



BB. Fls. bright colored or white. 



c. Lahclhtm firm, fleshy; lateral 

 lobes coiivolule over tJie col- 

 umn 12. pumila 



cc. Lateral lobes of the lip resting 



on ilie middle lobe .13. Leeana 



11. Jongheana, Reichb. f. Rhizome with remarkably 

 thick root-fibers: pseudohulbs ovate-oblong, 1-lvd.: 

 Ivs. broadly oblong, 3-5 in. long, very thick and dark 

 green: scape stout, shorter than the leaf, 1-2-tld. : fls. 

 4 in. in diameter, bright amethyst color; sepals linear- 

 lanceolate, acute; petals broadly oblong-obtuse; label- 

 lum convolute; lateral lobes very shallow; middle lobe 

 I'Uiarginate, white and crisp, with about 7 golden yellow 

 undulate ridges in the throat. Braz. B.M. 0038. E.H. 

 1873:290. G.C. 1872:425. — A dwarf species with remark- 

 able leathery Ivs. Said to equal L. grandiflora and 

 Calllei/a Mossi<e. Rare in cultivation. 



12. ptmila, Reichb. f. (Caltleii" pamila. Hook. C. 

 marqiiiata , Paxt. Ladia prastaiis, Lindl. t^- Reichb. f. 

 /.. bai/ihia, Reichb. f. L. Pinelii, Hort.). Pseudo- 

 bulbs small, stem-like, with one oblong to linear-oblong 

 leaf .5-6 in. long: peduncle shorter than the Ivs., each 

 bearing a single, large, drooping, rose-purple fl.: se- 

 |ials oblong, acute; petals ovate-oblong, broader, undu- 

 late; labellum very involute; lateral lobes suhquad- 

 rate, middle lobe short, emarginate, waved and crisped; 



