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Hybrids of garden origin : — 



E. Endresio -Wallisii. Wallisii x Endresii. 1892. 

 E. Langleyense. Pseudepidendrum x Wallisii. 1 

 E. 0' Brienianum. Erectum x radicans. 1888. 

 E. Wallisio-ciliare. Wallisii x ciliare. 1895 



Fig. 699 — La>li:i anceps 



Epilaelia (Epidendrum x Lalia) : — 

 E. Charle8worthii. E. radicans x L. cinnabarina. 1899. 

 E. Hardy ana. E. ciliare x L. anceps. 1894. 

 E. radico-purpurata. E. radicans x L. purpurata 1897. 



Epiphronitis (Epidendrum x Sophronitis) : — 

 E. Veitehii. E. radicans x S. grandiflora 1890. 

 Eriopsis. — A small genus requiring to be grown in a 



warm sunny house. The handsome purple-yellow and 

 white E. rutidobulbon is the best-known. I. 



Esmeralda. — A section of Vanda formed with E. 

 Cathcartii as a basis, and according t<> some authorities 

 embracing Vanda Sanderiana. I. 



Eulophiella. — A Madagascar genus, of which the only 

 known representatives are the fine white E. Elisabetha and 

 the gigantic E. Peetersiana. They require great heat and 

 moisture. W. 



Grammatophyllum. — A small genus of noble tropical 

 epiphytes, ornamental in growth and showy in flower. 

 G. xpx-iosnm is one of the lai-gest -growing Orchids known. 

 but a shy flowerer. 



G. Ellisii (Grammangis). Brown and yellow. Madagascar. W. 



G. Penzlianum. Green and chocolate. Malaya. W. 



G. maltirtonun. Brown, green, and yellow. Philippines. W. 



G. speciosum. Yellow and red. Malaya. W. 



Habenaria. — A large genus of terrestrials, many of 

 which are hardy. The tropical species are H. militaris, 

 scarlet; H. earned, blush- white; H. c. nivosa, white; H. 

 rhodocluila. scarlet; and the large white H. Susannce. 



Houlletia. — A singular genus from Brazil and Colom- 

 bia, of which the large yellow and purple H. Brocllc- 

 hurstiana is the best known. I. 



Laelia. — This showy genus vies with Cattleya in 

 popular favour, and by crossing the two genera many 



showy hybrids have been produced. All require the 

 intermediate house, the Mexican species should be grown 

 in full sunlight, the others lightly shaded during the 

 height of summer. 



L. albida. White, rose. Mexico. I. 



L. anceps (fig. 699). Rose and purple. Mexico. Of this there 

 are a great number of varieties, ranging from pure-white to the 

 brightly-coloured typical form. Of these alba, Dawsonii, San- 

 deriana, and Stella are the best. I. 



L. autumnalis. Rose and white. Mexico. I. 



L. crispa. White, purple, and yellow. Brazil. I. 



L. Bigbyana (Brassavola). White. Honduras. I. 



L. grandis. Yellow, white, and purple. Bahia. I. 



L. harpophylla. Orange. Brazil. I. 



L. majalis. Rose and white. Mexico. I. 



L. monophylla. Orange-scarlet. Jamaica. I. 



L. Perrini. White and purple. Brazil. There'are white varie- 

 ties of this also. I. 



L. prazstans. Rose and crimson. Brazil. I. 



L. pumila. Rose and crimson. South America. I. 



L. purpurata (fig. 700). White, lilac, and purple. Brazil. I. 



L. superbiens. Rose. Guatemala. I. 



L. tenebrosa. Brown, white, and purple. Bahia. I. 



Hybrids of garden origin: — 



L. Digbyano-purpurata. Digbyana x purpurata. 1898. 



L. Latona. Cinnabarina x purpurata. 1892. 



L. Olivia. Crispa x xanthina. 1897. 



L. Oweniana. Dayana x xanthina. 1892. 



L. splendens. Purpurata x crispa. 1898. 



L. vitellina. Harpophylla x Perrini. 1893. 



Laelia purpurata. 



Laelio-Cattleya. — The name given to hybrids between 

 Laelia and Cattleya whether natural and imported or 

 home-raised. The most familiar are : — 



L. Aphrodite. L. purpurata x C. Mendelii 1896. 

 L. Baroness Schroder. L. Jongheana x C. Trianaei. 



1892. 



