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sepals and petals, beautifully spotted with rosy- 

 purple ; and L. Waruerii has light rose sepals and 

 petals, and a deep crimson lip. Summer months. 

 Brazil. 



L. clegaiis, var. Tunierii. — Though similar in hahit 

 to Z. elegans, this grand plant is almost distinct 

 enough to entitle it to specific rank. Pseudo-bulbs 

 slender at the base, thickening upwards, and bear- 

 ing on the apex a pair oi large broad-oblong leaves, 

 nearly a foot long, carinate and dark green ; scape 

 erect, longer than the leaves, three to live-fiowered, 

 each flower nearly six inches across ; sepals and 

 petals spreading, the latter much broader, of a 

 uniform deep purple ; lip three-lobed, the side lobes 

 rolled over the column, rosj'-pink, middle lobe flat, 

 spathulate, intense deep purplish-violet. Late 

 summer and autumn mouths. Brazil. 



L.Jlava, a dwarf-growing plant, with something of 

 the habit of crispilahia, and requiring the same treat- 

 ment. The sepals and petals are narrow, about 

 equal in size, and, together with the lip, a beautiful 

 clear deep yellow, a rare colour in tliis genus. Spring 

 and early summer. Brazil. 



L. jlammea. — Of garden origin, obtained from seed 

 in the establishment of Messrs. Veitch. It is the 

 I'esult of a cross between Lailia cbuwharum and 

 L. Filchcrii, the latter being a hybrid, and it is de- 

 scribed by Prof. Eeichenbach in the following 

 manner: — "Imagine a flower of Zre/m clmiaharbia 

 increased three times. With its brightest vermilion, 

 give it a splendid yellow lip, with an amethyst-pur- 

 plish wavy anterior lacinia, and a small white 

 column, washed under the stigma with purple ; thus 

 you have this first-rank beauty." It is also known 

 by the name of LccUa Chelsonii. Spring months. 

 Garden hybrid. 



L. harpoplujlla. — A very slender-growing but 

 elegant plant. Pseudo-bulbs small and stem-like, 

 bearing a single linear-acute pale green leaf ; scape 

 pendent, bearing several of its brilliant orange-red 

 flowers ; sepals and petals about equal, long and 

 narrow ; side lobes of the lip rolled over the column, 

 the middle lobe flat and creamy-white. Spring 

 months. Brazil. 



L. Jonghiana. — A dwarf species. The pseudo- 

 bulbs seldom exceed three inches in height, and bear 

 a single, very thick and leathery, dark green leaf, 

 about five inches long ; scape short, one to two- 

 flowered, flowers spreading, three to four inches 

 across ; petals much broader than the sepals, all rich 

 amethyst in colom- ; side lobes of the lip convolute, 

 front lobe spreading and beautifully frilled, white, 

 with golden-yellow crests on the disc. Spring months. 

 Brazil. 



L. lohaia. — This is a bold-growing plant, with much 

 the habit and appearance of Cattieya labiata. and the 



flowers are about the same size ; petals fiilled on the 

 edges, very much broader than the sepals, and of a 

 uniform rich rosy-pui'ple ; lij) frilled on the margin, 

 deep rosy-purple tinged with violet, and veined with 

 crimson. May and Jime. Brazil. 



L. majalls. — This is the " Flor de Mayo" of the 

 Mexicans, and a truly grand flower it is. It is 

 rather difficult to cultivable, and a somewhat shy 

 bloomer. The pseudo-bulbs are smaU and ovate, 

 bearing usually a single leaf, but sometimes two; 

 flowers solitary, rarely in pairs, some four inches 

 across, coming up with the young growth ; sepals 

 and petals spreading, sepals lanceolate, petals much 

 broader, oblong-lanceolate, delicate soft rosy-lilac ; 

 lip three-lobed, the side lobes small, covering the 

 column, front lobe large and flat, broadly margined 

 with dark rosy -lilac, white in the centre, streaked 

 and dotted with lilac and brown. \Ve are told the 

 Mexican name for this beautiful flower is Chkhilitic 

 Jcpetlavlixochitl. May and June. Province of 

 Mechoacan, ^Mexico. 



L. Pcrrinii is a very Catt leg a -looking species, 

 with stout erect pseudo-bulbs, bearing a single leaf ; 

 scape erect, thi'ee to six-flowered; sepals and petals 

 light rosy- purple, tipped with magenta ; lij) thi-ee- 

 lobed, deep crimson. October and November, Organ 

 Mountains, Brazil. 



L. pr(Cf<ta)ts. — This is a dAvarf plant, thriAdng best 

 on a block of wood ; pseudo-bulbs and leaves rarely 

 exceeding some six inches in height. Scape one- 

 flowered ; sepals and petals broad and spreading, 

 rich dark rose in colour ; lip intense deep purple. It 

 frequently flowers in spring or early summer, and 

 again in the autumn. Brazil. 



L. pum'da. — Similar in habit to the preceding, and 

 requiring the same treatment. It has received many 

 names since its introduction, arising from the varia- 

 tions of its colour. Originally named Cattieya 

 pum'da, it is also known as C. marginata, which name 

 was evidently derived from the distinct white border 

 to the lip. C. Pinelii and Bletia pumila are other 

 names under which it is to be found, and at last it 

 becomes a LccUa, on accoxmt of its eight pollen- 

 masses. The pseudo-bulbs slender and somewhat 

 oblong, scarcely six inches high, bearing a single 

 oblong-acute, coriaceous, light green leaf; scape 

 one-flowered, flowers large and spreading; sepals • 

 and petals purplish- hlac, in some varieties deep rose, 

 shading to crimson, the petals twice as broad as 

 the sepals ; lip obovate, side lobes rolled over the 

 colimm, white tinged with rose, middle lobe purplish- 

 lilac, in some varieties deep purpHsh -crimson, and in 

 all forms ornamented with a distinct white border. 

 It blooms in autumn, just as its growth is complete. 

 Brazil. 



L. purpurata. — This is undoubtedly one of the very 



