﻿September, 1904.J THE ORCHID REVIEW. 



L/ELIA JONGHEANA. 



When the interesting Ladia Jongheana was re-introduced five years ago 

 an opinion was expressed that it would prove a valuable acquisition 

 for hybridisation purposes, for its dwarf habit promised to make it as 

 useful as Ladia pumila, while the large flower and orange-yellow throat 

 were distinctive characteristics which should give it an increased value 

 (O.R., viii., p. 65). How far the prophecy will prove correct remains to 

 be seen, but a first hybrid has now made its appearance— namely Laalia 



FiCx. 41. L.elia Jongheana. 



X Gwennie, described on page 271. Prior to its rediscovery it had been 

 almost inaccessible for this purpose, and Laelio-cattleya X Baroness 

 Schroder was the solitary hybrid from it The annexed figure represents 

 a plant of L. Jongheana, which flowered in the collection of O. O. 

 Wrigley, Esq., Bridge Hall, Bury, in 1900, shortly after its re-introduc- 

 tion, and shows how relatively large the flowers are as compared with 

 the rest of the plant, being in fact six inches in diameter. A photograph 



