April-May, 1916.] 



THI'; OKCilll) WORLD. 



Lelia anceps ^DaLVsonii.'^l 



L.'ELIA ANCEPS DawSONII.— Although this 

 graceful flower is generally known as a 

 variety of anceps, it is no doubt a distinct 

 local species, and has not been distributed by 

 divisions of one original plant. It has been 

 sent to this country by more than one 

 collector, the first occasion being by Messrs. 

 Low and Co., previous to the year 1 867 ; 

 Chesterton also collected it m Orizaba, m 

 1878. It is named in honour of Mr. T. 

 Dawson, in whose collection it first flowered 

 under cultivation in 1867. The large flowers 

 have white sepals and petals, the inner part 

 of the side lobes of the lip is streaked with 

 purple, while the front lobe is stained with 

 deep rosy-purple. The disc is yellow. Our 

 illustration depicts this elegant flower, which 

 may well be included in all collections where 



^Mexican Laelias arc found to succeed. The 



flowers are produced in December and 



January, and thus come at a time of year 

 when they prove most acceptable. 



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Cattleya Trian/E " Queen of Servia." 

 — Among the many pretty varieties of this 

 early spring flowering species we may men- 

 tion that named Queen of Servia in the 

 collection of Capt. Robert Twiss, Birdhill, 

 Limerick. The sepals as well as the broad 

 petals are silvery-white, the front lobe of the 

 lip suffused with rose, the throat stained with 

 light yellow. It is a varietx' well worthy of a 

 distinguishing name. 



