Bach 
THE LAELIAS 
LiELIA. The Lselias are among our finest 
Orchids, and should occupy a prominent 
place in every collection. 
L. acuminata (rubescens ). Flowers white, 
sometimes tinged with rose, on spikes 10 to 
15 inches high ; flowers during the Winter 
months and is very useful for cutting. 
Costa Rica ....$1.50to 
L» albida. Flowers white and pale pink, 
veined with yellow, on many-flowered tall 
spikes. November to June. Mexico.... 
$1.25 to 
L. anceps. Flowers 4 inches across on 2 
to 6-flowered scapes, often 3 feet high; 
sepals and petals rosy blush; lip deep 
purple. November-January. Mexico. . . . 
$1.00, $2.00 and 
L. anceps alba. True. Flowers pure 
white, excepting a shade of yellow in the 
throat. We have probably the largest 
stock of these in the world; they rank 
with the finest and choicest Orchids 
known .$15.00 to 
L. anceps (Palest pink). This is a new 
strain of this species, which we have se¬ 
cured, but at the time this catalogue goes 
to press we are unable to classify them, 
only having flowered a few imported 
plants. They are very choice and distinct. 
$5.00, $10.00 and 
L. anceps Dawsoni .$3.00, $5.00 and 
L. anceps var. Sanderiana. Sepals and 
petals pure white, with a rose-purple 
blotch on the front lobe of the lip. Decem- 
ber-February. Mexico . . . $3.00, $5.00 and 
$2.50 
2.50 
3.00 
50.00 
15.00 
10.00 
10.00 
Laelia acuminata (rubescens) 
Each 
L. anceps var. Stella. Sepals 
and petals pure white; front 
lobe of lip white, with rose mark¬ 
ings ; throat yellow with purple 
lines. December-February. Mex¬ 
ico .$3.00, $5.00 and $10.00 
L. anceps Williamsii . 
$10.00, $15.00 and 25.00 
L. autumnalis. Flowers purple, 
lip rose and white, with yellow 
center, on graceful spikes, 2 or 3 
feet long; very fine. November- 
January. Mexico .$1.50 to 2.50 
L. autumnalis alba. Pure white, 
except for a slight tinge of yel¬ 
low in the throat. 25.00 
L. autumnalis atro-rubens.... 
$2.00 to 3.50 
L. cinnabarina. Flo-wers orange- 
scarlet, with a crispy lip; very 
valuable for hybridizing. Janu- 
ary-March. Brazil .. . .$1.50 to 3.00 
L. Crashleyana. Very pretty. 
March. Brazil .$1.50 to 2.50 
Li. erispa. Flowers much crisped 
and undulated. 4 to 5 inches 
across, with white sepals and pet¬ 
als, sometimes tinted with pale 
purple toward the base ; lip vein¬ 
ed and reticulated with deep pur¬ 
ple. Summer months. Brazil.. 
$3.00 to 5.00 
Laelia erispa 
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