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LIST OF ORCHJDEJE. 
some difference in regard to the colour. It succeeds well under the treat¬ 
ment recommended for the others.— Native of Guatemala. 
[This genus is a division from Maxillaria, and has lately been arranged by 
Dr. Lindley.] 
197. Lcelia albida. Plant pseudo-bulbous ; bulbs two inches long, round, 
somewhat wrinkled, and tapering a little towards the summit; leaves nearly 
one foot long; flowers produced on a spike rising from the summit of the 
bulb, of a pure white, having the centre of the labellum marked with yellow, 
surrounded with a slight stain of purple. This is a fine species, requiring a 
low temperature, with a liberal supply of moisture. It will do either on a 
block of wood, with a little moss tied round, or in a pot in a mixture of 
sphagnum, rotten wood, and a little turfy peat, with a temperature of 60° to 
64° while growing. — Native of Bolanos. 
198. Lcelia acuminata. (Derived from tapering. ) Plant pseudo-bulbous ; 
bulbs two inches long, rather flat; leaves four inches long, and nearly three 
inches broad; flower-spike rising from the summit of the bulb; flowers 
white, slightly stained with purple, having a tinge of sulphur on the label¬ 
lum, and the throat strangely marked with purple. This is another fine 
species (called by the natives Flor d’Jesus), which requires hanging upon a 
log of wood, with a liberal supply of water during its growth ; temperature, 
60° to 64°. — Native of Oaxaca. 
199. Lcelia majalis. Plant pseudo-bulbous; bulbs two inches long, 
tapering nearly to an acute point; flowers produced singly on a short stem; 
the sepals and petals rosy lilac ; labellum 3-lobed, the two side lobes white, 
tinged with lilac, and surrounding the column, the other lobe white, stained 
with rosy purple, with occasionally a darker blotch. The natives call this 
Flor d’Mayo, or May flower. It requires pot cultivation in a mixture of 
sphagnum, rotten wood, and turfy peat, with a liberal supply of water while 
growing, and a temperature of 60° to 64°. — Native of Bolanos. 
200. Lcelia anceps. Plant with bulbs five inches long, leaves four inches 
long, crisp and erect, produced singly on the summit of the bulb; flower- 
spike two feet long ; flowers produced at the extremity ; sepals and petals fine 
lilac; labellum same colour with a fine blotch of rich purple. This is a 
handsome species well worthy the notice of all cultivators; it does well 
either on a chump of wood or in a pot: a liberal supply of water must be 
allowed during its growth, and a temperature of 68° to 74 °. — Native of 
Oaxaca. 
201. Lcelia anceps var. Barkeriana. This is a variety of the above: its 
growth is similar, but its flowers are rather larger as well as richer in the 
colouring; it requires the same treatment and temperature as the other, and 
should be in every collection. — Native of Mexico. 
202. Lcelia cinnabarina. Plant pseudo-bulbous ; bulbs seven inches long, 
tapering a little to the summit, and stained with a crimson hue: its leaves 
are produced singly at the summit of the bulb, about eight inches long 
and a little waved'; the flower-spike is also produced from the summit 
from one to two feet long; the flowers are of an orange red or cinnamon 
colour, from whence it takes its specific name. This requires pot cultivation, 
in a mixture of turfy peat, sphagnum, and a little rotten wood ; when placed 
in a moist situation*it requires but little water with a temperature of 65° to 
70°. — Native of Brazil. 
203. Lcelia superbiens (superb-flowered). Plant pseudo-bulbous ; bulbs 
one foot long and rather angled ; the leaves are produced mostly in pairs, ten 
inches long and nearly three inches broad, of a crisp habit; its flower-spike 
is produced from the summit of the bulb, and in its native country sometimes 
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