LAELIA (named after a vestal virgin of that name, because of the delicacy of the flowers). SYN. Amalias. ORD. Orchideae. A genus comprising about twenty species of beautiful Orchids, natives of the warmer parts of America, from Brazil to Mexico. They are closely allied to Cattleya, and are distinguished principally therefrom in having eight pollen masses. Flowers numerous or few, on terminal scapes. Leaves thick, hard. Pseudo-bulbs often elongated, clavate, and stem-like. For culture, &c., see Cattleya. LAELIA acuminata (pointed-lipped). fl. 1in. to 2in. across; sepals and petals pure white; lip white, with a dark blotch on the upper part; spikes five or six-flowered, 1ft. to 1 1/2ft. long. December and January. l. solitary, oblong, thick. Pseudo-bulb rather roundish in outline, and flat. Mexico, 1840. (B. M. 4905.) There is a pretty variety of this species, with delicate rosy-violet flowers. LAELIA acuminata. The correct name of this species is LAELIA rubescens. LAELIA albida (whitish).* fl. very fragrant, 1 1/2in. to 2in. across; sepals and petals mealy-white; lip white, or pale pink, streaked in the centre with lines of yellow; scape slender, from the top of the pseudo-bulb, from 1ft. to 2ft. long, and three to six-flowered. December and January. l. ligulate, coriaceous, dark green, usually in twos. Pseudo-bulbs roundish, clustered. Guatemala, 1838. (B. M. 3957.) There are several forms of this handsome species, some producing much larger flowers, with broader petals, than the type, while, in others, the sepals and petals are of a deep flesh-colour, with a rich mauve lip. The following varieties are especially worthy of mention: LAELIA albida bella (beautiful). A synonym of LAELIA albida rosea. LAELIA albida brunnea (brown). fl., sepals and petals, and the anterior part of the lip, of a fine chestnut-brown; base of lip marked with beautiful purplish veins. Mexico, 1868. A handsome, neat, and useful variety. LAELIA albida Marianae (Marian's). fl., sepals and petals flesh-colour, changing to salmon; lip mauve, with buff stripes. A very pretty cool-house variety, with compact habit, and pale green foliage. LAELIA albida ochracea (ochreous). fl., sepals and petals pallid brown; lip with a white disk, washed with purple in front of the column, and with purplish veins on the lateral segments; the anterior part brownish. Mexico, 1868. LAELIA albida rosea (rosy). fl. tipped with purple. Mexico, 1869. (F. M. 335.) LAELIA albida salmonea (salmon-coloured). fl. having salmon-red sepals and petals. LAELIA albida Stobarti (Stobart's). fl., sepals and petals tipped rose-purple; anterior lobe of the lip bright purple. LAELIA albida sulphurea (sulphur-coloured). fl. pale sulphur-yellow, having a light mauve hue on each side of the front lobe of the lip and dark purple marks at its base. 1884. A striking variety. LAELIA albida Tuckeri (Tucker's). fl. amethyst, purple, and yellow. Mexico, 1868. LAELIA amanda (lovely). fl. in pairs; sepals and the broader petals light rose, with a greyish hue outside, ligulate, wavy; anterior lacinia of the lip and lateral angles rich, dark purple, the sides of the lateral laciniae light purple, the isthmus exceedingly short; column pink, white, and dark purple. l. cuneate-ligulate, tinted red beneath when young. Brazil, 1882. Probably a natural hybrid. LAELIA Amesiana (Hon. F. L. Ames'). fl. 5in. to 6in. in diameter; sepals white, with a faint flush of amethyst-purple; lateral lobes of the lip white at the margin, changing to pale sulphur-yellow below, the middle lobe rich purple, which colour is continued into the tube formed by the lateral lobes, the margin srisped, whitish. A beautiful hybrid between LAELIA crispa and Cattleya maxima. SYN. Cattleya Amesiana. LAELIA anceps (two-edged).* fl. fragrant, 2in. to 4in. across; sepals and petals rose-lilac; lip deep purple, shaded with lilac; scape three to six-flowered. December and January. l. solitary, or in pairs, broadly-lanceolate, bright shining green. Pseudo-bulbs ovate, somewhat four-angled, from 4in. to 6in. long. Mexico, (about) 1834. This thrives on a block, but, as it attains to a considerable size, its weight renders it best adapted for pot cultivation. Large specimens are remarkably handsome, producing as many as twenty scapes of flowers. (B. M. 3804; B. R. 1751.) There are several varieties of this very handsome cool-house orchid, varying principally in the intensity of colour, or in the number of flowers which are borne upon the scape. The following are well worth cultivating: LAELIA anceps alba (white).* fl. pure white; lip with a few yellow streaks. Mexico. LAELIA anceps blanda (pleasant). fl., sepals and petals white, with a rosy hue, the middle nerve of the sepals light green; front lobe of the lip warm purple, the angles of the side lobes rosy, with purple dots, the middle area pale yellow, with numerous dark purplish-brown, elevated stripes. 1885. LAELIA anceps Barkeriana (Barker's).* fl. purple. Mexico, 1833. Very scarce. LAELIA anceps Calvertiana (Calvert's). A fine variety, somewhat like Dawsoni, but with narrower petals, a rose border to the side lobes of the lip, and the front lobe wholly red-purple. 1883. LAELIA anceps Dawsoni (Dawson's).* A distinct, beautiful, and rare variety, with little if anything in its growth to distinguish it from the normal state of the type; but the inflorescence cannot be mistaken for any other species or variety. The sepals and petals are of a pure waxy-white; the lip is three-lobed, the side lobes being white, and the centre one purple streaked with lines of a deeper purple; the ridge, as in the normal state, being yellow. Mexico, 1868. (F. M. 530.) LAELIA anceps delicata (delicate).* fl., sepals and petals white, stained with rosy-purple; lip white, suffused with reddish-purple and shaded with violet, the throat being orange-yellow; spikes four to six-flowered. Mexico. A distinct and handsome form. LAELIA anceps grandiflora (large-flowered). fl. highly coloured, large, of good substance. Mexico. Plant stronger than the type. LAELIA anceps Hilliana (Hill's). A distinct variety, with the front lobe of the lip two-lobed, and with a deep orange-coloured disk LAELIA anceps Kienastiana (Kienast-Zolly's). fl., sepals white; petals and side lobes of the lip rosy; otherwise like those of LAELIA a. Dawsonii. 1886. LAELIA anceps Leeana (Lee's).* fl., sepals and petals rose-coloured, narrow; lip white, with the tips of the lateral lobes, and some veins, of a rich purple. 1882. A handsome variety. LAELIA anceps leucosticta (white-spotted). A variety with white or whitish-pink markings on the darker rosy sepals and petals. LAELIA anceps munda (beautiful). fl., lip having white side lobes, marked with purple veins, the yellow confined to three keels. 1886. LAELIA anceps obscura (obscure). fl., sepals and petals very dark, the former long and narrow, with a white area at base; lip dark purple, with a deep orange disk. 1886. LAELIA anceps Percivaliana (Percival's). fl., sepals and petals palest rose-purple, suffused white; lateral angles of the lip warm mauve-purple, the anterior portion purple-magenta only at the extreme anterior third, the posterior two-thirds white; disk light orange, the tips of the three crests sulphur-yellow, the disk having some purple lines over the nerves. Mexico. (R. i. 36; W. O. A. vi. 256.) LAELIA anceps pulcherrima (very handsome). fl., lip truncate at tip; lateral angles and front third of middle lobe mauve-purple; disk light orange, with purple-brown veins. 1883. LAELIA anceps rosea (rosy). fl. bright rose; disk of lip yellow, marked with dark lines. Mexico, 1880. LAELIA anceps Sanderiana (Sander's). A trifling form of LAELIA a. Dawsonii; the transverse purple zone on the lip is divided into two blotches by a white area. 1885. LAELIA anceps Schroederae (Baroness von Schroeder's). fl., sepals and petals satiny-rose, the latter tipped purple; disk of the lip orange-red, with a yellow blotch on each side, the side lobes bordered with purple, the anterior one with maroon-purple. LAELIA anceps Schroederiana (Baron von Schroeder's). fl. white, with an orange disk to the lip and some crimson-purple radiating lines upon it. 1885. LAELIA anceps Stella (star-like). fl. very large; sepals and petals white, stellate; side laciniae of the lip remarkably curved, porrect, and angled, the middle lacinia long, narrow at base, dilated and often emarginate at the top, part of the base, and the disk, orange. 1887. (G. C. ser. iii., vol. i., p. 280.) LAELIA anceps Veitchiana (Veitch's). fl., sepals and petals white; disk of the lip bright yellow, with brown veins, the angles of the side lobes and front part of the middle lobe purple-mauve with darker stripes. 1883. LAELIA anceps vestalis (vestal). A very fine broad-petaled variety, with white flowers, having the callus, disk, and bases of the side lobes, of a deep shining sulphur-colour. 1880. LAELIA anceps virginalis (virgin-white). A synonym of LAELIA anceps alba. LAELIA anceps Warnerii (Warner's).* fl., sepals and petals light soft rose; lip of an intense crimson. June and July. LAELIA anceps Williamsii (Williams'). fl. white, the lip having a yellow disk, and a yellow throat distinctly striped deep crimson-purple. Winter. Mexico. (W. O. A. iv. 190.) LAELIA anceps Wolstenholmae (Mrs. Wolstenholm's). fl. medium-sized; sepals and petals light amethyst, the former dotted on the edges with purple, the latter margined with purple; lip wholly deep purple. A handsome variety. LAELIA autumnalis (autumnal).* fl. very finely fragrant; sepals lanceolate, spreading, and petals oblong-lanceolate, waved at the edges, both being of a beautiful soft rose-colour; lip three-lobed, rosy-white, with a yellow centre; scape about 1ft. high, terete, three to six-flowered. December and January. l. two or three, linear-oblong, spreading, coriaceous, bright green. Pseudo-bulbs ovate, ribbed, tapering to the apex. Mexico, 1838. A handsome species, thriving best on a block, and requiring plenty of moisture when young. (B. M. 3817; B. R. 1839, 27.) LAELIA autumnalis atrorubens (dark red).* fl. rich reddish or magenta-purple, deepest toward the tips of sepals and petals, especially so on the upper part of the lip, while the lower is almost pure white, and does not clasp the column, as in other species; sepals and petals revolute at tips; peduncles long. Pseudo-bulbs short. LAELIA autumnalis venusta (charming). fl. of a nearly uniform rosy-mauve, large. (Gn. xxv. 438.) LAELIA autumnalis xanthotropis (yellow-keeled). fl. rosy-purple, borne in drooping racemes, the tips of the sepals and petals and the front lobe of the lip darker purple, the keels yellow. l. shorter and broader than in the type, rigid, leathery. 1887. (R. i. 10.) LAELIA bella (beautiful). fl. sepals and petals light lilac, the latter broad; lip with blunt angles and a broad, anterior, wavy lobe of warm purple, as well as the side angles, two oblong, ascending, ochre-white zones at the base, and two similarly-coloured spots before the middle, the disk light purple; column white and light purple. 1884. A hybrid between LAELIA purpurata and Cattleya labiata. SYN. Laelio-Cattleya bella. LAELIA Boothiana (Booth's). A synonym of LAELIA lobata. LAELIA callistoglossa (very beautiful-lipped). fl., sepals and petals rose-colour; lip having the disk whitish, with purple lines, and the front part of a warm dark purple. 1882. A garden hybrid between LAELIA purpurata and Cattleya Warscewiczii. Of this very fine and distinct plant, there are several varieties, some of them having much richer-coloured flowers. LAELIA caloglossa (beautiful-lipped).* fl. light purple; lip with an anterior, crisp, crenulate disk, dark-purplish, bordered with white; lateral edges light purplish. Gardens, 1877. A lovely hybrid. LAELIA Canhamiana (Canham's). fl., sepals and petals white; lip large, magenta-purple, edged with white, and having an orange throat veined with reddish-brown. 1885. A beautiful hybrid. LAELIA cinnabarina (scarlet-flowered).* fl. orange-scarlet, with a crispy lip; scape erect, 1ft. to 1 1/2ft. high, three to five-flowered. March. l. usually solitary, erect, dark green, from 4in. to 6in. long. Pseudo-bulbs thick and rounded at the base, somewhat flask-shaped. Brazil, 1836. This fine species is best suited for pot culture. (B. M. 4302.) LAELIA cinnabarina. LAELIA crispilabia is now regarded as a variety of this species. LAELIA crispilabia (curled-lipped). fl. rosy-purple; lip finely crisped or undulate; scape from 12in. to 16in. long, and three to five-flowered. l. solitary, ligulate. Pseudo-bulbs pyriform. Mexico, 1867. A very free-flowering species, known in gardens as LAELIA Lawrenceana. (W. S. O. ser. ii. 6.) LAELIA Crawshayana (De B. Crawshay's). fl. two; sepals and petals amethyst; lip opened near the slender column, with antrorse side laciniae and a cuneate, abruptly blunt, middle lacinia, the tips of the side laciniae and most of the middle one purple, the disk with a yellow mid-line, and marked purple; column greenish-white outside, white in front; peduncle long. l. one or two, nearly as in LAELIA albida. 1883. Probably a natural hybrid. LAELIA crispa. The correct name of the species described on p. 281, Vol. I., as Cattleya crispa. LAELIA crispa Buchananiana (Buchanan's). fl. large, crisp-edged; sepals and petals blush-white; lip yellow in the throat, with purplish-crimson veins, the frill of the side lobes white, with two crimson-purple spots, the front lobe crimson-purple. Brazil, 1883. A handsome, free-flowering form. SYN. Cattleya crispa Buchananiana (W. O. A. ii. 81). LAELIA crispa delicatissima (very delicate). fl. pure white, with a few very faint rose markings on the lip. July and August. Brazil. LAELIA crispa purpurea (purple). fl. very large; sepals and petals white, with a blush tinge; lip broad and blunt, with deep purple blotches breaking into radiating lines towards the margin. Brazil. (W. S. O. ii. 9.) LAELIA crispilabia. This is now regarded as a variety of LAELIA cinnabarina. LAELIA Dayana (Day's).* fl., sepals and petals rosy-purple; lip rich purple, margined with lilac and white. Brazil, 1877. A handsome free-flowering species, not unlike LAELIA praestans. (B. H. 1880, 10.) LAELIA Dayana. This is now regarded as a variety of LAELIA pumila. LAELIA Digbyana (Digby's). The correct name of the plant described on p. 209, Vol. I., as Brassavola Digbyana. (B. R. 1846, 53; F. d. S. 1847, 257; W. O. A. vi. 241.) LAELIA Dominiana (Dominy's).* fl. large; sepals and petals light purple, the former with dark reticulations; lip deep blackish-purple; scape three-flowered. Autumn. l. solitary, oblong-ligulate. Pseudo-bulbs fusiform. Gardens, 1878. A handsome hybrid. LAELIA Dominiana rosea (rosy). fl., sepals and petals rose-tinted, or "like claret freely diluted with water," the petals broader and undulated; lip of a deep, velvety ruby-crimson, large and flat. 1884. A charming hybrid. LAELIA Dormaniana (Dorman's).* fl., sepals and petals olive, marbled outside with light port-wine colour, which is diffused as a light line inside, excepting at the top of the odd sepal and petal which have numerous dark spots around the limb; lip lightest purplish-white, with darker veins; middle lobe mauve-purple; scape two to five-flowered. February. l. one or two, very cuneate, oblong-ligulate. Pseudo-bulbs terete, thin, slender, about 1ft. high. Brazil, 1880. (G. C. n. s., xiii. 168.) LAELIA elegans (elegant).* fl., sepals and petals white or rose, varying to carmine; lip deep rich purple; scape erect, three to six or more flowered. It flowers at various seasons, sometimes twice in a year. l. usually in twos, spreading, coriaceous, dark green. Pseudo-bulbs long, slender, stem-like. Brazil, 1865. A very beautiful species, succeeding best under pot culture. (B. M. 4700, under name of Cattleya elegans.) LAELIA elegans alba (white).* fl. white, 6in. in diameter, having the middle lobe of the lip, and a middle line running to its base, rich carmine-magenta. 1884. A grand variety. (I. H. 526.) LAELIA elegans Bluntii (Blunt's). fl., sepals and petals rosy-magenta; front part of the lip magenta-crimson, much lengthened out, the basal part white, save at the two upturned points, which are flushed magenta-crimson. August and September. Brazil. LAELIA elegans Brysiana (Brys'). fl., sepals and petals rose-tinted; lip rich violet-carmine; throat white. Brazil, 1857. (I. H. 1857, 134.) LAELIA elegans gigantea (gigantic). fl. large; sepals and petals lilac or mauve, profusely spotted with rosy-purple; lip intensely rosy-purple; scape many-flowered. Brazil, 1862. A very desirable strong-growing kind. SYN. LAELIA gigantea. (W. S. O. 6.) LAELIA elegans Houtteana (Van Houtte's). fl., lip with nearly rectangular blunt side laciniae; median lacinia having at top a much-dilated, nearly reniform, toothleted blade of richest purple, while the ends of the side laciniae have a little touch of mauve on their purple. LAELIA elegans incantans (enchanting). fl., sepals and petals dark nankeen, suffused purple at the edges, long and rather broad; lip nearly as in LAELIA e. Houtteana, but with antrorse side laciniae, the mid-lacinia and tops of the side ones very dark purple, the intervening disk reddish, the rest white, suffused sulphur. 1887. LAELIA elegans intricata (intricate). "The flower makes one think of those of Cattleya intermedia, the narrow sepals and petals being lightest white-rose; the lip is that of Laelia elegans picta, only that the sharp-angled, long side laciniae are white, the free blade of the mid-lacinia with abrupt stalk, of the deepest warm purple" (Reichenbach). SYN. Cattleya intricata. LAELIA elegans irrorata (bedewed). fl. about 5in. across, racemose; sepals and petals blush-white, the former ligulate, acute, the latter cuneate-oblong; lateral lobes of the lip blush-white, the ends tipped rose, the middle lobe crimson, shaded purple. June and July. l. two or three. Stems usually 1 1/2ft. high. Brazil. SYNS. LAELIA irrorata, Bletia irrorata (R. X. O. ii. 115, f. 1). In the form Gaskelliana the sepals and petals are pale lilac; the lip has a white mid-area between the lateral laciniae, the tips of the angle and mid-line lilac, the anterior lacinia warm purple, with darker markings. In Scottiana the sepals and petals are light rose, the middle lobe of the lip is crimson-magenta, and the throat white. LAELIA elegans lobata (lobed). A curious variety, having petals very narrow, and bearing one obtuse lobe on either side, having also rectangular side laciniae of the lip. Brazil, 1869. LAELIA elegans Marshalliae (Mrs. Marshall's). fl., petals purplish, handsomely veined; lip rich deep purple, broad, wavy, and recurved. Brazil, 1872. LAELIA elegans Measuresiana (Measures'). fl. sepals sulphur, washed outside with brownish-purple; petals sulphur, bordered purple at the top; middle lacinia of the lip dark purple, broad, the disk between the triangular side laciniae purple, the side areas white, the top of the angles purple; column white, marked purple. 1887. (W. O. A. 207.) LAELIA elegans picta (painted). fl., sepals and petals light rose, marked with greyish zones, and small dark purple spots; lip yellow, with the tips of the side lobes and disk purple. 1884. LAELIA elegans platychila (broad-lipped). fl., sepals and petals without any green, narrow; lip remarkably broad. 1885. LAELIA elegans prasiata (topaz-like). fl., sepals rose-magenta, whitish in the centre, and greenish towards the base; petals rosy-lilac; lip white where it wraps round the column; disk of the richest magenta. LAELIA elegans Schilleriana (Schiller's). fl., sepals and petals white, elongate-lanceolate; lip three-lobed, the throat radiately veined purple, the disk sulphur-yellow, with a large, purplish-crimson blotch in front. May and June. l. 9in. long. Stems 1 1/2ft. high. Brazil. SYNS. LAELIA e. Warneri, LAELIA Schilleriana (F. & P. 1859, 153), LAELIA Warneri (W. S. O. iii. 1). splendens is a fine form of this. LAELIA elegans Stelzneriana (Stelzner's). fl. smaller than in the type; sepals and petals pure white, the petals much broader than the sepals; lip shortly lobed, blush-white, the throat yellowish-white, the front lobe purplish-crimson, which colour is continued along the edges as far as the tips of the side lobes. Brazil. SYN. LAELIA Stelzneriana (F. d. S. xiv. 1494-5). LAELIA elegans Tautziana (Tautz'). fl., sepals light purple, very broad; petals dark purple, very broad, cuneate-obovate; lobes of lip white, with dark tips; central lacinia dark purple; column sulphur-coloured at base, purple at top. LAELIA elegans Turneri (Turner's).* fl. none more than 6in. across; sepals and petals deep rose-pink, slightly veined with a darker hue; lip of a rich magenta, shaded with rose. Brazil, 1863. A beautiful species. SYN. LAELIA Turneri. (W. S. O. 12.) LAELIA elegans Warneri (Warner's). A synonym of LAELIA elegans Schilleriana. LAELIA elegans Wolstenholmiae (Mrs. Wolstenholm's). fl. light amethyst, white, and purplish-rose, 7in. across; lip with a deep purple, curved blotch about the throat. Brazil. Autumn. (W. O. A. vi. 285; W. S. O. ii. 29.) LAELIA euspatha (beautiful-spathed). fl. large; sepals and petals delicate rosy-white, lanceolate; lip obscurely three-lobed, pale yellow in the tube, rich, dark purple on the front part; spathes 4in. to 5in. long. l. thick, oblong, emarginate, 9in. to 11in. long, 2 1/2in. broad. Pseudo-bulbs stout, clavate, 1ft. high. Brazil, 1887. A supposed hybrid between LAELIA purpurata and Cattleya intermedia. LAELIA exoniensis (Exeter). The correct name of the plant described on p. 281, Vol. I., as Cattleya exoniensis. LAELIA felix (fruitful). fl. 4in. to 5in. in diameter, usually two to a peduncle; sepals and petals pale rosy-mauve, the petals broader and more brightly coloured than the sepals; side lobes of the lip creamy-white externally, the middle lobe purple, veined and reticulated with maroon, and bordered with white, the disk yellow, streaked with purple. A dwarf hybrid, of uncertain parentage. SYN. Cattleya felix. LAELIA flammea (flame-coloured).* fl. 3in. to 4in. across; sepals and petals vivid orange-scarlet; lip purple-crimson, beautifully fringed at the margin. March and April. A very handsome hybrid, the result of a cross between LAELIA cinnabarina and LAELIA Pilcheri, in habit somewhat resembling the first-named. SYN. LAELIA Veitchii. LAELIA flava (yellow). fl. very brilliant yellow, about 2in. across; scape 1ft. to 1 1/2ft. high, from three to five-flowered. April. Brazil, 1841. A pretty species, similar to LAELIA cinnabarina but rather smaller, and the leaves are shorter and more erect. (B. R. 1842, 62.) LAELIA furfuracea (scurfy-stalked). fl. about 5in. in diameter, rosy-purple or bright lilac, with a darker lip; scape usually two-flowered. Autumn. l. usually solitary, light green. Mexico, 1838. A fine species, resembling LAELIA autumnalis in habit, but with much broader petals. (B. M. 3810.) LAELIA gigantea (gigantic). A synonym of LAELIA elegans gigantea. LAELIA glauca (glaucous). The correct name of the plant described on p. 209, Vol. I., as Brassavola glauca. LAELIA Gouldiana (Jay Gould's). fl., sepals and petals warm purple, strongly acuminate; lip trifid, the side laciniae white, edged purple, very long, blunt, antrorse, the middle one dark purple, white at base, cuneate-obovate, retuse; column white, spotted purple; peduncle purple, over 1ft. long. l. cuneate-ligulate, acute, nearly 1ft. long. 1887. Perhaps a natural hybrid. LAELIA grandis (large). fl., sepals and petals of a light nankeen colour; lip white in the throat, edged and veined with lilac and purple. Summer. l. usually solitary, rigid, dark green. Stems small at the base, thicker at the upper part. Bahia, 1850. (B. M. 5553.) LAELIA harpophylla (sickle-leaved).* fl., sepals and petals bright orange-scarlet; lip of the same colour, with a white blotch at the apex; scapes short, erect, five to ten-flowered. February and March. l. solitary, lanceolate. Pseudo-bulbs slender, cylindrical, about 1ft. high. Brazil, 1873. (F. M. n. s. 70.) LAELIA harpophylla. A few years ago this species was very rare: now it is somewhat common. Fig. 30 gives an idea of the habit and general aspect of the plant. LAELIA Horniana (Horn's). fl. of very strong substance; sepals and petals white, lanceolate, acute; lip trilobed, the basilar part yellow, the centre of the disk lined purple; lobes mauve-purple, bordered white, the anterior one having a projecting, white space. A hybrid between LAELIA elegans and LAELIA purpurata. LAELIA intricata (intricate). A variety of LAELIA elegans. LAELIA irrorata (bedewed). A variety of LAELIA elegans. LAELIA Jongheana (Jonghe's).* fl. from 4in. to 5in. across; sepals lanceolate, 2 1/2in. long, of a beautiful bright amethyst-purple tint; petals ovate or oblong, nearly 2in. broad, with slightly wavy margins of the same colour as the sepals; lip having pale purple lateral lobes, yellowish outside, golden-yellow within, having seven lamellae or plates over its disks; central lobe of a pure white, with a narrow margin of the brightest amethyst-purple; spikes one or two-flowered. l. dark green. Brazil, 1872. (B. M. 6038; G. C. 1872, 425.) LAELIA Lawrenceana (Lawrence's). A garden synonym of LAELIA erispilabia. LAELIA Leeana (Lee's). fl., sepals and petals rosy-magenta; anterior lobe of the lip bright magenta-crimson, the lateral lobes pale rose, inclosing the column, with two magenta-crimson blotches at the tips. September. Habit dwarf. Supposed to be a natural hybrid. LAELIA lilacina (lilac). fl., sepals and petals pale lilac; lip white, marked on the inside of the side lobes with purple lines, and having a rayed, purple blotch on the disk; peduncle two or more-flowered. A supposed hybrid between LAELIA crispa and LAELIA Perrinii. LAELIA Lindleyana (Lindley's).* fl., sepals and petals white or pale rose-colour, 2in. long, lanceolate; lip rosy-lilac, pale creamy-yellow, blotched and streaked with pale purple on the disk; peduncles one or two-flowered. l. in twos, thick, narrow, glaucous, 5in. to 7in. long. Pseudo-bulbs erect, slender, 6in. to 9in. high. Brazil, 1865. This plant flowers freely at various parts of the year, and remains from three to six weeks in perfection. (B. M. 5449, under name of Cattleya Lindleyana.) LAELIA lobata (lobed). The correct name of the plant described on p. 282, Vol. I., as Cattleya lobata. SYNS. LAELIA Boothiana, LAELIA Rivieri. LAELIA majalis (May-flower).* fl. of a bright silvery-lilac, from 4in. to 5in. across; lip blotched with crimson-purple, margined with rosy-lilac, centre white; scape one-flowered. Early summer. l. solitary. Pseudo-bulbs ovate, almost the size of pigeons' eggs. Mexico, 1838. A very beautiful species, known to the Mexican Spaniards as the Flor de Maio, or May Flower. It is somewhat difficult to manage, and should be grown in a cool house, being fully exposed to the sun all the year round, and suspended near the glass. (B. M. 5667; B. R. 1844, 30.) There is a white-flowered variety in cultivation. LAELIA monophylla (one-leaved).* fl. (excepting the purple anther) entirely orange-scarlet, 1 1/2in. in diameter; sepals and petals equal, oblong, acute; lip exceedingly small, adnate to the column; peduncles one-flowered, with two or three greyish speckled sheaths. Stems very slender, one-leaved. Jamaica, 1883. A showy, free-flowering little species. (B. M. 6683.) LAELIA Mylamiana (Mylam's). A curious hybrid between Cattleya crispa and C. granulosa, the flowers closely resembling those of the first-named parent; spike about six-flowered. l. solitary, leathery, ovate, obtuse, 8in. long. Pseudo-bulbs stout, cylindrical, about 1ft. high. Gardens, 1876. (G. C. n. s., ii. 741.) LAELIA peduncularis (peduncled). fl., sepals and petals of a beautiful dark rose; lip same colour, with darker spots in the centre. Winter. Mexico, 1841. A very pretty evergreen species, with a compact habit, somewhat resembling LAELIA acuminata. (B. R. 1845, 69.) LAELIA peduncularis. This is now regarded as a variety of LAELIA rubescens, and its correct name is LAELIA rubescens rosea. LAELIA Perrinii (Perrin's).* fl., sepals and petals rosy-purple, tipped with purplish-magenta; lip deep crimson, distinctly three-lobed; scape erect, three to six-flowered. October and November. l. solitary, narrow, dark green, 9in. to 12in. long. Pseudo-bulbs stout, purplish, clavate, distinctly furrowed. Brazil, 1831. (B. R. 1828, 2.) LAELIA Perrinii irrorata (bedewed). fl. light rose-colour; lip nearly white, with a pale yellow disk, and a light purple apex. 1881. A fine form. LAELIA Perrinii nivea (snowy). A very pretty variety, having pure white flowers, with the end of the lip purple. Brazil, 1880. (F. M. 429.) LAELIA Philbrickiana (Philbrick's).* fl. very beautiful; sepals and petals light chestnut-brown, with purple spots; lip anterior; blade transverse, sub-cordate, emarginate, deep rich purple, with a little white triangle in the middle of the base; side laciniae oblong-triangular, whitish, with light purple borders; disk light purple, with a whitish line; scape two-flowered. l. in twos, the larger 3 1/2in. long, 1 3/4in. wide. Pseudo-bulbs dwarf. 1879. A garden hybrid between LAELIA elegans and Cattleya Aclandiae. LAELIA Pilcheriana (Pilcher's). fl., sepals and petals light rose, oblong-ligulate; lip rolled round the column, three-lobed, the anterior part very crisp; disk whitish-yellow, with deep purplish veins. Gardens, 1868. A handsome hybrid between LAELIA Perrinii and Cattleya crispa. LAELIA Pilcheriana lilacina (lilac). This is merely a small-flowered form. 1886. LAELIA porphyritis (purple). fl. similar to those of LAELIA pumila; sepals purple and greenish, ligulate, acute; petals light purple, broader; lip warm purple, with a light yellowish disk. Pseudo-bulbs cylindrical, furrowed, one or two-leaved. Brazil, 1886. A supposed hybrid between LAELIA pumila and LAELIA Dormaniana. LAELIA praestans (excelling).* fl. solitary, or very rarely two together; sepals and petals broad, rich deep rose; lip crimson-purple. April and May. Pseudo-bulbs and leaf rarely exceeding 6in. in height. Brazil, 1859. A very beautiful dwarf-growing species, often flowering twice in a year, and thriving best on a block of wood or cork. It resembles Cattleya marginata in growth and size of flowers. (B. M. 5498.) LAELIA praestans. This is now regarded as a variety of LAELIA pumila. LAELIA pumila (dwarf). The correct name of the plant described on p. 282, Vol. I., as Cattleya marginata. (M. O. ii. 78.) SYN. Cattleya pumila. LAELIA pumila Curleana (Curle's). fl. with a few dark streaks on the sepals, and some oblique, radiating lines on the margins of the petals and outside the lobes of the lip. 1886. LAELIA pumila Dayana (Day's). The correct name of the plant described on p. 228, Vol. II., as LAELIA Dayana. (W. O. A. iii. 132.) LAELIA pumila praestans (excelling). The correct name of the plant described as LAELIA praestans. (F. d. S. xviii. 1900; R. X. O. ii. 114.) LAELIA purpurata (purple-stained).* fl. very large; sepals and petals pure white; lip very large, sometimes as much as 3in. in length, rich deep purplish-crimson; scape erect, three to seven-flowered. May to July. l. solitary, broad, leathery, dark green. Pseudo-bulbs large, stout. Brazil, 1852. This species has been often, and not without reason, styled the grandest orchid in cultivation. It is one of the noblest for exhibition purposes; and grows best in a pot, in coarse fibrous peat, with fresh sphagnum, crocks, and charcoal freely interspersed. The pot must be half full of crocks, and the plants need plenty of water when growing. (G. C. n. s., xx. 533; P. F. G. iii. 962; W. S. O. 40.) Of the several varieties, the undermentioned are most desirable: LAELIA purpurata alba (white). fl. pure white; lip faintly tinted and veined with pale rose, and stained with yellow at the base. Brazil, 1869. LAELIA purpurata atropurpurea (dark purple). fl., sepals and petals deep rose; lip large and open, rich magenta-purple, the colour extending far into the throat, which is orange-yellow, veined purple. Brazil. LAELIA purpurata Brysiana (Brys'). fl., sepals and petals flushed with pale rose-purple; front lobe of the lip deep purple. SYN. Cattleya Brysiana. LAELIA purpurata Lowiana (Low's). fl. very large; sepals and petals rose-coloured; lip very dark mauve-purple, the little light yellow at base interrupted by dark veins; column purple at top, with purple lines in front. 1887. LAELIA purpurata Nelisii (Nelis's). fl. large; sepals and petals white, tinged with rose on the inside, whilst the sepals only on the outside are of a rich rose-colour; lip large, reddish-crimson. Brazil. LAELIA purpurata Russelliana (Russell's). fl. large; sepals white, suffused lilac, rather narrow; petals slightly deeper-coloured and broader; lip rosy-lilac, large, with a band of light rose near the yellow, rose-pencilled throat. Brazil. Very rare. (W. O. A. vi. 269.) SYN. LAELIA Russelliana. LAELIA purpurata Schraederii (Baron von Shraeder's). fl., sepals and petals pure white; inner surface of the tube of the lip pale ochreous-yellow, with radiating lines of deep purple, the anterior lobe mauve-purple, bordered with white. (W. O. A. i. 2.) LAELIA purpurata Williamsii (Williams's).* fl. large, over 5in. across; sepals and petals beautiful delicate rose; lip rich crimson, very large; spike three or four-flowered. May and June. l. rich dark green. Brazil. LAELIA rubescens rosea (rosy). The correct name of the plant described as LAELIA peduncularis. LAELIA Russelliana (Russell's). A variety of LAELIA purpurata. LAELIA Schilleriana (Schiller's). A variety of LAELIA elegans. LAELIA Schraederii (Baron von Schraeder's). A variety of LAELIA purpurata. LAELIA Sedeni (Seden's). fl. 4in. to 5in. in diameter; sepals and petals bright rose-purple; side lobes of the lip pale purple, bordered with magenta-purple, the middle lobe deep, velvety magenta-purple; column white, stained with purple; peduncles many-flowered. A hybrid between Cattleya superba and LAELIA elegans. LAELIA Stelzneriana (Stelzner's). A variety of LAELIA elegans. LAELIA superbiens (gorgeous-flowered).* fl. from 6in. to 8in. across; sepals and petals rich rose, streaked with red; lip deep crimson, striped with yellow; spike about 5ft. high, bearing from ten to twenty flowers near the apex. Winter. l. in twos, thick, leathery, rather light green. Pseudo-bulbs spindle-shaped, long, stout. Guatemala, 1840. (B. M. 4090; W. S. O. 20.) LAELIA rubescens (reddish). The correct name of the plant described as LAELIA acuminata. (B. R. 1845, 69; M. O. iii. 81; W. O. A. iv. 163.) LAELIA rubescens alba (white). fl. white, with a yellow stain on the lip. LAELIA timora (timorous). fl. about the same size and shape as those of LAELIA pumila praestans, but the petals and lip are more wavy, the colour of the sepals and petals is lighter, being of a delicate rosy-lilac; the sepals are oblong, acute; the petals more than twice as broad, undulated; lip purple, with a sulphur-white mark. 1887. A hybrid betwen LAELIA pumila Dayana and Cattleya Luddemanniana. LAELIA Tresederiana (J. S. Treseder's). fl., sepals and petals rose, shaped as in LAELIA crispa, but the petals less wavy; lip deep rose, cordate at the very base, expanded, trilobed, the side lobes margined white, the disk yellow; column white. l. two, 5in. to 6in. long, 2in. broad, cuneate-oblong. Hybrid. LAELIA triophthalma (three-eyed). fl. 4in. to 5in. in diameter; sepals and petals rose-purple, much paler at base; side lobes of the lip white, obliquely streaked with purple, the middle lobe rich amethyst-purple, with a narrow, white margin, and a yellow disk, crossed transversely by a purple streak, the basal division similarly crossed longitudinally, giving the disk a tripartite appearance which suggested the name. A hybrid between Cattleya superba and LAELIA exoniensis. SYN. Cattleya triophthalma. LAELIA Turneri (Turner's). A synonym of LAELIA elegans Turneri. LAELIA Veitchiana (Veitch's).* fl., sepals delicate lilac; petals of a deeper colour, with pale amethyst-purple spots; anterior half of lip crimson-purple, with a sulphur-yellow disk behind, streaked with purple in centre; the whole with a narrow pale lilac border. l. dark green, of great substance. A gorgeous hybrid. (G. C. n. s., 1883, Aug. 4.) LAELIA Veitchii (Veitch's). A synonym of LAELIA flammea. LAELIA virens (green). This species is something like LAELIA cinnabarina, but has greenish-yellow sepals and petals, and a narrow, threelobed, white lip. 1879. LAELIA Wallisii (Wallis's).* fl. of a charming rosy-blush colour; lip finely marked with yellow. Rio Negro, 1866. A remarkably beautiful epiphyte, with the aspect of Cattleya bulbosa. LAELIA Warneri (Warner's). A synonym of LAELIA elegans Schilleriana. LAELIA Wyattiana (Wyatt's). fl., petals white, very acute; lip almost rhomboid; nervings of disk dark purple; side lobes light yellow outside; anterior lobe fine light purple. A lovely hybrid. LAELIA xanthina (yellow-flowered).* fl. of a clear golden-yellow, from 2in. to 3in. across; lip whitish, with orange streaks on the disk; scapes erect, five to seven-flowered. Summer. l. solitary or in tubes. Pseudo-bulbs clavate, 9in. to 12in. high. Brazil, 1859. (B. M. 5144.)