Laelia
The following corrections of, and additions to, the information given on pp. 227-30, Vol. II., are based upon the monograph of the genus recently published by Messrs. James Veitch and Sons, in Part II. of their "Manual of Orchidaceous Plants." Several species formerly included under Brassavola are now referred to this genus.
L. acuminata. The correct name of this species is L. rubescens. L. albida bella (beautiful). A synonym of L. a. rosea. L. a. salmonea (salmon-coloured). fl. having salmon-red sepals and petals. L. a. Stobarti (Stobart's). fl., sepals and petals tipped rose-purple; anterior lobe of the lip bright purple.
L. a. 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.
L. 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.
L. 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 L. crispa and Cattleya maxima. SYN. Cattleya Amesiana.
L. 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. L. a. grandiflora (large-flowered). fl. highly coloured, large, of good substance. Mexico. Plant stronger than the type.
L. a. Kienastiana (Kienast-Zolly's). fl., sepals white; petals and side lobes of the lip rosy; otherwise like those of L. a. Dawsonii. 1886. L. a. leucosticta (white-spotted). A variety with white or whitish-pink markings on the darker rosy sepals and petals.
L. a. munda (beautiful). fl., lip having white side lobes, marked with purple veins, the yellow confined to three keels. 1886.
L. a. 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.
L. a. 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.) L. a. Sanderiana (Sander's). A trifling form of L. a. Dawsonii; the transverse purple zone on the lip is divided into two blotches by a white area. 1885. L. a. 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.
L. a. Schroederiana (Baron von Schroeder's). fl. white, with an orange disk to the lip and some crimson-purple radiating lines upon it. 1885. L. a. 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.) L. a. 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. L. a. virginalis (virgin-white). A synonym of L. a. alba. L. a. 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.) L. autumnalis venusta (charming). fl. of a nearly uniform rosy-mauve, large. (Gn. xxv. 438.) L. a. 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.) L. 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 L. purpurata and Cattleya labiata. SYN. Laelio-Cattleya bella.
L. Boothiana (Booth's). A synonym of L. lobata.
L. 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.
L. cinnabarina. L. crispilabia is now regarded as a variety of this species. L. 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 L. albida. 1883. Probably a natural hybrid.
L. crispa. The correct name of the species described on p. 281, Vol. I., as Cattleya crispa.
L. c. 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).
L. c. delicatissima (very delicate). fl. pure white, with a few very faint rose markings on the lip. July and August. Brazil.
L. c. 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.) L. crispilabia. This is now regarded as a variety of L. cinnabarina. L. Dayana. This is now regarded as a variety of L. pumila. L. 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.) L. 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. L. 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.
L. e. Brysiana (Brys'). fl., sepals and petals rose-tinted; lip rich violet-carmine; throat white. Brazil, 1857. (I. H. 1857, 134.) L. e. incantans (enchanting). fl., sepals and petals dark nankeen, suffused purple at the edges, long and rather broad; lip nearly as in L. 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.
L. e. 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. L. e. 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. L. 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.
L. e. 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.) L. e. platychila (broad-lipped). fl., sepals and petals without any green, narrow; lip remarkably broad. 1885.
L. e. 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. L. e. Warneri, L. Schilleriana (F. & P. 1859, 153), L. Warneri (W. S. O. iii. 1). splendens is a fine form of this.
L. e. 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. L. Stelzneriana (F. d. S. xiv. 1494-5). L. e. 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. L. e. Warneri (Warner's). A synonym of L. e. Schilleriana. L. e. 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.) L. 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 L. purpurata and Cattleya intermedia.
L. exoniensis (Exeter). The correct name of the plant described on p. 281, Vol. I., as Cattleya exoniensis.
L. 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.
L. glauca (glaucous). The correct name of the plant described on p. 209, Vol. I., as Brassavola glauca.
L. 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. L. 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. L. 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 L. elegans and L. purpurata. L. intricata (intricate). A variety of L. elegans.
L. irrorata (bedewed). A variety of L. elegans.
L. 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.
L. 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 L. crispa and L. Perrinii.
L. lobata (lobed). The correct name of the plant described on p. 282, Vol. I., as Cattleya lobata. SYNS. L. Boothiana, L. Rivieri.
L. peduncularis. This is now regarded as a variety of L. rubescens, and its correct name is L. r. rosea.
L. Pilcheriana lilacina (lilac). This is merely a small-flowered form. 1886. L. porphyritis (purple). fl. similar to those of L. 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 L. pumila and L. Dormaniana. L. praestans. This is now regarded as a variety of L. pumila. L. pumila (dwarf). The correct name of the plant described on p. 282, Vol. I., as Cattleya marginata. (M. O. ii. 78.) SYN. C. pumila. L. p. 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.
L. p. Dayana (Day's). The correct name of the plant described on p. 228, Vol. II., as L. Dayana. (W. O. A. iii. 132.) L. p. praestans (excelling). The correct name of the plant described on p. 229, Vol. II., as L. praestans. (F. d. S. xviii. 1900; R. X. O. ii. 114.) L. 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.
L. p. Brysiana (Brys'). fl., sepals and petals flushed with pale rose-purple; front lobe of the lip deep purple. SYN. Cattleya Brysiana. L. p. 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. L. p. 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. L. Russelliana.
L. p. 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.) L. Rivieri (Riviere's). A synonym of L. lobata.
L. rubescens (reddish). The correct name of the plant described on p. 227, Vol. II., as L. acuminata. (B. R. 1845, 69; M. O. iii. 81; W. O. A. iv. 163.) L. r. alba (white). fl. white, with a yellow stain on the lip. L. r. rosea (rosy). The correct name of the plant described on p. 229, Vol. II., as L. peduncularis.
L. Russelliana (Russell's). A variety of L. purpurata. L. Schilleriana (Schiller's). A variety of L. elegans. L. Schraederii (Baron von Schraeder's). A variety of L. purpurata. L. 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 L. elegans.
L. Stelzneriana (Stelzner's). A variety of L. elegans. L. timora (timorous). fl. about the same size and shape as those of L. 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 L. pumila Dayana and Cattleya Luddemanniana.
L. Tresederiana (J. S. Treseder's). fl., sepals and petals rose, shaped as in L. 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. L. 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 L. exoniensis. SYN. Cattleya triophthalma.
L. Warneri (Warner's). A synonym of L. elegans Schilleriana.