Oncidium anthrocene.—In growth this plant somewhat resembles Miltonia Warscewiczii (O. Weltoni), but it is quite distinct in the character of its flowers, and in its branched inflorescence. The sepals and petals are much undulated, brown, faintly barred with yellow towards the base; the lip is yellow, spotted with brown, and very distinct. Exhibited by Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans.
Oncidium Jonesianum.—A new and distinct species, having terete foliage eight to twelve inches long. The flowers are about two inches across, greenish yellow, with reddish brown spots, the lip white spotted with red. Exhibited by A. H. Smee, Esq., Wallington.
The following were also submitted to the meeting:—
Vanda Cathcartii.—There was a well-grown specimen of this fine species exhibited by Mr. Aldous, gardener to G. Heriot, Esq., Highgate, bearing three spikes consisting of eleven flowers. It is a pity we so seldom see this plant, as it is a real beauty. The plant was deservedly awarded a Cultural Commendation.
Mr. Philbrick exhibited flowers of a fine series of Cattleya Trianæ, among which some very nice varieties both of the light and dark coloured sections.
PL. 132. LÆLIA DAYANA.
LÆLIA DAYANA.
[[Plate 132].]
Native of Brazil.
Epiphytal. Stems short, clustered, oblong, somewhat clavate, invested by dry membranous pale brown scales, the stronger and younger flowering stems with two or three blunter sheaths of a pale green colour. Leaves elliptic-oblong, acute, three inches long, fleshy coriaceous, solitary. Scape terminal, one-flowered, issuing from a leafy spathe. Flowers nearly four inches across, showy, on account of the rich and strongly contrasted colouring of the lip; sepals lanceolate acute, entire, recurved at the top, pale lilac-mauve; petals ovate acute, broader and somewhat deeper coloured than the sepals; lip three-lobed, the lateral lobes having the sides convolute over the column, of a pale lilac-mauve, the truncately rounded denticulate front edge recurved, and together with the subquadrate emarginate undulated and recurved front lobe of a rich purple-magenta, contrasting strongly with the diluted mauve-purple of the sepals, petals, and base of lip; the throat is white, marked by seven deep purple carinæ, which are depressed and more or less wavy on the edges. Column quite enclosed, angulate on both sides at the apex.
Lælia Dayana, Reichenbach fil., in Gardeners’ Chronicle, N.S., vi., 772.
Lælia pumila Dayana, Burbidge, Floral Magazine, N.S., t. 249.