. The orchid-grower's manual : containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants . BOLLEA. 147 callus yellowish white, consisting of fifteen nearly contiguouslamellfe. The boat-shaped column is of a fine deep violetblue, except the base, which is yellow. This will form a finedistinct exhibition plant. It flowers in June and July, andwill last a long time in perfection.—Colombia. ¥iG.—Belg. Eort., 1879, t. Q;Bot. Mag., t. 6458. B. Lalindei, —A very distinct plant of recent intro-duction. The leaves are elliptic lanceolate, narrowing tothe base, five-nerved,
. The orchid-grower's manual : containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants . BOLLEA. 147 callus yellowish white, consisting of fifteen nearly contiguouslamellfe. The boat-shaped column is of a fine deep violetblue, except the base, which is yellow. This will form a finedistinct exhibition plant. It flowers in June and July, andwill last a long time in perfection.—Colombia. ¥iG.—Belg. Eort., 1879, t. Q;Bot. Mag., t. 6458. B. Lalindei, —A very distinct plant of recent intro-duction. The leaves are elliptic lanceolate, narrowing tothe base, five-nerved, a foot long, distichous ; the scapesare solitary; the flowers are about three inches across, thesepals and petals in plants flowered by us lilac at the base,pale rose in the upper part, with the tips straw-colour, andthe lip golden yellow, with about thirteen close-set lamellfe;but in those described by Professor Reichenbach they were ofa bright violet, the upper sepal tipped with green, the lowerhalves of the lateral sepals brownish purple, the lip deeporange, and the column deep purplish. The colum
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