Tab. 5523. 



PHALiENOPSiS LtiDDEMANNIANA, 



M. Liiddemanns Phalanopsis. 



Nat. Ord. Orchide^e. — Gynandria Monandria. 

 Gen. Char. {Vide supra, Tab. 5351.) 



Phal.+;nopsis Liiddemanniana, aff. Sumatranae, Korth. et Rchb. fil. (zebrinse, 

 H. Bog.) et violaceae, Teijsm. et Binn. ; sepalis oblongis acutis, petalis sub- 

 minoribus, labelloab ungue lato tripartite), laciniis lateralibus ligulatis apice 

 exciso bidentatis, extus oblique carinatis, erectis, lacinia media ab ungue 

 angusto oblonga, ante apicem angulata seu serrulata, fornicata, apiculo sur- 

 sum infiexo, squamubs seriatis in disco inter lacinias laterales, callis forci- 

 patis duobus antepositis, carina serrulata in basi ac in apice lacinia? anticse, 

 pilis multis antice circumjectis, columna. utrinque supra basin aagulata. 

 Reichenbach, fil. 



Phal.enopsis Liiddemanniana. Rchb. fil. in Gardeners' Chron., May, 1865. 



This beautiful plant is a native of the Philippines, whence it 

 was sent to Messrs. Hugh Low and Co., of Clapton, who being 

 unable to distinguish it in habit from the old Phaltenopsis eques- 

 tris (P. rosea), disposed of several plants of it to their customers 

 under that name. Several of these flowered simultaneously this 

 spring, and no fewer than four of them were exhibited at the 

 same time at one of the Tuesday meetings of the Royal Horti- 

 cultural Society at South Kensington. These came from the 

 collections of Mr. Day, Mr. Marshall, Dr. Patteson, and Messrs. 

 Low, it has also appeared in that of Mr. Wentworth Buller. 

 It appears to be of the very easiest cultivation, but requires a 

 good heat. 



Professor Reichenbach, in his very interesting description of 

 the plant (published in the 'Gardeners' Chronicle'), mentions the 

 circumstance of its having been first flowered by M. Ludde- 

 mann of Paris (formerly at the head of M. Pescatore's cele- 

 brated establishment), to whom the species was dedicated. 

 Professor Reichenbach also observes that he has seen two varie- 

 ties of this beautiful plant : one of them with the bars on the 



July 1st, 1865. 



