PTER P. fuscata (dusky 
1 . ee ; 
92 THE DICTIONARY 
OF GARDENING, 
Phalenopsis—continued. 
petals pure white, the latter larger and more rounded than the 
former; lip three-lobed, white, frequently marked with a few 
streaks of crimson, orange, and yellow ; racemes long, branched, 
and having the blossoms arranged in a distichous manner. 
Flowering nearly all the year round, J, — a green, elliptical, 
broad, thick, flat, arranged very close together in a two-ranked 
manner. Manilla, 1836. A beautiful species, remaining a long 
time in perfection if the flowers are kept free from damp. 
(B. 133; B. M. 4297; B. R. 1833, 34, under name of P. amabilis.) 
There are several very desirable forms of this plant. 
P. Boxallii (Boxall’s). fl., sepals and petals sulphur-coloured, 
the former barred and blotched with brown, and the latter with 
three longitudinal stripes; front lobe of lip white, crescent- 
shaped, with blunt angles and a central tubercle; lateral lobes _ 
erect; disk with a short, bicuspate, yellow lobe, with a mauve 
and white keel in front. Philippines, 1883. 
P. casta (chaste). white, slightly tinged with purple. 
l. slightly spotted in the young state only. Philippines, 1875. 
This is supposed, by Reichenbach, to be a natural mule. 
P. Co: (Corning’s). fl., upper sepal striped and barred 
with e-brown; lateral ones almost wholly purple-brown, 
with border and a few spots yellowish-whité; petals longi- 
8 striped and blotched; lip bent immediately before its 
claw with a yellow callus, and the central part rich purple- 
violet; a tuft of hairs on the front middle line. 1879. A very 
g plant, somewhat resembling P, sumatrana. 
P. Cornu-cervi (stag’s horn). f. of medium size; sepals and 
petals yellow, tinged with green, and barred and striped with 
brown; spike thickened and flattened at the top where the 
flowers are situated. l. bright green, 8in. or more in length. 
Moulmein, 1864. A very pretty species, allied to P. Mannit. 
(B. M. 5570, under name of Polychilos Cornu-cervi.) 
Fig. 103. PHALZNOPSIS ESMERALDA. 
P. Esmeralda om ge ont fl. rose-coloured, lin. in diameter; 
lateral lobes of lip oblong, erect ; middle lobe obtuse, decurved ; 
raceme few-flowered ; scape lft. high. l di 
8in, 2in. broad, somewhat gran 
China, A small but pretty species. See Fig. 103. 
F. M. n. s. 358.) 
a E yellowish, er with pe * 
: vi r. L. large, ) 
Malaya, 1874. P similar to P. Cornu-cervi. 3 
Phalenopsis continued. 
P. intermedia (intermediate). H. of moderate size; sepals 
and petals white, shaded with rose; lip small, of a deep rosy- 
purple hue. l. light green. Philippines, 1867. A very desirable 
natural hybrid, although not so showy as many others ; it has 
also been recently artificially produced by Messrs. Veitch. It 
has two extremely pretty varieties: Brymeriana (F. M. n. s. 263) 
is chiefly distinguishable by the lip being white and marked with 
crimson; Portei (G. C. n. s., v. 369, 371) surpasses the typical 
species in the fine, branching spikes bearing more numerous, 
larger flowers, the colouring being similar, but the contrast of 
tint between the lip and other portion of the flower being more 
distinctly marked. Both type and varieties are very rare. 
P. leucorhoda (white-and-rose). fl., sepals and petals white, 
tinged in the centre with rose ; column rose. Philippines, 1875, 
A handsome and distinct form, supposed to be a natural hybrid 
between P. amabilis and P. Schilleriana. 
P. Lowii (Low’s). fl. comparatively small; sepals and petals 
white, tinged with rose, round ; lip bright rosy-purple. J. broad, 
somewhat thin. in texture, dark green. Borneo, 1862. A very 
remarkable species, said to ers upon exposed rocks in Moul- 
mein, where, at one time of the year, the rains are extremely 
heavy, and, at another, the heat and drought are so great that 
the plant loses its leaves and appears to be almost dead, but 
revives with the return of the wet season. (B. M. 5351.) 
P. Luddemanniana (Luddemann's).“ fi. medium-sized; sepals 
and petals white, transversely barred with brown towards the 
points, the lower portion being barred with violet-purple ; lip 
rather long, having its centre richly marked with deep violet ; 
spikes sometimes exceeding 2ft. long, and remaining in beauty 
for two months. J. bright green, 8in. or more in length. Philip- 
pine Islands, 1865. Very distinct and beautiful; much more 
88285 increased than the other species of the genus. (B. M. 
P. L. pulchra (pretty). fl. beautiful port-wine colour; lower 
part of petals, sepals, and lip, and base of column, ‘shining 
amethyst-blue. Philippine Islands, 1875. 
P. Mannii (Mann's). AH. about 2in. broad; sepals and petals 
ellow, with many cinnamon-brown dots and blotches ; lip three- 
obed, the lateral lobes erect, the central one lunate and fringed, 
white and purplish ; column yellow ; peduncle several-flowered, 
l. cuneate-oblong, ligulate, acute, green, with a delicate violet 
border and many violet spots on the base. India, 1871. 
P. Mariæ (Mrs. Mary Burbidge’s). jl. moderate-sized ; sepals and 
3 white, a ee beaa of 1 and — 
or two nta-purple spots a eir base; lip rich magen 
urple, with a 1 5 edge. J. oblong, dark cae. distichous, 
8 Borneo (O, (W. O. A. 80.) 
P. Parishii (Parish’s).* fi. cream; coloured 1 the lip, which 
is purple, diminutive, di in short spikes. l. oblong-ligulate, 
rather blunt. a ees A carious little e (B. M. 
5815.) The variety Lobbii has a white lip with two brown bands. 
(Reichenbach’s).* jl. large, disposed in 
many-flowered racemes ; and petals wher 9 whitish-green, 
with brown n ; side lobes of the lip orange and white, the 
central lobe mauve-blue. 1883. A fine species. 
P. rosea (rosy). rather small; se 
with lip deep violet in the centre, the side 
ongat 
the a bright green. Manilla, 1848. 
8212) 
. Sanderiana (Sander’s).* fl. of various rosy tints. 
white with brown and purple stripes, and r llow. 
l. mottled. 1883. A fine p 7a (W. OA. 208.) cote ees 
P. S. marmorata (marbled). f., sepals and petals yellowish- 
white outside, the lateral ones with rows of reall purple spots at 
their base; lip marked with purple spots and stains. 
P. Schilleriana (Schiller’s).* fl. often measuring more than 24in. 
across, arranged in two rows Se the spike ; tho rounded petals 
and narrower sepals of a fine rosy colour, varying in intensity in 
different plants ; lip three-lobed, the lateral lobes rose-coloured, 
the central one white, with yellow protuberances at the base; 
peduncle frequently 3ft. in length, branched, occasionally i 
nearly 100 blossoms. J. arranged in a similar manner to those of 
P. Aphrodite, but much longer and broader, marbled or mottled 
with light green on a rich green ground. Roots remark- 
able in being flat, and having a rough appearance. Manilla, 1860, 
A very beautiful species, the best yet in cultivation, and equally 
3 when in or out of flower. See Fig. 104. (B. M. 5530. 
large; lip 
P. S. immaculata (immaculate). f. rosy-tinted without dot or 
blotch; lateral laciniæ of lip ps Boe edged with violet, the 
ate pure yellow. Philippine Islands, 1875. 
. speciosa (showy).* fl., sepals and petals white, blotched and 
striped with 8 „„ lip clavate, 
papillose at the apex, with small, basal, erect side lo rosy. 
papie with two yellow spots on the side lobes, 1883. this 
dsome plant, the following are varieties: Christiana, with 
e a 1 and petals, as the former ee the latter 
. C. n. s., xviii. 36 i ] i 
: . ); imperatrix, a larger form, with rose- 
pals and petals white, slightly 
