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The Dictionary of Gardening, 



Aericles — rn?i tinned. 



A. difforme (deformed), fl. gi-een and brnwn. India, 1865. 



A. Dominiana (DoininyV).* Tliis is a garden hybrid between 

 A. Firldiifiii ;ind .1. ifjliiir, with the colour of the former, but 

 niarkin;is and .shape of tlu- latter. Vi'ry rare. 



A. falcatum {si.-klf Uvivrd).* /'. sepals and petals white, dotted 

 with reddisli crinisnn. ;itiiI tipi>t'il with snft rose ; lip whitt! at the 

 sides, with a rosy-criiiisdii ri'ntie ; spur short, parallel with the 

 lip; racemes pendulous, many dowered, l. closely set ni>on tlie 

 stem, peculiar blue-green, coriaceous, obtuse and mucronate. 

 This species is very closely allied to A. craas* folium. SvN. A. 

 Larpoitis. 



FlO. 35. AEUIDKS ODOTIATUM. 



A. Fieldingii (FietdinR's).* The Fox-brush >«rides. /?. white, 

 nunicrous, large, beautifully mottled with bright rose colour ; the 

 much branched racemes are 2ft. to 3ft. long, and continue bloom- 

 ing three or four weeks. I. Sin. to lOin. long, in some plants 

 light green, and in others dark green ; long, broad, thick, and 

 fleshy, ohliipu'ly two-lobed at the apex. h. 3ft. to 4ft. Assam. 



A. Houlletianum (Iloullcfs).* fi. sepals and petals buff, shading 

 off into cream white at the base, with a jMirplisli eye-spot at their 

 tips ; lip white ; front part dark purplish, w ith some lines of the 

 same colour on the sides; on densely cmwded spikes. /. and 

 growth similar to A. vircnx. (.'ocliin C'hina. SYN. A. Memidii. 



A. japonicilin (Japanese).* /. white, with the lateral sepals 

 slightly barred with brown purple; several on the pendent 

 racemes; lip purple, spntted, marked with a dark violet central 

 ridge. I. short, linear-olilmig. ohtusely hilnhed. Stems .sh<u-t, 

 about 4in. high. A pretty cool house .species from .Japan, 1862. 



A. Larpentse (Lady Larpenfs). Synonymous with A. falcatum. 



A. liObbii (Lobbs).* ji. whit*; in the centre, slightly tinted with 

 blush-rose towards the ontside, somewhat spotted w'ith violet ; lip 

 marked with a whitish central bar.andstained with a deep violet on 



Aerides — confhnied. 



eitlier side; on long, dense, cylindrical, pendent spikes. I. lignlate, 

 obliquely two-lol)ed at the apex, thick and flesliy in text.ire, abmit 

 iSin. long, and of a light green hue. Moidmein, 1868. This 

 elegant jilant, of which many distinct varieties are in cultivation, 

 is one of the most delicate of the genus. 

 A. maculosum (spotted). Jt. large, with obtuse pale rose-coloured 

 sepals and petals, which are .spottetl with purple; lip flat and 

 nn(Hvide<l, bluntly ovate, and of a deep rosy-purple ; nicemes 

 iiendulous, proceeding from among the upper leaves, somewhat 

 lax and branching. I. liffulate, thick, and fleshy, obtuse at the 

 apex, Sin. or 9in. long, dark green. A somewhat slow growing 

 sj)ecies, with a rather stiff, dwarf liahit. Bombay, 1840. 



A. m. Schroederi (Sehro'der's).* Ji. very delicate white, tinged 

 with lilac and spotted with rose ; labellum beautiful rose coloured. 

 I. dark gieen, lOin. long, h, 18in. K.ist Indies. A very free 

 growing and handsome variety, superior to the species, but rare 

 ill cultivation. 



A. Mendelii (Mendel's). Synon>^nous with A. Ilnulletianum. 



A. mitratum (mitred).* rt. waxy-white ; lip vidlet coloured, on 

 uunieroiis dense erect racemes. April. /. cylindrical, attenuated, 

 about 2ft. lung, dark green. Mouhnein, 1864. A rare but elegant 

 species. 



A. nobile (noble).* JI. sepals and petals white tipped, and spotteil 

 with luight rose; lip three-Iobed, the side lobes creamy yellow, 

 and the middle lobe slightly bifld at the apex, white, dotted with 

 rose-puri)le, very fragrant; racemes 2ft. to 3ft. long, pentlulous, 

 nuich branched, many flowered. /. strap-shaped, tiblifjuely emar- 

 ginate at the apex, light green, sliglitly spotted with brown. Not 

 uidike A. ftiuirisslimni), but with larger and better coloured 

 flowers, and more robust growth. East Indies. 



A. odontochilum (trx.th-Iipped). k. 2ft. Sylhet, 1837. 



A. odoratum (fragrant).* JI. sepals and petals creamy and white, 

 tipped with puik ; lip cucullate, with even side lobes, the midiUe 

 lobe being ovate and inflexed, the spur coniciU and incurved, of 

 the same colour as the sepals, very fi-agrant ; racemes longer than 

 the leaves, many-flowered, pendulous. I. oblique, obtuse, mucro- 

 nate at the apex, and dark green. East Indies, 1800. See Fig. ^^. 



A* O. cornutum (homed). Jl, pink and white. Distinct. 



A. O. majus (greater).* Like A. odoratum in growth, hut with 

 larger an*l longer spike of flowers. 



A. o, purpurascens (purplish).* A very robust variety, witli 

 bread dark i^reeu leaves and massive spike of large flowei"s, which 

 are white, tipiK-d with bright pink. 



A. pachyphyUum (thick-leaved). Jl. light crimson lake ; spur 

 and colnnui white, the small laciniaj of the blade of the lip on 

 front pait of spur painted with more or less warm pTirple (the.•^e 

 laciniie are just as insigniticant as the spur is preponderant); 

 raceme short, few-flowered. I. fleshy, short ; apex obtuse, and un- 

 equally two-lobed. Burmah, 1S80. 



A. quinquevulnerum (Hve-wounded).* ,//. fragrant; sepals and 

 pet^ils obtuse, white, marked with Ave reddish crimson blotches, 

 and tipped with puri>le ; lip cucullate and funnel-shaped, the side 

 lobes being erect and the centre lobe oblong, incurved and 

 serrated, of the same colour as the sepals; spur conic^il, green, 

 largo ; i-acemes longer than the leaves, pendulous, and many- 

 flowered. Late summer and early autunm. L ligulate, about 

 12in. long, tightly clasping the stem at the base, obliquely mucro- 

 nate at the apex, bright shining green. Philippines, 1838. 



A. q. Farmeri (Farmer's).* A very rare variety of the above, 

 with similar habit, but the flowers are pure white throughout, 

 and fragrant. 



A. ReichenbacMl (Reichenbach's).* Jl., sepals neatly striped 

 (not blotched) ; lip deep orange colour ; racemes densely crowded. 

 Borneo, 1858. A very rare species. 



A. roseum (rose-coloured).* Ji., sepals and petals narrow, acute, 

 pale rose colour, with darker spots ; lip flat, entire, and acute, of 

 a bright rose, freckled — like the sepals and petals — with spots of a 

 darker hue ; raceme pendulous, dense, and many-flowered, upwards 

 of 1ft. in length. I. coriaceous, recurved, and channelled above 

 with a blunt two-lobed apex. Moulmein, 1840. As this does not 

 root freely, it re(iuires less moisture than any other species. 



A. r. superbum (superb).* A flne variety, with stronger growth 

 and larger and richer-coloured flowei's. The spikes of this, as well 

 as the tyiiieal .--pecies, are apt to die off if much water is given. 



A. rubrum ued). A synonym of Sarcanthus ennaceus. 



A. suavissimum (sweetest), yf., sepals and petals obtusely ovate, 

 wliite, tipped or tinged throughout with deep lilac ; lip three- 

 lobed, pressed to the column, the side lobes being oblong and 

 denticulate, the middle lobe linear and bifid, the whole lip being 

 of a pale lemon colour, antl the spur rosy-eyed; the numerous 

 racemes are half pendulous and branched, bearing a profusion of 

 deliciously fragrant flowers. /. flaccid, about lOin. long, light 

 green, profusely freckled with brown dots. Malacca, 1848. There 

 are one or two varieties. 



A. tesselatum (chequered). Jl. lined and streaked with green, 

 white, and purple. East Indies, 1833. A scarce species. 



A. testacetun (test;iceous)u A synonym of Vumla tcstacca. 



A.Thibautiaiium(rhibaut's). Asynonym of SaccolaMum Huttoiii. 



A. vandarum (Vandu). A synonym of A. cylindricum. 



