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beautifully represented in Warner's " Select Orchidaceous 

 Plants.'' 



P. intermedia. — A very pretty species, which resembles the 

 other kinds in general habit. The leaves are pale green in 

 colour, the flowers are medium- sized ; sepals and petals white, 

 shaded with rose, the lip being a deeper shade of the same 

 colour. This beautiful plant is very rare ; it was first sent 

 to this country by Mr. Lobb. Native of Manilla. 



P. intermedia Portei. — This beautiful and rare plant is a 

 native of the Philippines, and even there must be very rare. 

 It is not unlikely to be a natural hybrid ; let it, however, be 

 hybrid or species, it ranks among the very handsomest of its 

 class. In general habit it resembles P. grandijiora, but the 

 under side of the leaf is dark purplish, more in the way of 

 P. amabilis, and the leaves are about a foot in length, broad 

 and dark-green above. The spikes are arched, supporting the 

 large flowers ; sepals and petals white, suffused with light 

 rose ; lip rich dark rose. The flowers are of good substance, 

 and remain in perfection a very long time. This is well 

 represented in Warner's " Select Orchidaceous Plants.'" 



P. leucorrhoda. — This handsome and distinct novelty is 

 supposed to be a natural hybrid between P. Schilieriana and 

 P. amabilis; the leaves resemble the former, but the spots 

 are not so distinct as in that species ; sepals and petals 

 white, tinged in the centre with rose ; column is also rose 

 colour. Native of the Philippine Islands. 



P. Lowii. — This really charming species is a native of 

 Moulmein, where it grows on bare rocks exposed to the full 

 influence of the sun ; in the rainy or growing season it is 

 perfectly deluged with water, and in the resting season it 

 loses its leaves, and under cultivation it requires great atten- 

 tion during this time, or it will die entirely. The leaves are 

 broad, somewhat thin in texture, and dark green. Compared 



