38 ORCHIDS. 
A. quinquevulnerum.—tThis is a splendid species, of free 
habit and bold appearance. The leaves are strap-shaped, 
some 12in. long, tightly clasping the stem at the base, 
and of a bright, shining green. The raceme is longer 
than the leaves, pendulous, and many-flowered, the flowers 
being large, dense, and fragrant. The sepals and petals are 
rounded, white, marked with five reddish-crimson blotches 
(from which the species takes its name), and tipped with 
purple. The lip is cucullate, and funnel-shaped, the side 
lobes being erect, and the centre lobe oblong, incurved and 
Fig. 7. Portion of Raceme of Aérides quinquevulnerum 
(% nat. size). 
serrated, of the same colour as the sepals; spur conical, 
green. It blooms during late summer and early autumn. 
It was introduced from the Philippine Islands, by Cuming, 
in 1838, and has since been found in Timor. This species 
resembles A. odoratum, but may be distinguished by its five 
reddish-crimson blotches. The blossoms are fragrant, their 
perfume resembling that of the Lily of the Valley. 
Fig. 7; Paxton’s Magazine of Botany, vill. 241. 
Var. Farmer? is of similar habit and growth, but the leaves 
are much darker, and the raceme is longer than in the 
type. The flowers are pure white and fragrant. 
