408 ORCHIDS. 
petals are lance-shaped, pointed, and of an olive-brown 
colour. The sides of the lip are yellowish, and fold over 
the column, the large, expanded front lobe narrowing to 
a point at the apex, and being of a pretty crimson, edged 
with yellow. The species flowers in March and April, and 
is a native of Java. 
Var. Bernaysit has the sepals and petals white on the 
vucside, yellow within; the side lobes of the lip are 
sulphur-yellow, and the middle lobe is white, with a yellow 
centre. Introduced from Queensland in 1873. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 6032 (as P. Bernaysit). 
P. grandifolius.—An old garden favourite, and still one 
of the most frequently cultivated. Its ornamental appear- 
ance, together with its easy culture, renders it a most 
valuable Orchid. It has large, roundish pseudo-bulbs, and 
large, dark green, plaited leaves, from the base of 
which the spikes of flowers are produced. These are 
3ft. to 4ft. high, and bear numerous showy flowers, about 
Ain. in diameter. The oblong, pointed sepals and petals 
are white on the outside, and of a reddish brown within. 
The projecting lip is tubular, 1}in. long, spreading at the 
apex, white, the throat and disc yellow, and the sides 
flushed with crimson. This species is a native of China 
and Australia, and was introduced to cultivation in 1778. 
It is now cultivated in most tropical countries, and in 
some parts has become naturalised. It flowers at various 
times between December and June, most frequently in 
March and April. 
Fig. 99; Botanical Magazine, t. 1924. 
P. maculatus.—One of the few Orchids which have 
variegated foliage, its flowers also being very beautiful. 
The pseudo-bulbs are 2in. high, furrowed, and ovate. The 
plaited leaves are 14ft. to 2ft. long, by about 4in. wide, 
