PHALANOPSITS. 419 
Introduced from the Philippine Islands in 1867. Syn. 
P. Lobbiz. 
Var. Brymeriana is very rare and beautiful. It differs 
from the type in having its two lower sepals spotted with 
purple at the base, and the petals of a rosy-lilac tint; also 
in the side lobes of the lip being partly white, spotted 
with magenta. 
Var. Porteana is the finest form of P. intermedia. Its 
leaves are about ft. long, and of a deep green. The 
racemes are branched, and bear numerous large flowers, 
in which the lip is rich purple-rose, the base of the central 
lobe being tinged with orange-yellow. It is very rare. 
Gardeners’ Chronicle, new series, v., p. 369. 
P, Lowii.—A delightful plant, with flowers of extreme 
elegance and beauty. Its leaves are deep green, tinged 
with purple, and four or five occur in a tuft on each 
plant; they are about gin. long, rin. broad, and pointed. 
The flower-spike is slender, of a purplish tinge, and carries 
from five to twenty flowers. The latter are rtin. in 
diameter, with the oblong sepals and the broader, rounded 
petals white, flushed with purple. The lip is three-lobed, 
and of a rich violet-purple, the side lobes being slightly 
paler than the central one. The apex of the column is pale 
purple, and in shape may be compared to an elephant’s trunk. 
The flowers expand during the summer months, and remain 
for some weeks in beauty. This plant is commonly supposed 
to cast all its leaves annually, but several specimens have 
come under our notice which retained their leaves through- 
out the year. It has been suggested in explanation of 
this that both deciduous and evergreen forms of the plant 
exist in a wild state, the variation being due to differences 
in climatic conditions. We have seen specimens succeed 
admirably when grown on rafts of teak, with sphagnum placed 
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