in width. Sepals and petals cream, barred with reddish-brown. Lip narrow, side 
lobes ending in a short tooth. Middle lobe oblong with four purple, raised lines 
with a dense tuft of hairs down the centre to the apex. Flowers in Spring and 
Summer, and lasts five to six weeks. 
Var. Kimballiana.—Sepals and petals yellow barred with red. Lip deep greenish 
yellow, side lobes orange. 
PHALAENOPSIS TETRASPIS. Native of Andaman Islands. 
Another beautiful species with a few dark green, fleshy, somewhat wedge-shaped 
leaves, and long drooping and branched panicles which carry large numbers of 
24-inch flowers. These are a glossy white (occasionally pale cream), the side lobes 
of the lip having a yellowish blotch. The central lobe has a cushion of hairs at 
the apex. Flowers in Summer and lasts four to six weeks, 
PHALAENOPSIS VIOLACEA. Native of Malaya. 
A fragrant species with tongue-shaped, glossy, light green leaves up to about a 
foot in length. Flower spike short, only two or, at the most, three flowers opening 
at a time. These are up to 2} inches across with broadly lanceolate sepals and 
petals, which are violet-rose at the base, becoming yellow towards the tips. Lip 
deep magenta with a yellow crest. Blooms in Summer, the flowers lasting in suc- 
cession for a very long time. 
Var. Bowringiana.—Flowers light yellow, striped and spotted with purple. 
Var. Schroederiana.—Sepals and petals white with a rose-purple suffusion at the 
base. 
There are many other species. There are also a number of hybrids available. 
PHOLIDOTA 
An epiphytical genus whose species are of botanical interest rather than horti- 
cultural. There is one native species which is sometimes seen in collections. This is: 
PHOLIDOTA IMBRICATA. Native of Malay, New Guinea and N. Queensland. 
This species has small, roundish pseudobulbs with a few sheathing scales and 
lanceolate, pointed leaves, up to about 18 inches long, and prominently ribbed. 
The flower scapes spring from the base of the pseudobulbs, and bear a large 
number of tiny flowers, with narrow, creamy sepals and petals, in two parallel 
rows. Although the individual flowers are small, the long spikes are interesting 
and attractive. It grows quite well when potted in a shallow, well-drained pot 
with a thin layer of peat or fibre. A sunny place in a bushhouse or in the open 
will suit this species, which flowers in Spring and lasts well. 
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