152 ORCHIDS. 



tremities of the leaves of the former, of which there is 

 no sign in Aerides roseum. 



Aerides roseum superbum. 



A fine variety with much larger and more highly col- 

 ored flowers. 



Aerides rubrum. Madras Hills. 



A pretty species with dark green foliage and pink flow- 

 ers on short erect spikes. 



A. Aerides suavissimum. Malacca . . Pax. Fl. G., 66. 



Lem. Jard., 213. 



Foliage ten inches long, light green spotted with small 

 brown spots, sepals and petals white ; the lip has a 

 blotch of yellow in the centre edged with white ; racemes 

 long branched. 



Blooms in July, August, and September, lasting in good 

 condition three weeks. 



Flowers delightfully fragrant. 



Aerides tesselatum. See Vanda Roxburghii. 



B. Aerides testaceum. Ceylon . . Fl. des Ser., 1452. 



SYN. Aerides WightiL B. M., 5138. 



Flowers orange-yellow ; lip beautifully particolored. 

 There are, however, many varieties, varying from sulphur 

 to white. In some the flower is pearly white with pink 

 centre, as in a plant which has flowered beautifully with 

 us for the last two years. 



The habit of the plant is dwarf. It grows freely on a 

 block of cork without moss. 



A. Aerides Thibautianum. Java. 



A handsome species with long spikes of rosy flowers 



