DESCRIPTIVE LIST. 369 



A. Phalcznopsis Lowii. Moulmein . B. M., 5351. 



Bat. 2d Cen., 168. 

 War. Orch., 2, 15. 



Petals white, delicately tinted with rose ; lip resembling 

 the beak of a bird. Allied to Phalcznopsis rosea. Flowers 

 of medium size ; foliage dark green, delicate in texture. 

 Requires sunlight and abundance of moisture when grow- 

 ing. It loses its leaves in the resting season. 



A. Phalcznopsis Luddemannia. Philippine Islands. 



Bat. 2d Cen., 133. 

 Fl. des Ser., 1636. 

 B. M., 5523. 



A plant resembling Phalcznopsis rosea, but with lighter 

 foliage. Racemes about twelve inches long ; flowers two 

 inches across, blush, barred throughout with amber and 

 amethyst, varying to bright rose color. 



B. Phalcznopsis Mannii. Sikkim. 



A rare species, resembling in foliage Phalcznopsis 

 Cornu-cerui. Flowers yellowish buff. 



A. Phalcznopsis Parishii. Burmah . . . R. F., 85. 



B. M, 5 8i 5 . 



A charming dwarf plant. Leaves oblong lanceolate ; 

 flowers in short racemes of six to ten ; sepals and petals 

 milk white ; lip white and crimson amethyst. 



Phalcenopsis Portei. East Indies. . . F. M., 2, 162. 



War. Orch., 2, 2. 



This plant is probably a natural hybrid, between Pha- 

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