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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Fhalaenopsis continued. 



petals pure white, the latter larger and more rounded than the 

 former; lip three-lobed, white, frequently marked with a few 

 streaks of crimson, orange, and yellow ; racemes long, branched, 

 and having the blossoms arranged in a distichous manner. 

 Flowering nearly all the year round. I. bright green, elliptical, 

 broad, thick, flat, arranged very close together in a two-ranked 

 manner. Manilla, 1836. A beautiful species, remaining a long 

 time in perfection if the flowers are kept free from damp. 

 (B. 133 ; B. M. 4297 ; B. R. 1833, 3*, under name of P. amabilis.) 

 There are several very desirable forms of this plant. 



P. Boxallii (Boxall's). /., sepals and petals sulphur-coloured, 

 the former barred and blotched with brown, and the latter with 

 three longitudinal stripes; front lobe of lip white, crescent- 

 shaped, with blunt angles and a central tubercle ; lateral lobes 

 erect ; disk with a short, bicuspate, yellow lobe, with a mauve 

 and white keel in front. Philippines, 1883. 



P. casta (chaste). /. white, slightly tinged with purple. 

 I. slightly spotted in the young state only. Philippines, 1875. 

 This is supposed, by Reichenbach, to be a natural mule. 



P. Cornlngiana (Coming's), ft., upper sepal striped and barred 

 with purple-brown ; lateral ones almost wholly purple-brown, 

 with border and a few spots yellowish- white ; petals longi- 

 tudinally striped and blotched ; lip bent immediately before its 

 claw with a yellow callus, and the central part rich purple- 

 violet; a tuft of hairs on the front middle line. 1879. A very 

 striking plant, somewhat resembling P. sumatrana. 



P. Cornu-cervi (stag's horn), fl. of medium size ; sepals and 

 petals yellow, tinged with green, and barred and striped with 

 brown ; spike thickened and flattened at the top where the 

 flowers are situated. I. bright green, Sin. or more in length. 

 Moulmein, 1864. A very pretty species, allied to P. Mannii. 

 (B. M. 5570, under name of Polychilos Cornu-cervi.) 



FIG. 103. PHAL-ENOPSIS ESMERALDA. 



P. Esmeralda (Esmeralda).* fl. rose-coloured, lin. in diameter ; 

 lateral lobes of lip oblong, erect ; middle lobe obtuse, decurved ; 

 raceme few-flowered ; scape 1ft. high. I. distichous, spreading, 

 Bin. long, 2in. broad, somewhat granulose, marbled. Cochin 

 China, 1877. A small but pretty species. See Fig. 103. 

 (F. M. n. s. 358.) 



P. fuscata (dusky), fl. yellowish, mottled with brown, medium- 

 sized, very fleshy ; lip very peculiar. L large, oblong, bluatly 

 acute. Malaya, 1874. Similar to P. Cornn-cervi. 



Plialaenopsis continued. 



P. intermedia (intermediate), fl. of moderate size ; sepals 

 and petals white, shaded with rose ; lip small, of a deep rosy- 

 purple hue. I. light green. Philippines, 1867. A very desirable 

 natural hybrid, although not so showy as many others ; it has 

 also been recently artificially produced by Messrs. Veitch. It 

 has two extremely pretty varieties : Brymeriana (F. M. n. s. 263) 

 is chiefly distinguishable by the lip being white and marked with 

 crimson ; Portei (G. C. n. s., v. 359, 371) surpasses the typical 

 species in the fine, branching spikes bearing more numerous, 

 larger flowers, the colouring being similar, but the contrast of 

 tint between the lip and other portion of the flower being more 

 distinctly marked. Both type and varieties are very rare. 



P. leucorhoda (white-and-rose). /., sepals and petals white, 

 tinged in the centre with rose ; column rose. Philippines, 1875. 

 A handsome and distinct form, supposed to be a natural hybrid 

 between P. amabilis and P. Schilleriana. 



P. Lowil (Low's), fl. comparatively small ; sepals and petals 

 white, tinged with rose, round ; lip bright rosy-purple. I. broad, 

 somewhat thin in texture, dark green. Borneo, 1862. A very 

 remarkable species, said to grow upon exposed rocks in Moul- 

 mein, where, at one time of the year, the rains are extremely 

 heavy, and, at another, the heat and drought are so great that 

 the plant loses its leaves and appears to be almost dead, but 

 revives with the return of the wet season. (B. M. 5351.) 



P. liuddcmannlana (Luddemann's).* fl. medium-sized ; sepals 

 and petals white, transversely barred with brown towards the 

 points, the lower portion being barred with violet-purple ; lip 

 rather long, having its centre richly marked with deep violet ; 

 spikes sometimes exceeding 2ft. long, and remaining in beauty 

 for two months. I. bright green, 8in. or more in length. Philip- 

 pine Islands, 1865. Very distinct and, beau 



easily increased than the other speci 

 5523.) 



tiful ; much more 

 of the genus. (B. M. 



P. L. pulchra (pretty). /. beautiful port-wine colour; lower 

 part of petals, sepals, and lip, and base of column, shining 

 amethyst-blue. Philippine Islands, 1875. 



P. Mannii (Mann's), fl. about 2in. broad; sepals and petals 

 yellow, with many cinnamon-brown dots and blotches ; lip three- 

 lobed, the lateral lobes erect, the central one lunate and fringed, 

 white and purplish ; column yellow ; peduncle several-flowered. 

 I. cuneate-oblong, ligulate, acute, green, with a delicate violet 

 border and many violet spots on the base. India, 1871. 



P. Marios (Mrs. Mary Burbidge's). /. moderate-sized ; sepals and 

 petals white, witli transverse blotches of chocolate-red and one 



two magenta-purple spots at their base ; lip rich magenta- 

 rple, with a white edge. I. oblong, 

 drooping. Borneo (?), 1883. (W. O. A. 



pu 



dark green, distichous, 



P. Parish!! (Parish's).* fl. cream-coloured, except the lip, which 

 is purple, diminutive, disposed in short spikes. L oblong-ligulate, 

 rather blunt Burmah, 1865. A curious little epiphyte. (B. M. 

 5815.) The variety Ijobbii has a white lip with two brown bands. 

 1870. 



P. Reichcnbacbiana (Reichenbach's).* /. large, disposed in 

 many-flowered racemes ; sepals and petals waxy whitish-green, 

 with brown markings ; side lobes of the lip orange and white, the 

 central lobe mauve-blue. 1883. A fine species. 



P. rosea (rosy). /. rather small ; sepals and petals white, slightly 

 tinged with pink ; lip deep violet in the centre, the side lobes 

 stained with rich orange ; spikes sometimes fourteen-flowered, 

 eventually elongated. I. somewhat oblong, slightly broadest at 

 the apex, bright green. Manilla, 1848. A pretty species. (B. M. 

 5212.) 



P. Sanderiana (Sander's).* /. of various rosy tints, large ; lip 

 white with brown and purple stripes, and some yellow. 

 1. mottled. 1883. A fine plant. (W. O. A. 209.) 



P. S. marmorata (marbled). /., sepals and petals yellowish- 

 white outside, the lateral ones with rows of small, purple spots at 

 their base ; lip marked with purple spots and stains. 



P. Schilleriana (Schiller's).* fl. often measuring more than 2iin. 

 across, arranged in two rows along the spike ; the rounded petals 

 and narrower sepals of a fine rosy colour, varying in intensity in 

 different plants ; lip three-lobed, the lateral lobes rose-coloured, 

 the central one white, with yellow protuberances at the base ; 

 peduncle frequently 3ft. in length, branched, occasionally bearing 

 nearly 100 blossoms. I. arranged in a similar manner to those of 

 P. Aphrodite, but much longer and broader, marbled or mottled 

 with light green on a rich green ground. Roots remark- 

 able in being flat, and having a rough appearance. Manilla, 1860. 

 A very beautiful species, the best yet in cultivation, and equally 

 attractive when in or out of flower. See Fig. 104. (B. M. 5530 ; 

 R. X. O. 101.) 



P. S. immaculata (immaculate). /. rosy-tinted, without dot or 

 blotch ; lateral laciniae of lip pure white, edged with violet, the 

 callus pure yellow. Philippine Islands, 1875. 



P. speciosa (showy).* fl., sepals and petals white, blotched and 

 striped with rose-madder, lanceolate, acuminate ; lip clavate, 

 papillose at the apex, with small, basal, erect side lobes, rosy- 

 pie, with two yellow spots on the side lobes. 1883. Of this 



dsome plant, the following are varieties: Christiana, with 



broader sepals and petals, the former rose-madder, the latter 

 white (G. C. n. s., xviii. 131) ; imperatrix, a larger form, with rose- 

 purple flowers. 



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