1292 PHAL^ENOPSIS 



1)D. Sachis terete. 



E. Labelliim lateralli/ 



compressed, fJesln/. 11. speciosa 

 EE. Labelliim r.r/in nihil . 



F. Miililli h'hi ill ii.<ilil 



hiniii 



FF. Miihll' h'h.: 

 FFF. Miihll, I..I., s„i,„.lli. 



G. Lahilhnii in sliil.Ai. Parishii 

 GG. Ldbe 1 1 II III II III 



cresteil, but pro- 

 vided wit h (t 

 fteshij callus 15. rosea 



1. amibilis, Blume,notLm<n.(P. f/rnjirfirtdrn, Lindl.). 

 Fig. 1735. Lvs. long, pale green: fls. variable in size, 

 sometimes nearly 5 in. across, pure white with stains of 

 deep yellow and a few purple spots on the labellum and 

 on the column; dorsal sepals ovate to oblong, lateral 

 sepal lanceolate ; petals rounded-fan-shaped ; latera 1 lobes 

 of the labellum obliquely cuneate, incurved, middle lobe 

 very narrow with yellow cirrhi. Autumn. Malay Arch. 

 B.M. 5184. G.C. 1848:39; II. 26:213. Gn. 19, p. 305 ; 

 24, p. 560 ; 34, pp. 516, 517. R. H. 1800, pp. 238, 239 ; 

 1897, p. 151. A.ii. lii:L'71.-V:ir. ailrea, Rolfs (P. gran- 

 difldra, var. iii'inu. Waiin-r). Fr<.iit half of the lateral 

 lobes of the laln-lhuii and the cntiri' middle lobe stained 

 deep yellow. Borneo. P. Harriettae, li<jlfe, is a garden 

 hybrid between P. amahilis and P. riolucea. Fig. 1736. 

 Fls. intermediate between the parents, il'i in. across; 

 sepals and petals pale yellowish white, suffused and 

 dotted with amethyst-purple toward the base; labellum 

 crimson with an orange crest; cirrhi slightly developed. 

 G.C. III. 2:9. Gn. 38:706. 



t"*'s 



'^A^"-- 



1736. Phatenopsis Harrietts (X K). See No, 1. 



2. Aphrodite, Reichb. f. (P. amdhiUs, Lindl., not 

 Blume). Lvs. elliptic -lanceolate, 1 ft. or more in 

 length, dark green, obliquely retuse: fls. 3 in. in diam., 

 pure white, with the labellum streaked and spotted with 

 yellow and red; sepals elliptic - ovate ; petals large, 

 rhomboid ; lateral lobes oblong, middle lobe trowel- 

 shaped, with white cirrhi. Fls. at various seasons, but 

 most freely during summer. Philippines. B.M. 4297. 

 B.R. 24:34. P.M. 7:49. P. S. 1:40. G.C. 1848:39; 

 IL 26:213. Gn.31,p.273; 3,5, p. 362; 38, p. 157; 48, p. 484. 

 R.H. 1897, p. 150. A.F. 6:89. 



Var. Dayina, Hort.(P. anmSsh's, var. DayiJno, Hort.), 

 has regular flowers with the lower sepals minutely dotted 

 ■with crimson, the labellum also being heavily marked 

 ■with bright crimson. A.G. 21 :457. 



Var. cista, Rolfe (P. casta, Reichb. f.). Lvs. thinly 

 spotted: fls. like the type, with a rosy tmt especially at 



PHAL^XOPSIS 



the base of the sepals and petals, atid a few spots at the 

 base of the lateral sepals. — Scarcely distinct frmii the 

 following, but distinct from the type. 



Var. leucorrhdaa, Rulfp [P. I, iirm yliliilu. Rcidil.. f.). 

 Lvs. bictrbrd will, -rav ill in-rmilar I. an. Is: s,.|,als and 

 petals tUislu-d with rus.-, tlu- t.iinii-r vi-llMwish ..utside: 

 callus yellow, spotted with puriile. Philippines. P.M. 

 1875:106. K.H. 1896:500. 



Var. Sanderiflna, Rolfe {P. Sanderidna, Reiohb. f,). 

 Fls. suttused with rose; labellum variegated with brown, 

 purple, and yellow. Lsland of Mindanao. Gn. 24:407; 

 57, p. 44. 



Var. gloridsa (P. qloridsa, Reichb. f.). Fls. white, 

 with a rose-colored spot on the labellum. Gn. 35:697. 



3. intermedia, Lindl. A natural hybrid between P. 

 Aphrodite and P. rosea. Resembles P. Aphrodite in 

 habit but the fls. are smaller. Sepals oblong, acute, 

 white ; petals rhomboid, much larger, white with few 

 rose spots at the base; labellum small, lateral lobes 

 erect, ro.se-purple spotted with crimson, middle lobe 

 rich crimson, terminating in 2 short horns. Philippines. 

 — The same type has been artificially produced by 

 crossing the two parent species. 



Var. P6rtei, Reichb. f. (P. PMeri, Hort.). Fls. large, 

 stained with rose-purple: lvs. about 1 ft. long, deep 

 green. G.C. II. 5:369, 371. F.M. 1875:162. J.H. 111. 

 30:179. Gn. 21:326. G.M. 38:111. 



4. Stuartiina, Reichb. f. Lvs. elliptic-oblong, obtuse, 

 about 1 ft. long, mottled when young, becoming dull 

 green above and reddisli brluw; jianirU- large, branched, 

 drooping: fls. 2 in. a.-n.ss; s, |,aN .lliiiti.', i.litiisi:-. white 

 or greenish white, tin- laii ral mn s sp. rklt-d witli n-il- 



petals rounded lint obsriirely quadrangular, 

 white with lew purple dots at base; labellum 

 ^^^ golden yellow or orange spotted with crimson, 



^"^ white at the tip, lateral lobes obliquely obo- 



vate, obtuse, with a pair of cuneate calli be- 

 tween them; middle lobe orbicular, ending in 

 2 white cirrhi. Jan., Feb. Philippines. B.M. 

 6022 IH 31:540. F. 1882:49. Gn. 22:348; 

 45 p 426 G.C. II. 16:753; III. 4:389. J.H. 

 Ill 34 157 F.E. 11:393. -Very near P. Schil- 

 I nana but very different in color. Var. 

 punctatissima, Hort., has the sepals and jietals 

 1 lolusi h ^1 Jtted with purplish red. 

 ) -1 Schilleriina, Reichb. f. Pig. 1737. Lvs. 

 / O-lb in long, oblong, dark green and mottled 

 ' with gray above, purple below: panicle droop- 

 ing, flat, as much as 3 ft. long and nearly as 

 bioad, bearing often over 100 fls. each 25^-3 in. 

 across doi sal sepals obovate, acute, the lateral 

 ones ovite, rich rose-lilac; petals large, rhom- 

 boid, colored like the sepals; labellum colored 

 liki the rest of the flower or paler and often spotted with 

 reddish brown and having a yellow callus; lateral lobes 

 rounded - oblong, with 2 quadrangular calli between 

 them, middle lobe oval, ending in two divergent horns. 

 Jan. -March. Philippines. B.M. 5530. F.S. 15:1559. 

 I.H. 10:348; 35:56; 43, p. 154. S.H. 2, p. 47. Gn. 3, p. 

 183; 22:348; 33, p. 015; 35, p. 303; 38, p. 157; 48, p. 

 484 G.C. H. 12:301; III. 3:529; 17:367. F.M. 1877:257. 

 R.H. 1886:396. A.G. 14:65. G.F. 4:390. A.F. 11:1081. 



6. Ldwii, Reichb. f. Lvs. 4-5, oblong, fleshy, deep 

 green, tinged with purple: panicle slender, 5-20-fld.: 

 fls. lyi in. in diam., white flushed with purple; dorsal 

 sepals broadly ovate, lateral sepals oblong; petals fan- 

 shaped, with a rounded apex; labellum violet-purple, 

 lateral lobes small, reflexed, middle lobe oblong; rostel- 

 lum very long-beaked. Fls. during summer months. 

 Moiilmein (India). B.M. 5351. F.S. 18:1910. Gn. 9:14. 

 G.C. III. 2:745. 



7. Esmer«da, Reichb. f. (P. atifennlfera, Reichb. f.). 

 Lvs. olilong, acute, 4-8 in. long, gray-green with few 

 dull purple spots: raceme erect, 6-10-fld., 6-18 in. high: 

 fls. about 1 in. in diam., dark or pale purple to white 

 with red streaks; lateral sepals ovate, dorsal sepals 

 obovate ; petals obovate ; labellum clawed, 3 lobed, 

 lateral lobes ovate to rotund, erect, yellowish; middle 

 lobe broad, obtuse, deep purple; claw with a slender 

 appendage on each side. Cochin China, etc. B.M. 7196. 

 F.M. 1879:358. R.H. 1877, p. 107. 



