PHAL^NOPSIS 



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8. amethjstina, Reichb. f. A small sjiecies with 

 cuneate-oblong Ivs. : fls. small, cream-colored with 

 an amethyst labellum; sepals cuneate-oblong, ob- 

 tuse; petals subequal or a little smaller; lateral 

 lobes of the labellum ouneate; middle lobe obovate, 

 notched. Malay. G.C. 1870:1731. 



9. violicea, Teijsm & Binn. Lvs. oblong, 8-12 

 in. long, light shining green : flower-stalks not 

 longer than the lvs.: fls. few, 2 in. across; sepals 

 and petals broadly lanceolate, yellowish white, 

 changing to rose-violet toward the base; middle 

 lobe of the labellum fleshy, deep purple, with a yel- 

 low callus; side lobes small, erect, purple and 

 orange. May-Oct. Sumatra. P.M. 1879:342. G. 

 C. II. 16 :U5.- Plant of dwarf habit. The fls. re- 

 main on the plant a long time. 



10. Comu-c6rvi, Blume & Reichb. f. Lvs. about 

 9 in. long, leathery, oblong: flower-stem about as 

 long as the lvs., erect, clavate, bearing 6-12 fls.: 

 fls. yellowish green, barred with reddish brown ; 

 sepals and petals fleshy, lanceolate, the latter small- 

 er ; labellum whitish, lateral lobes erect on the 

 irregular, fleshy, excavated claw, middle lobe cres- 

 cent-shaped, apiculate. Summer. Trop. Asia, Java 

 and Sumatra. B.M. 5570 (as Polychilos Comu-cervi). 



11. specidsa, Reichb. f. Lvs. oblong: fls. stellate, 

 in rai'eiiK's or panicles, white, blotched with rose- 

 madder; sepals oblong; petals narrower; labellum 

 with erect, linear, toothed, yellow side lobes, and 

 a fleshy, purple aiid white middle lobe ending in a 

 hairy cushion. Andaman Islands (Bay of Bengal). 

 G.C. U. 18:715; 26:277. 



12. Sumatrina, Korth. & Reichb. f. Lvs. pointed, 

 about 6 in. long: inflorescence about as long as the 

 lvs., 0-10-fld.: sepals oblong, pointed, 1 in. or more 

 In length; petals more cuneate; all yellowish white 

 barred, with bands of reddish brown ; labellum 

 short, clawed; lateral lobes erect, meeting and each 

 having a* short curved tooth pointing backwards ; 

 middle lobe oblong, fleshy, white, streaked with 

 violet, very hairy in front. Sumatra and Borneo. B.M. 

 5527. P.S. 16:1641. G.C. 1865:507. 



13. Luddemanni^na, Reichb. f. A small plant, with 

 thick, oblong fleshy lvs. 6-8 in. long: inflorescence 

 about as long as the lvs., with few handsome fls. near 

 the top: fls. 2-3 in. across; sepals and petals oblong- 

 acute, white, marked with transverse bars, those at the 

 base being amethyst, while the upper ones are brown; 

 labellum deep violet, with yellow blotches on the side 

 lobes; middle lobe oblong; side lobes erect, ligulate, 

 deeply 2-toothed. Feb., March. Philippines. B.M. 5523. 

 P.S. 16:1636. R.H. 1872:390. P. 1865:257.-The old 

 flowCi'-stems of this plant produce young plants by 

 which the species may be easily increased. 



Var. ochricea, Reichb. f. A form with yellowish fls. 

 and ochro-colored bars. R.H. 1872:390. 



14. PArishii, Reichb. f. Dwarf: lvs. oblong-lanceo- 

 late, acute, 2-4 in. long : fls. in 6-10-fld. racemes 

 scarcely longer than the lvs., crowded; dorsal sepals 

 oblong, lateral broadly ovate, white ; petals obovate- 

 spatulate, white; lateral lobes of the labellum small, 

 horn-like, yellow, with purple spots, middle lobe broadly 

 triangular, red-purple, often white on the disk ; crest 

 semilunar, broken up into subulate filaments in front; 

 the disk has a peculiar appendage ending in 4 long 

 subulate filaments. Burma and Moulmein. B.M. 5815. 



15. rdsea, Lindl. Lvs. oblong, dark green, obliquely 

 retuse : scape about a ft. long, nodding, dark purple, 

 bearing 12-14 fls. : sepals and petals ovate, obtuse, 

 white, tinged with pink in the center; labellum rose- 

 colored, scarcely longer than the sepals; lateral lobes 

 small, lunate, middle lobe ovate. Philippines. B.M. 

 5212. P.S. 16:1645. G.C. 1848:671. 



F.Hsterii. Advertised, but doubtful.— P. Triimrmi', Reichb. 

 f . Plant of the h.ibit of P. violacea, with narrower lvs. ; .sepals 

 cuneate-oblong, purple, with the lateral sepals white at the 

 base: petals like the lateral sepals or ban*ed with purple: la- 

 bellum short, clawed, mauve, white and yellow. Malay. 



Heinrich Hasselbrinq. 



PHALANGITJM Liliistrum. See Paradisea Lili- 

 astriim. 



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1737, Phalaenopsis Schilleriana (X Va). See No. 5. 



FHALARIS (old Greek name used by Dioscorides, 

 probably from pJtalos, shining; in allusion to the shin- 

 ingseed). Graminete. Ten species, mostly of southern 

 Europe, one native throughout the northern part of 

 North America, a variety of which is the Ribbon Grass. 

 P. Canariensis, Canary Grass, which is cultivated in 

 Europe for bird-food or sometimes as a cereal, is occa- 

 sionally found in this country along roadsides. This 

 annual species, on account of its variegated ovate 

 spikes, is worthy of cultivation as an ornamental grass. 

 Spikelets 1-fld., collected in heads or spike-like panicles. 

 Empty glumes 4, but the second and third minute. 

 Outer glumes boat-shaped, awnless. 



arundinacea, Linn. Reed Canaev Grass. A tall per- 

 ennial (2-6 ft.) with flat 14 in. wide lvs. and an elongated 

 spike-like panicle (open in anthesis)of whitish spikelets, 

 native through northern America in wet ground, where 

 it is an important forage grass. Recommended for 

 planting in parks and grounds along the banks of 

 streams or artificial ponds. A very striking native 

 grass. 



Var. varieg&ta (var. pictii). Ribbon Grass. Gar- 

 dener's Garters. Fig. 1738. Lvs. longitudinally striped 

 with white. Commonly cult, for ornament and some- 

 times run wild about old places. 



A. S. Hitchcock. 



FHALOCALLIS ( Greek words referring to the delicacy 

 of the cone formed by the crests). Iri<h'ir>ii. Referred 

 by Baker to Cypella. ' The plant off'ercd as /". phimhea. 

 Herb., by Dutch bulb-growers is Cypella pliimbea, 

 Lindl., a South Brazilian species difteriiig from those 

 described at p. 429 as follows: corm large: Ivs. lanceo- 

 late: stem stout, 2-4 ft. long: fls. dull lilac; outer seg- 

 ments lK-2 in. long; inner with a small obovate blade 

 and long claw; style-branches 2-fid, each fork with 1 

 erect and 2 spreading spurs. B.M. 3710 (fls. chiefly 

 lilac). P.S. 4:395 (chiefly light blue). P.S. 14:1466 

 [flnre striata, veined and flushed with rich purple 

 shades on a white ground). 



PHAKBITIS. See Ipomcea. 



