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leaves are cuneate oblong rather obtuse, faintly and obscurely 

 tessellated. The flower scape is similar to P. rosea but 

 longer, while the flowers are not so close together as in 

 P. rosea, but more nearly resemble P. Schilleriana, only they 

 are smaller, purplish, with whitish margins to the sepals and 

 petals ; the lip is three-parted, the lateral lobes large bluntly 

 cuneate oblong, bright purple, with a triangular yellow brown- 

 spotted callus between them, the anterior lobe oblong, narrowed 

 and forcipate in front, the teeth being straight, not arched or 

 tendril like, and the colour a rich deep purple with a pale 

 whitish or lilac margin. — Philippine Islands. 

 Ym.— Floral Mag., 2 ser., t. 213. 



P. YeitcMana lirachyodoil, BcKb. /. — In this form the sepals 

 and petals are pure white, the lateral sepals with brown spots 

 at the inner and superior part of the base, and having a slight 

 tinge of sulphur ; the side lobes of the lip are purple at top, 

 white at the base, the anterior lobe is dark purple verging to 

 brown, with some spots of the same colour on the whitish 

 ochre ground and margins ; the apical teeth short so that the 

 lip is rather retuse or bidentate than forcipate as in the type. 

 — Philip-pine Islands. 



P. Tiolacea, Teijsman and Binnendjik. — A distinct and richly 

 coloured species, which has large broad bright green leaves, 

 and very short peduncles, on which, as far as we have seen, 

 one or two flowers only open at a time. The flowers measure 

 each about two inches in diameter ; the lower portions of the 

 sepals and petals and the hp are a rich rosy purple with the 

 upper portions yellow. The coloui-ing is quite unique, and 

 the flowers, which are deliciously scented, are produced during 

 the summer months. There are several fine varieties distin- 

 guished by names. — Malayan Airhipelar/o. 



YiG.—Sieb. Flore des Jard., 1861, t. 9 ; Orcliid Album, iv. t. 182 ; Flor.d 

 Mag,, 2 ser., t. 342. 



P, Tiolacea Bowringiana, Pichb.f. — A distinct variety, with 

 flowers of a pure light yellow, ha-ving a very broad clash of 

 purple inside each of the lateral sepals, and some fine bands 

 and numerous freckles of the same colour at the bases of the 

 petals and of the upper sepal. — Malayan Archipelayo. 



P. yiolacea Scliruderiaiia, Fichh. f. — In this handsome 



variety the lower halves of the sepals and petals, instead of 

 being wholly covered with rosy purple, are marked with 



