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somewhat toothed, while the lateral sepals are usually adorned 

 with a purple eye-Uke blotch at the tip ; the side lobes of the 

 lip are equal to or shorter than the middle lobe, retuse and 

 toothed at the tip, orange, sometimes self-coloured, at other 

 times with purple streaks and transverse bars of different 

 dimensions. It is named in honour of Mr. Ballantine, 

 gardener to Baron Schroder, a great enthusiast among East 

 Indian Orchids. — Native Countnj not stated. 



Aerides marginatum, Rchh. f. — A lovely new species, 



allied to A. quinquevulnenun, which it resembles in habit. 

 It has broadish bilobed or emarginate lorate leaves, which are 

 keeled on the under surface, and fine drooping racemes of 

 handsome flowers densely packed on the rachis ; the sepals 

 and petals are of a very pale yellowish tint, with the anterior 

 border purple ; the spur is conical and of a light green ; the 

 side lobes of the lip are semioblong, toothed in front, and of 

 a deep orange colour, while the midlobe is oblong-ligulate 

 toothletted, yellow, changing to a deep sepia brown ; a linear 

 transverse callus occurs at the front side of the mouth of the 

 spur, and a similar but narrower one behind. The colours are 

 unusual in this genus, so that the plant has a peculiar interest 

 for Orchid growers. — Philippine Islands. 



Aerides Sanderianum, BM. f. — This gi-and novelty, 



which was imported by Mr. F. Sander, of St. Albans, 

 after whom it is named, proves to be an important and 

 valuable acquisition, allied io A. LaurenciiB. It is of vigorous 

 growth, with broad short retusely bilobed leaves, and long 

 well-furnished racemes of handsome flowers, which are very 

 large, measuring fully one and a half inch from the tip of the 

 dorsal sepal to the tip of the curved spur. The sepals 

 and petals are creamy white, distinctly tipped with magenta, 

 recurved at the margin, the lateral sepals broader and adnate 

 on the lower side to the back of the lip ; the lip is large, the 

 spur being fully half an inch in diameter, and very attractive, 

 havicg the upper half of the side lobes of a clear yellow and 

 frilled at the edges, while the middle lobe, which is folded up 

 between them and looks like a purple crest, is obovate, frilled 

 at the edges, and cf a bright magenta ; the lower end of the spur 

 is greenish yellow. The Httle white column, which resembles 

 a bird's head, is quite hidden by the upper part of the lip or 

 spur, which closes over it. — Eastern Tropical Asia. 



