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Roebelinii (A. RoebeUnii, Reichb. f.). Differs in the 

 denticulate petals which shade to green at the base, and 

 in the rose-colored middle lobe of the lip. Philippine 

 Isls. 



4. suavissimum, Lindl. Lvs. up to 10 in. long and 

 1H in. broad: racemes longer than the Ivs.; fls. fragrant, 

 somewhat crowded; sepals and petals white, flushed 

 with lilac, tipped with rose-lilac, the dorsal sepal broadly 

 oval, the lateral larger; b'p 3-lobed, the erect lateral 

 lobes rounded-oblong, lemon-yellow, purple-spotted, 

 the middle lobe linear-oblong, paler than the lateral 

 lobes. Malacca. C.O., pi. 6. J.F. 2, pi. 213. Var. Bal- 

 lantineanum, Veitch. Blooms a little earlier: racemes 

 shorter, the sepals and petals amethyst-tipped. 



5. Lfiwrenciae, Reichb. (A. Lawrencianum, Hort.). 

 Lvs. up to 1 ft. long and 2 in. broad: racemes equaling 

 or longer than the Ivs.; fls. over \Yi in. long, fragrant; 

 sepals and petals white, amethyst-tipped; lip deeply 

 3-lobed, the denticulate lateral lobes hatchet-shaped, 

 white, the middle lobe oblong, amethyst, the spur 

 green, incurved. Philippine Isls. Gn. 35:485. G.C. 

 III. 20: 629; 30:435. Var. Amesianum, Kranzl. A 

 more robust plant, with fls. of a more intense color. 

 Var. Sanderianum, Hort. Differs in its narrow Ivs. 

 and yellowish fls. 



6. Leanum, Reichb. f. Lvs. up to 10 in. long and 

 IJi in. broad: racemes longer than the Ivs. ; fls. less than 

 1 in. long; sepals and petals rose-purple with a white 

 base ; lip 3-lobed, the lateral lobes round, incurved, and 

 nearly inclosing the small, ovate-triangular, deep pur- 

 ple middle lobe; spur straight, green-tipped. India. 



7. Savageanum, Veitch. Lvs. up to 10 in. long and 

 1J4 m - wide: racemes equaling the Ivs.; fls. less than 1 

 in. long; sepals and petals with the white base dotted 

 with purple, the upper portion crimson; lip crimson- 

 purple, the erect lateral lobes round-oblong, the middle 

 lobe linear-oblong, small, incurved; spur straight, 

 greenish. 



8. falcatum, Lindl. & Paxt. (A. Larpentse, Hort. A. 

 eipdnsum, Reichb. f.). Lvs. up to 8 in. long and 1 J^ in. 

 broad: racemes equaling or exceeding the Ivs.; fls. 

 about 1 J4 in- long; sepals and petals white, tipped with 

 amethyst-purple; lip 3-lobed, the spreading lateral 

 lobes falcate, light amethyst, the middle lobe deep 

 amethyst, broadly obovate, notched, denticulate; spur 

 short, greenish. Upper Burma. Var. Lednaei (A. 

 Leimsei, Reichb. f.). Differs in having the middle lobe 

 of the lip larger and of deeper color, and in the dotting 

 of the lateral lobes and of the base of the sepals and 

 petals. Rangoon. 



9. Houlletianum, Reichb. f. Resembles A. falcatum. 

 but differs in its smaller fls., arranged in shorter and 

 denser racemes, the sepals and petals tawny yellow, 

 tipped with purple, the lip white, striped and spotted 

 with purple, the middle lobe fimbriate. Cochin China. 

 C.O.,pl.3. I.H. 29:455. R.B. 21:205. R.H. 1891:324. 



10. Augustianum, Rolfe. Lvs. up to 8 in. long and 

 IK in- broad: racemes longer than the Ivs.; fls.1-1 J4 in- 

 long; sepals and petals rose, round-oblong, obtuse; 

 lip 3-lobed, the oblong lateral lobes falcate, rounded or 

 truncate at the summit, the broadly oblong middle lobe 

 crenulate, somewhat bilobed at the apex; spur straight. 

 Philippine Isls. G.C. III. 7:233. 



11. crassifdlium, Par. & Reichb. f. Lvs. up to 8 in. 

 long and 2 in. wide: racemes longer than Ivs.; fls. loosely 

 arranged, 1-1 J^ in. long; sepals and petals rose-purple, 

 paler at the base; lip 3-lobed, the lateral lobes rose- 

 purple, nearly lunate or crescent-shaped, the broadly 

 ovate middle lobe deep rose-purple; spur curved, green- 

 ish at the tip. Burma. G.C. II. 8:493. C.O., pi. 1. 



12. multifl&rum, Roxbg. (A. afflne, Wall. A. rbseum, 

 Paxt.). Lvs. up to 10 in. long, less than 1 in. broad: ra- 

 cemes longer than the Ivs.; fls. about Min. long; basal 

 portion of the oval-oblong petals and dorsal sepal white, 



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with a few purple spots, the remainder light amethyst, 

 the nearly orbicular lateral sepals white, faintly flushed; 

 lip light amethyst, deeper in the middle, cordate, 

 obtuse; spur straight, short. B.M. 4049. Gt. 8:267. 

 J.F. 2:200. Var. L6bbii, Veitch (A. Lobbii, Hort.). 

 Differs from the type in its much-crowded Ivs., and in 

 the fls. which are more numerous and more highly 

 colored. I.H. 15:559. Var. Godefroyanum, Veitch 

 (A. Godefroyanum, Reichb. f.). Lvs. longer: fls. a little 

 larger and more highly colored than in the type. R.B. 

 17:169. 



13. Fieldingii, Lodd. FOX-BRUSH ORCHID. Lvs. up 

 to 10 in. long and nearly 2 in. broad: infl. racemose, 

 sometimes paniculate at the base, longer than the Ivs.: 

 fls. about \ l /z in. long, crowded; petals and dorsal sepal 

 white, suffused with rose, or the basal portion some- 

 times white and dotted with purple, obovate, the lateral 

 sepals white, tipped with pale purple, broadly oval; lip 

 white ; suffused with rose, deltoid or trowel-shaped, 

 acuminate, the small lateral lobes inrolled over the 

 mouth of the small white spur which is amethyst, mot- 

 tled with white. Sikkim and Assam. B.H. 1876: 18, 19. 

 A.F. 22:883. 



14. maculosum, Lindl. Lvs. up to 10 in. long and 

 nearly 2 in. broad : infl. longer than the Ivs., often panic- 

 ulate at the base; fls. about 1J^ in. long, the sepals and 

 petals white, the upper portion stained and spotted 

 with amethyst, oval-oblong; lip clawed, the blade 

 amethyst, deeper in the middle, ovate-oblong, obtuse, 

 with 2 small white tubercles at the base; spur incurved, 

 short, green-tipped. India. Var. Schroederi, Veitch. 

 Differs from the type in its more robust habit, its longer 

 Ivs., and the darker markings of the sepals, petals, 

 and middle of the lip. G.C. II. 13:493; 17:341. J.F. 

 1:54. 



15. crispum, Lindl. (A. Brobkei, Batem.). Lvs. up to 

 8 in. long and 2 in. broad: infl. several times longer than 

 the Ivs., racemose, or sometimes paniculate at the base; 

 fls. about 2 in. long, the sepals and petals white, faintly 

 flushed with rose-purple on the back and on the surface 

 at the apex; lip 3-lobed, the erect, small lateral lobes 

 white, streaked with rose-purple on the surface, round- 

 oblong, the middle lobe deep amethyst, white at the 

 base, broadly ovate, the sides reflexed, serrate; spur 

 small, curved. S.India. B.M. 4427. F.S. 5:438. Gn. 

 4, p. 85. B.R. 28:55. F.S. 1:42. G.C. III. 36:134. Var. 

 Lindleyanum, Hort. Infl. paniculate at the base; fls. 

 larger than in the type, the lip with the lateral lobes 

 greenish and the middle lobe rich amethyst bordered 

 with white. Neilgherry Hills. Var. W&rneri, Hort. 

 Differs in having the Ivs. shorter and narrower than in 

 the type, and in its longer racemes of smaller fls., the 

 middle lobe of the lip deep rose with a white border. 



16. radicdsum, Reichb. (A. rubrum, Hort.). Lvs. up 

 to 10 in. long and 1J^ in. broad: infl. longer than the 

 Ivs., racemose, or sometimes paniculate at the base; fls. 

 about 1% in. long, the sepals and petals light rose- 



Eurple, deeper spotted; lip 3-lobed, the small erect 

 iteral lobes round, rose-purple, the middle lobe deep 

 rose-purple, oblong, acute; spur curved, short. India. 



17. japdnicum, Reichb. f. Lvs. up to 4 in. long, few: 

 racemes longer than the Ivs.; fls. about 1 in. long, fra- 

 grant; sepals and petals greenish white, the lateral 

 sepals bordered with brownish purple; lip 3-lobed, the 

 lateral lobes small, the middle lobe obovatfr-spatulate, 

 crenulate, white, with a median dark violet ridge and a 

 few paler spots; spur straight, obtuse. Japan. B.M. 

 5798. I.H. 29:461. 



18. vanddrum, Reichb. f. (A. cyltndricum, Hook.). 

 St. slender, round: Ivs. terete, grooved on the upper sur- 

 face, up to 8 in. long: fls. single or in few-fld. racemes, 

 white, about 2 in. long; sepals and petals undulate, the 

 former obovate-oblong, the latter nearly rhomboidal; 

 lip 3-lobed, the lateral lobes linear-falcate, the middle 



