PHAL.EXOPS1S 



PHAL.EXOPSIS 



2571 



blocks or rafts. They are somewhat whimsical, and once 

 a house is found in which they succeed, they should 

 not be moved. During the growing season the tempera- 

 ture should be kept as uniformly as possible between 

 70 and 75 F., allowing a rise of 10 with sun heat. 

 The minimum night temperature, in winter, should be 

 60 to 65 F. Good and ample drainage is absolutely 

 necessary, clean potsherds and lumps of charcoal being 

 the best material, and only sufficient peat fiber and 

 sphagnum in equal proportions should be used to keep 

 the plant firmly in position, as the roots will eventually 

 cover the receptacle in which they are growing. When 

 potting, always give the plant its natural inclination, 

 which is invariably sufficient to prevent water remain- 

 ing hi the axils of the leaves, a condition which should 

 be carefully guarded against, either from watering or 

 from drip. Always keep the plant well raised, when 

 potting, to insure quick and perfect drainage. Spong- 

 ing the leaves occasionally will keep the plants clean 

 and prevent the attack of thrip and red-spider. The 

 propagation of phalaenopsis is a very slow process, as 

 the plants rarely afford opportunity for division. Some- 

 times young plants form on the old flower-stems, and 

 these should be left until they make root, at which 

 stage they may be removed, potted, and carefully 

 watered until root-action begins in the new material. 

 (Alfred J. Loveless.) 



amabilis, 1, 2. 

 amethystina, S. 

 antennifera, 7. 

 Aphrodite, 2. 

 aurea, 1. 

 Brymeriana, 3. 

 casta, 2. 

 Cornu-cervi, 10. 

 Day ana, 2. 

 Esmeralda, 7. 

 gloriosa, 2. 



INT)EX. 



grandi flora, 1. 

 Hamettie, 1. 

 intermedia, 3. 

 leucorrhoda, 2. 

 Lowii, 6. 



Lueddemanniana, 13. 

 ochracea, 13. 

 Parishii, 14. 

 Portei, 3. 

 Porttri, 3. 



punctatissima, 4. 

 Rimestadtiana, 1. 

 rosea, 15. 

 Sanderiana, 2. 

 Sobilleriana, 5. 

 Schrpederiana, 9 

 speciosa, 11. 

 Stuartiana, 4. 

 sumatrana, 12. 

 violacea, 9. 



amabilis 

 Aphrodite 



intermedia 



Stuartiana 



Schilleriana 



Lowii 



Esmeralda 

 amethystina 



violacea 

 Cornu-cervi 



speciosa 



sumatrana 

 Lueddeman- 



[i 

 Parishii 



2887. Phalaenopsis amabilis. ( X \Q 



KEY TO THE SPECIES. 



A. Petals much broader than the sepals. 

 B. Labellum with apical appendages; 



rostellum short. 

 C. Apical appendages cirrhous. 



D. Middle lobe very narrow 1. 



DD. Middle lobe trowel-shaped 2. 



cc. Apical appendages short, horn- 

 like. 



D. Lrs. green 3. 



DD. Lvs. mottled, at least when 

 young. 



E. Fls. white 4. 



EE. Fls. rose-purple 5. 



BB. Labellum without apical appendages; 



rostellum long 6. 



AA. Petals scarcely or not at all broader than 



the sepals. 

 B. Claw of the labellum with horn-like 



appendages below the lateral lobes . . 7. 

 BB. Claw of the labellum without append- 

 ages. 



c. Apex of the labellum notched 8. 



CC. Apex of the labellum entire. 



D. Rachis compressed: bracts 



fleshy. 

 E. Middle lobe of the labellum 



fleshy, rounded 9. 



EE. Middle lobe of the labellum 



crescent-shaped 10. 



DD. Rachis terete. 



E. Labellum laterally com- 

 pressed, fleshy 11- 



EE. Labellum expanded. 



F. Middle lobe densely hairy. . 12. 



FF. Middle lobe pilose 13. 



FFF. Middle lobe smooth. 



G. Labellum crested 14. 



GG. Labellum not crested, but 

 provided with a fleshy 

 callus 15. rosea 



1 amibilis, Blume, not Lindl. (P. grandifldra, 

 Lindl.). Fig. 2887. Lvs. long, pale green: fls. variable 

 in size, sometimes about 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; lateral lobes of the labellum obliquely cuneate, 

 incurved, middle lobe very narrow with yellow curhi. 

 Autumn. Malay Archipelago. B.M. 5184. G.C. 1848: 

 39; II. 26:213. Gn. 19, p. 305; 24, p. 560; 34 pp. 

 516, 517. R.H. 1860, pp. 238, 239; 1897, p. lol. 

 A.G. 16:271. A.F. 27:1137; 30:610, 1079. F.E. 

 33:716. Gng. 15: 133. Var. aftrea, Rolfe (P. grandt- 

 fibra var. aurea, Warner). Front half of the lateral 

 lobes of the labellum and the entire middle 

 lobe stained deep yellow. Borneo. Var. Rimes- 

 tadtiana, Hort. Fls. larger, pure white, the 

 throat bright yellow. G.C. III. 32:316. Gng. 

 12:405. P. Harriettae, Rolfe, is a garden 

 hybrid between P. amabilis and P. noJocea. 

 Fig. 2888. Fls. intermediate between the par- 

 ents, 4M in- across; sepals and petals pale 

 vellowish white, suffused and dotted with 

 amethyst-purple toward the base; labellum 

 crimson with an orange crest; cirrhi slightly 

 developed. G.C. HI. 2:9. Gn. 38:156. J.H. 

 42:237. 



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

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

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

 pure white, with the labellum streaked and spotted with 

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

 rhomboid; lateral tobes oblong, middle lobe trowel- 

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

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

 BR 24:34. P.WL7:49. F.S. 1:40. G.C. 1848:39; II. 

 26:213. Gn. 31, p. 273; 35, p. 362; 38, p. 157; 48, P- 

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



