AERIDES 



AERIDES 



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Roebelini' (A. Rcebelinii, Reichb. f.)- Differs in the 

 lienticulate petals which shade to green at the base, and 

 in the rose-colored middle lobe of the Up. Phihppine 

 Isls. 



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

 lj'2 i"- broad: racemes longer than the lvs.; fls. fragrant, 

 somewhat crowded; sejials and petals white, flushed 

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

 oval, the lateral larger; Up 3-lobed, the erect lateral 

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

 the middle lobe linear-oblong, paler than the lateral 

 lobes. Malacca. CO., pi. 0. J. F. 2, pi. 213. Var. Bal- 

 lantineanum, Veitch. Blooms a little earlier: racemes 

 shorter, the sepals and petals amethyst-tipped. 



5. Lawrenciae, Reichb. (-4. Lawrencianum, Hort.). 

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

 or longer than the lvs.; fls. over I'^o in. long, fragrant; 

 sepals and petals white, amethyst-tipped; Up deeply 

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

 white, the middle lobe oblong, amethyst, the spur 

 green, incurved. PhiUppine Isls. Gn. 3.5:48.5. G.C. 

 III. 20: 029; 30:435. Var. Amesianum, Kriinzl. A 

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

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

 and yellowish fls. 



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

 13^2 in. broad: racemes longer than the lvs.; 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 

 1}^ in. wide: racemes equaUng the lvs.; 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 Unear-oblong, small, incurved; spur straight, 

 greenish. 



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

 expdiisum, Reichb. f.). Lvs. up to 8 in. long and 1 J2 in- 

 broad: racemes equaUng or exceeding the lvs.; fls. 

 about lJ-4 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. Leonaei (A. 

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

 of the Up 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. Resemhles 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.0.,pl.3. I. H. 29:45.5. R.B.21:205. R.H. 1891:324. 



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

 IJ-X in. broad: racemes longer than the lvs.; fls. 1-1} 4 in. 

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

 Up 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. 

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



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

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

 arranged, 1-1 3^ 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. CO., pi. 1. 



12. multifl6rum, Roxbg. (.1. affine, Wall. A. roseum, 

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

 cemes longer than the lvs.; fls. about ^i'm. 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.iM. 4049. Gt. 8:267. 

 J.F. 2:200. Var. Lobbu, Veitch {A. Ldhhii, Hort.). 

 Differs from the type in its much-crowdeil lvs., and in 

 the fls. which are more numerous antl 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 tvpe. 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 lvs. ; 

 fls. about 132 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 smaU lateral lobes inroUed 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. maculSsum, Lindl. Lvs. up to 10 in. long and 

 nearly 2 in. broad : infl. longer tiian the lvs., often panic- 

 ulate at the base; fls. about \}y 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 

 lvs., 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 lvs., 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 

 smaU, 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 Up with the lateral lobes 

 greenish and the middle lobe rich amethyst bordered 

 with white. Neilgherry Hills. Var. Warneri, Hort. 

 Differs in having the lvs. shorter and narrower than in 

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

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



16. radicosum, Reichb. (-4. riibrum, Hort.). Lvs. up 

 to 10 in. long and lj'2 in. broad: infl. longer than the 

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

 about IJ4' in. long, the sepals and petals Ught rose- 

 purple, deeper spotted; Up 3-lobed, the small erect 

 lateral lobes roimd, rose-purple, the middle lobe deep 

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



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

 racemes longer than the lvs.; 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 miildle lobe obovate-spatulate, 

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

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

 5798. 1.11.29:461. 



18. vandarum, Reichb. f. {A. cyUndricum, Hook.). 

 St. slender, round : lvs. 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 



