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PHAL^NOPSIS 



PHAL^NOPSIS 



DD. Sacliis terete. 



E. Labellum laterally 



compressed, fleshy .11. speciosa 

 EE. Labellum expanded. 

 p. Middlelobe densely 



hairy 12. Sumatrana 



FF. Middlelobe pilose. 13. Luddemanniana 

 FFF. Middle lobe smooth. 



G. LabeUum crested.. 14. Parishii 

 GG. Label I it m not 

 crested, but pro- 

 v ided w ith a 

 fleshy callus 15. rosea 



1. amabilis, Blume, not Lindl. (P. grandiflbra, Lindl.). 

 Fig. 1735. Lvs. long, pale green: fls. variable in size, 

 sometimes nearly 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-f an-shaped ; lateral lobes 

 of the labellum obliquely cuneate, incurved, middle lobe 

 very narrow with yellow cirrhi. Autumn. Malay Arch. 

 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. 151. A.G. 16:271. Var. aurea, Rolfe (P. gran- 

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

 lobes of the labellum and the entire middle lobe stained 

 deep yellow. Borneo. P. Harriett*, Rolfe, is a garden 

 hybrid between P. amabilis and P. molacea. Fig. 1736. 

 Fls. intermediate between the parents, 4% in. across; 

 sepals and petals pale yellowish white, suffused and 

 dotted with amethyst-purple toward the base; labellum 

 crimson with an orange crest; cirrhi slightly developed. 

 G.C. III. 2:9. Gn. 38:766. 



1736. Phalsenopsis Harrietts (X M). See No, 1. 



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. in diam., 

 pure white, with the labellum streaked and spotted with 

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

 rhomboid ; lateral lobes oblong, middle lobe trowel- 

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

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

 B.R. 24:34. P.M. 7:49. F. S. 1:40. G.C. 1848:39; 

 11.26:213. Gn. 31, p. 273; 35, p. 362; 38, p. 157; 48, p. 484. 

 R.H". 1897, p. 150. A.F. 6:89. 



Var. Dayana, Hort.(P. amabilis, var. Dayana, Hort.), 

 has regular flowers with the lower sepals minutely dotted 

 with crimson, the labellum also being heavily marked 

 with bright crimson. A.G. 21:457. 



Var. casta, Rolfe (P. cdsta, Reichb. f.). Lvs. thinly 

 spotted: fls. like the type, with a rosy tint especially at 



the base of the sepals and petals, and a few spots at the 

 base of the lateral sepals. Scarcely distinct from the 

 following, but distinct from the type. 



Var. leucorrhdda, Rolfe (P. leiicorrlibda, Reichb. f.). 

 Lvs. blotched with gray in irregular bands: sepals and 

 petals flushed with rose, the former yellowish outside: 

 callus yellow, spotted with purple. Philippines. F.M. 

 1875:166. R.H. 1896:500. 



Var. Sanderiana, Rolfe (P. Sanderiana, Reichb. f.). 

 Fls. suffused with rose; labellum variegated with brown, 

 purple, and yellow. Island of Mindanao. Gn. 24; 407; 

 57, p. 44. 



Var. gloridsa (P. gloribsa, Reichb. f.). Fls. white, 

 with a rose-colored spot on the labellum. Gn. 35:697. 



3. intermedia, Lindl. A natural hybrid between P. 

 Aphrodite and P. rosea. Resembles P. Aphrodite in 

 habit but the fls. are smaller. Sepals oblong, acute, 

 white; petals rhomboid, much larger, white with few 

 rose spots at the base; labellum small, lateral lobes 

 erect, rose-purple spotted with crimson, middle lobe 

 rich crimson, terminating in 2 short horns. Philippines. 

 The same type has been artificially produced by 

 crossing the two parent species. 



Var. P6rtei, Reichb. f. (P. Pdrteri, Hort.). Fls. large, 

 stained with rose-purple: Ivs. about 1 ft. long, deep 

 green. G.C. II. 5:369, 371. F.M. 1875:162. J.H. III. 

 30:179. Gn. 21:326. G.M. 38:111. 



4. Stuartiana, Reichb. f . Lvs. elliptic-oblong, obtuse, 

 about 1 ft. long, mottled when young, becoming dull 

 green above and reddish below; panicle large, branched, 

 drooping: fls. 2 in. across; sepals elliptic, obtuse, white 

 or greenish white, the lateral ones speckled with red 



petals rounded but obscurely quadrangular, 

 white with few purple dots at base; labellum 

 golden yellow or orange spotted with crimson, 

 white at the tip, lateral lobes obliquely obo- 

 vate, obtuse, with a pair of cuneate calli be- 

 tween them; middle lobe orbicular, ending in 

 2 white cirrhi. Jan., Feb. Philippines. B.M. 

 6622. I.H. 31:540. F. 1882:49. Gn. 22:348; 

 45, p. 426. G.C. II. 16:753; III. 4:389. J.H. 

 III. 34:157. F. E. ll:393.-Very near P. Schil- 

 leriana, but very different in color. Var. 

 punctatissima, Hort., has the sepals and petals 

 profusely spotted with purplish red. 



5. Schilleriana, Reichb. f. Fig. 1737. Lvs. 

 6-18 in. long, oblong, dark green and mottled 

 with gray above, purple below: panicle droop- 

 ing, flat, as much as 3 ft. long and nearly as 

 broad, bearing often over 100 fls. each 2K-3 in. 

 across: dorsal sepals obovate, acute, the lateral 

 ones ovate, rich rose-lilac; petals large, rhom- 

 boid, colored like the sepals ; labellum colored 

 like the rest of the flower or paler and often spotted with 

 reddish brown and having a yellow callus; lateral lobes 

 rounded - oblong, with 2 quadrangular calli between 

 them, middle lobe oval, ending in two divergent horns. 

 Jan.-March. Philippines. B.M. 5530. F.S. 15:1559. 

 I H. 10:348; 35:56; 43, p. 154. S.H. 2, p. 47. Gn. 3, p. 

 183; 22:348; 33, p. 615; 35, p. 363; 38, p. 157; 48, p. 

 484 G.C. II. 12:301; III. 3:529; 17:367. F.M. 1877:257. 

 R.H. 1886:396. A.G. 14:65. G.F. 4:390. A.F. 11:1081. 



6. Ldwii, Reichb. f. Lvs. 4-5, oblong, fleshy, deep 

 green, tinged with purple: panicle slender, 5-20-fld.: 

 fls. \Vz in. in diam., white flushed with purple; dorsal 

 sepals broadly ovate, lateral sepals oblong; petals fan- 

 shaped, with a rounded apex; labellum violet-purple, 

 lateral lobes small, reflexed, middle lobe oblong; rostel- 

 lum very long-beaked. Fls. during summer months. 

 Moulmein( India). B.M. 5351. F.S. 18:1910. Gn. 9:14. 

 G.C. III. 2:745. 



7. Esmeralda, Reichb. f. (P. antennifera, Reichb. f. 

 Lvs. oblong, acute, 4-8 in. long, gray-green with few 

 dull purple spots: raceme erect, 6-10-fld., 6-18 in. high: 

 fls. about 1 in. in diam., dark or pale purple to white 

 with red streaks; lateral sepals ovate, dorsal sepals 

 obovate ; petals obovate ; labellum clawed, 3 lobed, 

 lateral lobes ovate to rotund, erect, yellowish; middle 

 lobe broad, obtuse, deep purple; claw with a slender 

 appendage on each side. Cochin China, etc. B.M. 7196. 

 F.M. 1879:358. R.H. 1877, p. 107. 



