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PHAL^NOPSIS 



1. amibilis, Blurae, notLiiidl.(P.(7TO)if7;ff.'.)v7. Lindl.). 

 Fi^. 1135. Lvs. long, pale green; tls. ^-ariatilc in ^izi-. 

 sometimes nearly 5 in. across, pure whit, witli ^taiu^ of 

 deep yellow and a few purple spots on the lal.i Hum and 

 on the column; dorsal sepals ovate to oblun^% laieral 

 sepal lanceolate; petals rounded-fan-shaped ; lateral lobes 

 «f the Ubellum obliquely cuneate incurved middle lobe 

 Aer\ mrrow with jellow cirrhi Autumn Mala^ Arch 

 B M 3184 f G 1848 J9 II 2G 213 C n 19 p 30o 

 24 1 )tn « pp olO )]7 R H 1800 pp 238 23J 

 Ibir p 1 1 \t K ,1 -\ ir atlrea Ri Ife (P gran 

 difl I, -sir a,,, ( Wirnei) Front liilf of the lateral 



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1736. Phalaenopsis Harriettse (X K). See So 1. 



2. Aphrodite, Reichb. f. (P. nmdbitis, 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. P. S. 1:40. G. C. 1848:39; 

 11.26:213. Gn. 31, p. 273; 3.5, p. 362; 38, p. 157; 48, p. 484. 

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



Var. Oay&na, Hort. (P. amaUHs, var. Dayina. Hort.^, 

 has regular flowei s with the lower sepals minutely (lotted 

 ■with crimson, the labellum also being heavily marked 

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



Var. c4sta, Rnlfe (P. enstn, Reichb. f.). Lvs. thinly 

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



PHAL^NOPSIS 



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. leucorrhbda, 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. Sanderi4na, Rolfe {P. Sanderiihia, Reichb. f.). 

 Fls. .suffused with rose; labellum variegated with brown, 

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



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

 Aphrodite and P. rosea. Resembles P. Aphrodite in 

 habit but the fls. are smaller. Sepals obI„n-, acute, 

 white; petals rhomboid, much lai-.i. - liii, ,\ itl, f, w 

 rose spots at the base; labcllim: i,, 11 I ■■ . ,| Inl.rs 

 erect rose purple spotted wiili i. LiKl- 



nchcrimson terminating in 2 .~1 hi ;,;;,. I i, ,,i|.|iii].s. 

 — The same t^pe has been aniliii.ill) i,i.HiuLi;a by 

 crossing the two parent species. 



\ ar P6rtei Reichb. f. (P. PMeri, Hort.). Fls. large, 

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

 green ( f II 5 369, 371. F.M. 1875:162. J.H. 111. 

 Ml 1 • ( n 21 326 G.M. 38:111. 



4 Stuarti4na Reichb. f. Lvs. elliptic-oblong, obtuse, 

 I ut 1 11 lung mottled when young, becoming dull 

 „n.(.n abo\ c and reddish below; piini.-l.. inrL'f , brBiicbed. 

 dre oping fls 2 in across; sepal- . II:m i. .l; u,,, « 1, it.- 

 or greenish white the lateral ..n. , i nl, ,,.,|; 



petals rounded but nl. ,■. . . i . ;iii::iilai-, 



white with few purple .1.1- .: I-..; lal.. Hum 



white at the tip, lateral lobes obliquely obo- 

 \ate obtuse, with a pair of cuneate calli be- 

 tween them; middle lobe orbicular, ending in 

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

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

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

 Ill U lo7 P. E. 11: 393. -Very near P. Schil- 

 Itwni tut very different in color. Var. 

 puuctatissima, Hort., has the sepals and petals 

 [r tu h 1 otted with purplish red. 

 ) SchiUeriana, Reichb. f. Fig. 1737. Lvs. 



6-18 m lun„', 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 23^^-3 in. 

 ^ across dorsal sepals obovate, acute, the lateral 

 ones o\ ate 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 o\al, ending in two divergent horns. 

 Jan -March Philippines. B.M. 55.30. F.S. 15:1559. 

 I H 10 348, 3o o6, 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. 1^ 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- 

 lura 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. anfevnlfera, 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. 



