PHAL.ENOPSIS 



8. amethjstina, Reichb. f. A small species with 

 cuneateoblong Ivs. : fls. small, cream-colored with 

 an amethyst labellum; sepals cuneate-oblong ob 

 tuse; petals subequal or a little smaller; lateral 

 lobes of the labellum cuneate; middle lobe obovate, 

 notched. Malay. G.U. 1870:1731. 



9. vioiacea, Teijsm & Binn. Lvs. oblong 8-12 

 in. long, light shining green : flower-stalks not 

 longer than the Its. : fls. few, 2 in. across; sepals 

 and petals broadly lanceolate, yellowish white 

 changing to rose-violet toward the base; middle 

 lobe of the labellum fleshy, deep purple, with a vel 

 low callus; side lobes small, erect, purple and 

 orange. May-Oct. Sumatra. F.M. 1879:342 Or 

 C. II. 16: 145. -Plant of dwarf habit. The fls re 

 main on the plant a long time. 



10. Comu-c6rvi, Blume & Reichb. f. Lvs. about 

 9 in. long, leathery, oblong: flower-stem about as 

 long as the lvs., erect, clavate, bearing 6-12 fls 

 fls. yellowish green, barred with reddish brown 

 sepals and petals fleshy, lanceolate, the latter small 

 er ; labellum whitish, lateral lobes erect on the 

 irregular, fleshy, excavated claw, middle lobe cres 

 cent-shaped, apiculate. Summer. Trop. Asia Java 

 or..l Sumatra. B.M. 5.570 (as Po?;/f7,,7r,s r.ic»»-. )ii) 



:i. speciosa, R.'i.'lil.. f. r.v~. .il.h.n-: il- -i II i 



in racemi'-; ^r ].anirl.-. w !.i 



madder; s.|,:,K .il.l,,,,-; (., : ■ ', . ■ , 



with erect. Im.-ar. tM,,il,,.,l, >.,,">v -hi- I I 



a fleshy, purpk- ami wliiii- uii.Klk- l..i.v ti.aii.^ ii 

 hairy cushion. Andaman Lslauds (Bay of Beugvl) 

 G.C. II. 18:745; 26:277. 



12. Sumatrina, Korth. & Reichb. f. Lvs. pointed 

 about 6 in. long: inflorescence about as long as the 

 lvs., 6-10-fld. : sepals oblong, pointed, 1 in. or more 

 in length; petals more cuneate; all yellowish white 

 barred, with bands of reddish brown ; labellum 

 short, clawed; lateral lobes erect, meeting and each 

 having a short curved tooth pointing backwards 

 middle lobe oblong, fleshy, white, streaked with 

 violet, very hairy in front. Sumatra and Borneo B M 

 5527. P.S. 16:1644. G.C. 1865:507. 



13. Liiddemanniina, Reichb. f. A small plant with 

 thick, oblong fleshy lvs. 6-8 in. long: inflorescence 

 about as long as the lvs., with few handsome fls near 

 the top: fls. 2-3 in. across; sepals and petals oblong 

 acute, white, marked with transverse bars, those at the 

 base being amethyst, while the upper ones are brown 

 labellum deep violet, with yellow blotches on the side 

 lobes; middle lobe oblong; side lobes erect ligulate 

 deeply 2-tootbed. Feb.. March. Philippines. BM 5a23 

 F.S. 16:li;;»;. R.H. ]s72:.S90. F. 1865:257.-The old 

 flowe.'-sti-ms ,.f this phmt produce young plants by 

 which thi' -<|iciiis may he easily increased. 



Var. ochricea, R.irhb, f. A form with yellowish fls 

 and ochre-colored bars. R.H. 1872:390. 



14. F&rishii, Reichb. f. Dwarf: lvs. oblong lanteo 

 late, acute, 2-1 in. long: fls. in 6-10-fld racemes 

 scarcely longer than the lvs., crowded; dorsal sepals 

 oblong, lateral broadly ovate, white ; petals obovate- 

 spatulate, white; lateral lobes of the labellum small, 

 horn-like, yellow, with purple spots, middle lobe broadly 

 triangular, red-purple, often white on the disk; crest 

 semilunar, broken up into subulate filaments In front; 

 the disk has a peculiar appendage ending in 4 long 

 subulate filaraents. Burma and Moulmein. B.M. 5815. 



15. rdsea, Lindl. Lvs. oblong, dark green, obliquely 

 retuse : scape about a ft. long, nodding, dark purple, 

 bearing 12-14 fls. : sepals and petals ovate, obttise, 

 white, tinged with pink in the center; labellum rose- 

 colored, .scarcely longer than the sepals; lateral lobes 

 small, lunate, middle lobe ovate. Philippines. B.M. 

 5212. F.S. 16:1645. G.C. 184S:i,7I. 



P.Ltsterii. Advertised. but douliffnl -T r.<(,-HO-«i, Reichb. 

 f. Plant of the habit of P. viola.iu. wiih nain.ucr lvs.: sepals 

 cuneate-oblong, purple, with tin- lat.-ral s.-pals white at the 

 base: petals like the lateral sepals or barred with purple; la- 

 bellum short, clawed, mauve, white and yellow. Malay. 



Heineioh Hasselbring. 



PHALANGITJM LiliAstmm. See Paradisea Lilt- 

 astrum. 



1293 



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1737 Phal^nopsis SchiUenana ( ; 



See^ 



FHALABIS (old Greek name used by Dioscondes, 

 pr<^ bai h from phaJo\ shinmg in allusion to the shin 

 ingseed) Graminece Ten species mostly of southern 

 Europe one nati\ e throughout the northern part of 

 North America a variety cf which is the Ribbon Grass 

 P Canatien is Canary trass which is cultivated m 

 Europe for bird food or sometimes as a ceieal is occa 

 sionall\ tound in this country along roadsides This 

 annual species on actount of its variegated oi ate 

 spikes IS worthy of cultivation as an ornamental grass 

 Spikelets 1 11(1 ttllected in heads or spike like panicles 

 Empt\ .^luiu 4 1 ut the second and third minute 

 Outer ^luTii 1 It hiped awnless 



arundinacea I iiui Reed Canarv Grass A tall per 

 ennui ( t tt ) ^ itli flit /'2 m wide lvs and an elongated 

 spike like panicle (open m anthesis)of whitish spikelets, 

 native through northern America in wet ground where 

 It IS an important forage grass Recommended for 

 planting in parks and grounds along the banks of 

 streams or artificial ponds. A very striking native 

 grass. 



Var. variegita (var. picta). Ribbon Grass. Gar- 

 dener's Garters. Fig. 1738. Lvs. longitudinally striped 

 with white. Commonly cult, for ornament and some- 

 times run wild about old places. 



A. S. Hitchcock. 



FHALOCALLIS (Greek words referring to the delicacy 

 of the cone formed bv the crests). IridAeece. Referred 

 by Baker to Cypella. " The plant offered as P. pliunbea, 

 Herb., by Dutch bulb-growers is Cyp^Ua pliimbea, 

 Lindl., a South Brazilian species differing from those 

 described at p. 429 as follows: corm large: lvs. lanceo- 

 late: stem stout, 2-4 ft. long: fls. dull lilac; outer seg- 

 ments 13'2-2 in. long; inner with a small obovate blade 

 and long claw; style-branches 2-fld, each fork with 1 

 erect and 2 spreading spurs. B.M. 3710 (fls. chiefly 

 lilac). F.S. 4:395 (chiefly light blue). F.S. 14:1466 

 [flnre striata, veined and flushed with rich purple 

 shades on a white ground). 



PHARBITIS. 





