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AERIDES 



long, n-4 in. in diam.; sepals and y.ctals white, tipped 

 with amethyst; side lobes of labelhim f;il(;.ir. |,;.l.- ame- 

 thyst ; front lobe convex, dentieuhn.'. I,, i I. d alH.vr. 

 amethyst in center, margined wiili whii.- and l.aiia d 

 with rose; spur short. Upper Burniali. \ar. Houlletia- 

 num (J. 77.."/;, /;,■,„:.,„. Reichb. f.). Fls. large. IJ-^in. in 

 diam.: |. ' lals pale buff, magenta apical 



blotch: 1 I .white; side lobes penciled with 



magenta, i' i.i i i,. - l.d. Cochin China. R.B. 21:20.5. 



B.H. lh:a..iL:i. \ar. Leonaei {A. Zeoruei, Reiehb. f.). 

 Side lobes blunt and retuse. 



AAA. Miiltiflorum section; apical lobe of 



labellum hastate. 



B. Peduncles not ascending. 



11. multiUdrum, Roxb. (A.afflne, Wall. A. rdseum, 

 Lodd.). Plant compact, dwarf: Ivs. stout, leathery, 

 6-10 in. long, dotted with brown ( ? ) : scapes 15-20 in. 

 long, often branching : fls. small and crowded ; petals 

 and dorsal sepals ovate, equal in length, rose-colored 

 shading to white at the base, dotted and spotted with 

 crimson, inferior sepals pale, less spotted ; labellum 

 cordate-rhomboid at right angles, with other segments 

 scarcely trilobed, deep rose ; spur compressed, very 

 short. India. B.M. 4049. Gt. 8:207. Var. L6bbi (4. 

 Ldbbii, Hort.). Lvs. crowded: peduncles more branch- 

 ing : fls. more intensely colored ; very distinct. 1. H. 

 1.5:5.59. Var. Godefroy4num, Hort. (A. Godefroydniim, 

 Reiehb. f.). Fls. larger than in type and more brilliant 

 in color. B.B. 17: 109. This is tlie most widely di.stributed 

 of the East Indian species, if we except A. odoratum. 



12. maculdsum, Lindl. Plant compact : lvs. dark 

 spotted : racemes pendent, sometimes branching ; se- 

 pals and petals pale rose, dotted with purple; anterior 

 lobe rose-purple, white at base. India. 



13. FiMdingrfi, Lodd. Fox-brush Orchid. Tall: lvs. 

 glossy, 7-10 in. long : peduncles pendulous, branched 

 near the base, 18-24 in. long : fls. crowded, petals and 

 sepals white, suffused and dotted with rose ; labellum 

 scarcely trilobed, white suffused with rose. Sikkim, 

 Assam. 



14. crispum, Lindl. St. brownish : lvs. rigid, 5-8 in. 

 long : peduncle often branched, pendulous ; fls. not 

 dense, large ; petals and sepals white, flushed with rose- 

 crimson, deeper colored on dorsal surfaces; lip trilobed, 

 side lobes small, midlobe rose-amethvst. S. Ind. B.M. 

 4427. F.S. 5:438. Gn. 4, p. 85. B.R. 28:55. Var. Lind- 

 ley^num, Hort. Larger: fls. paler, racemes branching. 

 Var. WAmeri, Hort. Dwarf: fls. smaller and paler than 

 in type. 



15. crassifblium. Par. & Reiehb. f . Compact in growth : 

 lvs. «-10 in. long : fls. IKin. in diam.; petals and sepals 

 bright rose-magenta, shading off towards bases; label- 

 lum trilobed, side lobes subfalcate, rose-magenta, front 

 lobe ovate, deeper colored. Burma. 



16. Jap6mcum, Reiehb. f. Smallest species of the ge- 

 nus in cult.: lvs. 3-4 in. long-. liiio:ir nhlnng : fls. few : 

 peduncles loosely raceiuos,. : s.-pal-; ami smaller petals 

 greenish white, lateral si p:iN Ikhi'.I with amethyst- 

 purple; labellum crenatc. ri.lL'cil. ilark violet, with 2 

 erect lobules. Japan. B.M. jT'J.i. -This interesting spe- 

 cies marks the N. limit of the genus Aerides. Requires 

 cooler treatment than the other species. 



BB. Peduncles ascending. 



17. radicdsum, Reiehb. Lvs. 8 in. long, 1 in. wide : 

 peduncles ascending, 8-10 in. long, sometimes branching 

 near the base : fls. %m. across, purplish ; sepals and 

 petals pale rose, verging on crimson; column winged. 

 India. 



AAAA. Fandarum section ; lip rarlous : lvs. terete. 



18. vaiid4runi,Reichb.f.(4.ci/;(n(frJcK»i,Hook.). St. 

 slender: lvs. 4-6 in. long, channeled above, clasping at 

 bases, alternate: peduncles 2-3 fld.: fls. lJi-2 in. in 

 diam. ; segments undulate ; sepals white, lanceolate ; 

 petals white, irregularly obovate; lip trilobed, nearly di- 

 vided in front, dentate, sides erect. Sikkim Himalaya, 

 4,000-5,000 ft. B.M. 4982. J.H. III. 34: 417.— Much like 



Vanda teres in foliage. Subtropical species. 



19. TnitTd.tiiin, Reiehb. f. Lvs. semi-terete : racemes 

 man-'-ftd.; sepals and petals white ; labellum rose-pur- 

 ple. Burma. B.M. 5728. Oakes Ames. 



^SCHYNANTHUS 



MKVA (name of no signification). Amaranticem. 



■I'.-iidir li.rl.s iir slinili^. allic-il t.i A'hyranthes. Lanate 



lis,, til.. |ic]-iaiitli s,.-in. Ill- -Ihii-i anil liyaline: stamens 

 '> or 4. sterile tilaiiirnt- intirvninii!,' : fls. very small, 

 usually in clusters, white or rusty. 



saniTuinol^nta, Blume i,A. sangulnea, Hort.). Lvs. 

 15^-2Hin. long, opposite or alternate, ovat«, acuminate, 

 soft, pubescent, pale beneath. Java. — Cult, for its dark 

 red leaves. 



aiSCHYNANTHUS {aischuno, ashamed, ugly, and 

 aufli"s, Iliiwer; pr^ibably referring to the wide-mouthed 

 gaping of the fls.). Gesner&cem. About 40 species of 

 tropical Asian twining or rambling parasitic small 

 shrubs, bearing very showy, more or less fleshy tubular 

 fls., and cult, in warm houses (stoves) : lvs. opposite or 

 verticillatc, thick, or even fleshv: inrfect stamens 4, 

 ase.-n.liiiL' uinler tin- ui.iiii- i.,iil .f iln ImiM-rfectlv 2- 



i-resting 

 iva and 



other plants on the trniik- nf ini -. I'lir il... w liii-li are 

 produced in the axils i.f tin. 1 v -. an.l ai iln- i mK i.t' ihi- 

 shoots, last a long tiinr in ].iili .ihiii. j;. Ill- .l.ipliMal 

 undernatural conditii.n^. tiny vln.ulil l... j,ut in :i n.iit- 

 ing medium which will require renewal not ofteniT than 

 once in two years. They must have perfect drainage, as 

 they suffer from stagnant moisture, but during the 

 period of growth they must have eo]ur,us supplies of 

 water. Prop, by siiiU, ..liiin^-. m.I .livi-ion. Cut- 

 tings are the most sat ' _ ;|i a flower- 

 ing plant from the l>. - ! nv. and di- 

 vided pieces, unless 1 I 1 la.ndition 



previoustotheoperainin.il : ■ > - 1 plants as 



cuttings. Cuttings should la i ;:i the spring, 



and kept close untU they an i ' il.lishcd in 



small pots. During the flr-i ■ ild not be 



allowed to bloom, but enei.ni. _■ , : . :.'r.iwth by 



pinching out the ends of tin. -I i an. I -liilting into 



larger pots as they require li. .M .i ■ i tin kinds look 

 their best when grown as bavK. 1 ilani- -n-pi mled from 

 the roof of the stove. Wire l.a-ki t- ai. I,, -t. In |,re- 



pariiiirtlii in. lir-t putinaliningofm.. - . : ;- _■ lly 



quaniii;. ..t r. .ii-li i-inders, and the nmi r ' ' n ,v 



(alll-l-l ..I' .-In.].!.' il fibrous peat, sphaL,'ni. i ill. I 



small iniia.-. nl' pots or bricks, Willi ■ i ■ i -.- 



grained saii.l. Fur a basket 12 in. am-. . -,■.,,[ -n.all 

 plants out of ;i-inch pots may be useil. a 1 In- 



idatmii- . ■ t|i,. 





corolla arehe.l i uvular. . 

 let. E.Ind. B.M. 3843. 

 intermediate house. 



AA. Ca.hjx tubular 

 piilchra. n..n i E. pii 



tain extent, and decreasing 

 the temperature consider- 

 ably. A good method of 

 growing the scandent 

 kinds, where facilities are 

 at hand, is to start the 

 small plants on blocks of 

 wood, attach these to damp 

 but warm waUs, to which 

 they will cling by means 

 of the roots thrown out 

 from every leaf joint. 

 Cult, by G. W. Oliver. 

 'rted, the lobes acute. 

 reeping, mostly herbaceous, 

 iiinate, 4-5 in. long, repand- 

 ed ; calyx fleshy and short ; 

 n. long, downy, orange-scar- 

 ;. 5: 241. -Will succeed in an 



ire or shortly 5-toothed. 

 •.DC). Figs. 41, 42. Trail- 

 a 11 tly small-toothed : corolla 

 times longer than the gla- 

 a B.M. 4264. R.B. 18:13. 



