Phaio-calanthe 



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Phaius 



PHAIO-CALANTHE. 



Bigeneric hybrid Orchids, obtained by the inter- 

 crossing of various species of Calanthe and Phaius, 

 and requiring the same treatment as Phaius. 



Principal Hybrids : 



[NOTE. s. = sepals, p. = petals, 1. = lip.] 



Arnoldia; (C. Eeguieri X p. pk., flushed yel., 1. 



P. grandifolius) , habit 



intermediate, s. and p. 

 " tawny, flushed gold, 1. 



pale ro. pk. 

 berryaua (P. Humblotii 



X C. Masuca), flowers 



intermediate in shape, 



ro. 

 Braudtia? (P. assamicus 



X C. Veitchii), s. and 



Other Hybrids : 

 grandis (P. grandifolius 



ro. pk. 



irrorata (P. grandifolius 

 X C. vestita), s. and p. 

 creamy wh. , shaded ro. , 

 1. reddish pur., wh. 



sedeuiaua (P. grandifolius 

 X C. Veitchii), s. and 

 p. yellowish wh., 

 flushed ro., 1. wh.. 

 margined rosy pur., yel. 



X C. Bryan), 

 inquilina (P. vestitus X 

 C. Masuca). 



iuspirata (P. grandifolius 



X C. Masuca). 

 Niobe (P. graudifolius 



X C. gigas). 



PHAIUS OAKWOODIEXSIS. 



PHAIUS (syn. PHAJUS). 



Description. A small genus of epiphytal and 

 terrestrial Orchids (ord. Orchidaceae), from the 

 Tropics of the Old World. The leaves are deep 

 green, pleated, and usually of large size, with the 

 base narrowed into a long petiole. The inflores- 

 cence is generally erect, rising in some species a 

 yard or so high. 



Propagation. By division after flowering is over, 

 severingthe rhizomes of epiphytes witha sharp knife. 



Compost. Species like Humblotii need little 

 more than clean sphagnum, but some fibrous peat 

 may be added. Terrestrial species need fibrous 

 loam and leaf soil or peat in equal parts, with 

 dried cow manure and sand. 



Special Cultural Points. No species needs the 

 very dry root conditions some Orchids require 

 during the period of rest. All succeed in a stove, 

 but maculatus is at home in an intermediate or 

 cool house ; Humblotii and simulans (tuberculosus 

 of gardens) both love a very high temperature and 

 atmospheric moisture. 



Phemocodon (see Lapagerla). 



Deciduous Species. These differ so much in 



manner of growth, mode of flowering, and cultural 

 needs from the evergreen ones that they arc dealt 

 with under their common garden title 'of Thmiia 

 (which see). 



Principal Species and Varieties : 



[NOTE. s. r= sepals. 

 hicolor, 1^', spike U' to 

 2i', sum., s. and p. red- 

 dish br., 1. wh., ro., 

 yel. 



Oweni*, 1. yel., maroon 

 pur. 



Blumei, '!'.,', spikes 4', 

 spr., s. and p. yellowish 

 red, 1. wh., criin., yel.; 

 assumicus, Bernaysii, 

 and sauderiaiius are 

 distinct vars., the latter 

 producing spikes 6' to 

 <S' long in sum. 



callosus, 2V, spike 3' to 

 4', sum., s. and p. red- 

 dish br., wh., ro., 1. 

 yellowish wh., ro. pur. 

 (syn. Kumphii). 



grandifolius, 2i', spike 

 3' to 4', spr., s. and p. 

 yellowish br., wh. 

 reverse, 1. br., rosy pur. 

 (syim. gigauteus and 

 grandiflorus). 



Humblotii, li', spike 

 li' to 2i', s. and p. rosy 



Principal Hybrids : 



amabilis (grandifolius 



X simulans), win., s. 



and p. wh., pk., 1. criin. 



pur., grn. 

 ashworthianus (Wallichii 



var. Muniiii X 



maculatus), sum., s. 



and p. gold, 1. marked 



reddish Br. 

 Cooksouia?, (graudifolius 



X Humblotii), spr., s. 



and p. yel., 1. yel., pur. 



br., ro. 

 Cooksouii (Wallichii X 



simulans), spr., s.and p. 



Other Species, Hybrids, 



albus (see Thuuia alba) . 



assamicus (see Blumei 

 var.). 



Bensonite (see Thunia 

 Beusonte) . 



Bemaysii (see Blumei 

 var.). 



flavus, 24', spikes L 1 '. '. 

 sum., s. and p. yel., 1. 

 yel., reddish br. 



giganteus (see graudi- 

 folius). 



grandiflorus (see- grandi- 

 folius). 



inquilimis, sum., wh., 

 yel.: hybrid, parentage 

 unrecorded. 



irroratus (see Phaio-Cal- 

 uuthe irrorata). 



inaculato - grandifolius 

 (grandifolius X rnacu- 

 latus), aut., s. and p. 

 yellowish ro., 1. wh., 

 crim., br. 



Minimi (see Wallichii 

 var.). 



p. = petals, 1. = lip.] 

 pur., wh., 1. ro. pur., 

 wh. reddish br., crim., 

 yel. 



albus, s. and p. wh. , 

 1. ro., rosy pur., l.r.. yel. 



maculatus, 2 j, spike" _'' 

 to 3', spr., s. and jt. 

 yel., 1. marked red. 

 Ivs. spotted yel. 



simulaus, 1', spike 1' to 

 '!' , win., s. and p. wh., 

 1. wh., ro., yel.. or., 

 crim. pur., epiphytal 

 ("i/ii. tuberculosus of 

 gardens) . 



tuberculosus, li' to 2', 

 spike 2' to 3', s. and 

 p. wh., terrestrial (tyii. 

 Warpuri ) . 



tuberculosus of garden? 

 (nee sinmluiis). 



Wallichii, '21, , spike 3' 

 to o', win., spi., s. and 

 p. buff, red, wh. re- 

 verse, 1. wh., yel., red. 



Manuii, flowers larger 

 and darker. 



rosy yel., 1. ro.. rosy 

 pur., yel. 



Martha' (Blumei X sim- 

 ulans), spr., s. and p. 

 buff, spotted br., 1. wl,., 

 yellowish br., ro. 



Norman (Blumei var. 

 sauderiaiius X sim- 

 ulans), spr., s. and p. 

 yellowish pk., 1. red- 

 dish pur., yel., ro.. \vh. 



owenianus (bicolor var. 

 Owenia? X Humblotii), 

 sum., s. and p. wh., 

 tinged pur. br., 1. crim. 

 pur., yel.. or. 



and Varieties : 



Marshallia- (see Thuuia 

 Marshallise). 



mishmiensis, li', spike 

 li' to 2i', sum., s. and 

 p. ro. pk., 1. ro. pk.. 

 wh., yel. (./. roseus). 



oakwoodiensis (Cooksonii 

 X Humblotii), sum., 

 s. and ]>. ro., I. rosy 

 crim., or. (see figure). 



orphan um (grandifolius 

 X Martha?), spr., s. 

 and p. yellowish red, 1. 

 iTim., ro., yel., reddish 

 br. 



Owenia* (r bicolor var.). 



philippinensis. li', spike 

 li' to 2i', sum., s. and 

 p. reddish br., yel., wh. 

 reverse, 1. wh., pk., 

 yel. 



I'liiebe (Blumei var. 

 sanderianus X Hum- 

 blotii), sum., s. and p. 

 yellowish ro., 1. ro., or., 

 yel. 



