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PHAL.KNOl'STS. 



GARDEN HYBRIDS. 

 Phalsenopsis "F. L. Ames." 



P. amahilis X P. intermedia. 



Leaves oval-oblong, bright green. Flowers 3 inches in diameter, with 



the general shape of those of P. amahilis ; sepals and petals white ; 



lip suffused and marked with a peculiar shade of reddish purple ; the 



side lobes white externally, sjiotted witli light purple at the base on 



the inner side, above which the colour runs into lines ; the front lobe 



is striated with reddish purple in front, and suffused with the same 



colour behind ; crest yellow sjiotted with red. 



Phaltenopsis " F. L. Ames," Uolfe in Oard. Chron. Ill, s. ^, (1888), p. 200, 

 icon. xyl. 



Phalsenopsis "F. L. Ames." 



Raised by Seden at our nursery. A most interesting and distinct 

 hybrid, of which three species are concerned in the ancestry, the pollen 

 used being that of P. intennedia, itself a natural hybrid between P. 

 Aplivodite and P. rosea. The colour of tlie labellum is very peculiar, 

 and strongly marks the individuality of this beautiful Phakenopsis, Avhich 

 is dedicated to the Hon. F. L. Ames, of I^orth Easton, Massachusetts, a 

 liberal patron of horticulture, and the possessor of one of the finest 

 orchid collections in cultivation. 



