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Plate 133. 



PHALiENOPSIS LUDDEMAJsTNIA. 



M. Lilddemmins Phalanopsis. 



Char. {Vide supra, Plate 114.) 



Sumatran^, Korth. et Bchb.fil (zebriniB, R 



lacea3 Tcijsm. et Bmn. ; sepalis oblongis acutis, petalis submmonbus abello ^^ ":^g^^ j^^?^ 

 ^Ily.^^ laterllibus ligulatis apice excise bidentatis extus obbqu^ canna ^ or .s^ 

 lalni^ media ab ungue angusto oblong^ ante apicem angulata seu --^ .*^' "^> '^^^^ 

 :„«.„. ...:^.i.-« c..;.fi« in disco inter lacinias laterales, callis forcipatis duobus 



sursum inflexo, squamulis senatis m aisco muui .o.^.^^^^ -^-^ . - pirpnm- 



anteposMs, carinl serrdati in basi ac m apice laciuia. an bcoe, piUs multis ant.ce en cum- 



fil 



Ai^^'OPSis Luddemanniana. EchK fih in Gardeners' Chron., May 



Mag 



This beautiful plant is a native of the Philippines, whence it was «ent to Messrs 

 Hugh Low and Co., of Clapton, who being unable to distinguish it m habit trom 



their customers 



old Fkalwnopsis equestris {P. rosea), disposed of several plants of ^ 

 under that name. Several of these flowered simultaneously this spring (lbb5j, an^a^^^ 

 fewer than four of them were exhibited at the same time at one of the lues a> ^^ ^^^ 

 ings of the Royal Horticultural Society at South Kensington. These came lo 

 coUections of Mr. Day, Mr. Marshall, Dr. Patteson, and Messrs. Low ; lUias a 

 peared in that of Mr. Wentworth Buller. It is of the very easiest cultivation, 



requires a good heat. , . . fnublished 



Professor Reichenbaeh, in his very interesting description ;\ ^he pm ^p^^^ ^^^^ 

 in the ' Gardeners' Chronicle'), mentions the circumstance ot its na> g ^^^^^^^^^^ 

 flowered by M. Liiddemann, of Paris (formerly at the head of M. ^^f'^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^y^, 

 establishment), to whom the species w^as dedicated. Professor ^ ^^?^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^g 

 serves that he has seen two varieties of this beautiful plant: ^""^ !"* ^^^"'j^^^g ^^^ name 

 on the petals and sepals altogether cinnamon-colour, and to which e ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ 



of '' ochracea r the other (as in the case of the specimen ^^V''''^^!'^^'^^^^ ^^,,^^ ^^^^ a 

 Ws of a fine amethyst tint which he calls « delicata" Our drawmg w 

 specimen exhibited by Mr. Day. . ^^ ^^^.^ j^ length 



Descr. Leaves polished and leathery, from ^^""^ :^\l'' '""'J' Flower^sfem ver; 

 undistinguishable from those of Fhal(B}iopsis equestris {F. roseuj. 



