PHALAINOPSIS AMABILIS DAYANA. 
[Pate 11.] 
Native of the Eastern Archipelago. 
Epiphytal. | Stem none, or consisting of a short crown furnished with rigid 
fleshy leaves, and emitting succulent roots, which latter are flattened, and cling to any 
congenial object with which they come in contact. Leaves large, thick and 
coriaceous, distichous, oblong, obliquely retuse, dark green above, purple beneath. 
Scape long, drooping, issuing from the base of the plant, or the leaf axils, and 
bearing the large moth-like flowers in a two-ranked raceme. Flowers large, pure 
opaque white, spreading, the lip beautifully coloured; sepals oblong-obtuse, white, the 
lower ones prettily dotted with carmine; petals larger and broader, sub-rhomboid, 
narrowed towards the base, pure white; Jip furnished with a callus at the base, 
smaller than the petals, three-lobed, the lateral lobes ovate obtuse, ascending or 
incurved, yellowish along the antical margin and dotted with carmine-crimson near 
the base, the central lobe trowel-shaped, carmine-crimson across the base and at 
the edge, and marked with a central crimson stripe; the lip is concave, bearing 
at the narrowed apex two incurved twisted white cirrhi. Column semi-terete, 
recumbent on the ovary. 
PHALENOPSIS AMABILIS Dayana, Hort. 
The genus Phalenopsis belongs to the tribe Vandew, which is distinguished 
amongst those with waxy pollen-masses, by having these attached to a distinct 
caudicle, united to a deciduous stigmatic gland. It no doubt comprises several of 
our finest Orchids, which are prized no less on account of the graceful development 
of their inflorescence than for the attractive white blossoms of the more familiar 
species. Our drawing of the charming Phalenopsis amabilis Dayana here figured, was 
taken from a fine specimen in the collection of W. Lee, Esq., of Downside, Leather- 
head, who was kind enough to allow us to publish an illustration of it. The variety 
is very rare; indeed, we believe this is the only specimen known to be in cultivation 
in this country. It was named in compliment to John Day, Esq., of Tottenham, 
from whose collection it was obtained by Mr. Lee. . From the markings about the 
base of the lip it will be seen to be very distinct, though it is no doubt a form 
of P. amabilis, with which it agrees in foliage and in the general character of the 
flowers, but differs in the distinct markings just referred to. The plant grows to 
about the same size as P. amabilis. 
There is at Downside a grand collection of Phalenopsids, which are especially 
well managed by Mr. Woolford, the gardener. They are great favourites with Mr. 
