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PL. CDLXXVII. 
PHAIUS MACULATUS uot. 
THE SPOTTED PHAIUS. 
PHAIUS. Vide Lindenia, IV, p. or. 
Phaius maculatus. Caulescens, foliis ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis, 
sepalis petalisque oblongis obtusis, labelli 
trilobi lobis apice plicato-crenatis, 
lateralibus rotundatis, intermedio ovato obtuso multo minoribus, calcare recto 
oblongo obtuso, 
Caulis bipedalis. Pseudobulbi ovato-oblongi. Scapus radicalis, foliis duplo brevior, 10-12 florus. Bracteae obo- 
vatae. Flores flavi. Labellum ad apices loborum fusco-purpureo marginatum et maculosum. Columna pilosa, 
Phaius maculatus LINDL. in Gen. et Sp. Orch. Pl., I, p. 127. — Ib. in Wall. Cat. Herb. Ind., no 
Bot. Mag., t. 3960. — Hoox. Cent. Orch., t. 40. — WILL. Orch. alb., VIII, t. 381. 
Bletia flava Wauv. in Bibl. Anglo-Indica, ic. 1147. 
3748. — 
Bletia Woodfordit HooKeR Bot. Mag., t. 2719. — BLUME Orch. Ind. Archipel., p. 9. 
haius maculatus is a native of the lower ranges of the Himalayas, where 
it was discovered by Watticu, who sent it in 1822 at the Royal Gardens 
of Kew. Its specific name was given in allusion to the vegetative 
organs rather than to the flowers : indeed, its leaves are spotted with ivory- 
white, a character which cannot be observed in any of its congeners. 
Its blossoms are not amongst the showiest in that genus, which includes 
P. tuberculosus, P. Humbloti and P. grandifolius; they are, however, pretty and 
numerous enough to make a really charming effect. 
Moreover, the plant is characterised by a freer growth than P. tuberculosus, 
and most of its congeners. It enjoys less heat than the other species, and thrives 
admirably in a cool house, with Maxillarias. 
Phaiuses are semi-terrestrial Orchids. They should be grown in good light 
loam and fibrous peat, with a small proportion of living sphagnum; the pots 
must be proportionately large, and well drained. A liberal supply of water must 
be given during the growing period, mixed occasionnally with liquid manure. 
Le Phaius maculatus est une trés vieille Orchidée, l’une des premiéres qui 
figurérent dans les collections, lorsque l’on commenga a essayer la culture des 
Orchidées dans les serres européennes. Etant donné le systéme général adopté 
pour le traitement de ces plantes, celles des régions torrides ou tempérées 
résistaient plus aisément, a cette époque de début, que les Orchidées alpines, et 
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