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AERIDES 



iESCHYNANTHUS 



long, IJi in. in diam. ; sepals and petals white, tipped 

 with amethyst; side lobes of labellum falcate, pale ame- 

 thyst ; front lobe convex, denticulate, keeled above, 

 amethyst in center, margined with white and barred 

 with rose; spur short. Upper Burmah. Var. Houlletii- 

 num {A. SotiUeti&num, Reiohb. f.). Fls. large, l^in. in 

 diam.; petals and sepals pale buff, magenta apical 

 blotch; labellum creamy white; side lobes penciled with 

 magenta, front lobe keeled. Cochin China. R.B.21:205. 

 R. H. 1891:324. Var. Lednaei {A. Zednosi, Reiohb. f.). 

 Side lobes blunt and retuse. 



AAA. Multiflorum section : apical lobe of 



labellum hastate, 



B. Peduncles not ascending, 



11. multiildrum, Roxb. {A,afnne, Wall. A, rdseum, 

 Lodd.). Plant compact, dwarf: Ivs. stout, leathery, 

 6-10 In. long, dotted with brown (1): scapes 15-20 in. 

 long, often branching : fls. small and crowded ; petals 

 and dorsal sepals ovate, equal in length, rose-colored 

 shading to white at the base, dotted and spotted with 

 crimson, inferior sepals pale, less spotted ; labellum 

 cordate-rhomboid at right angles, with other segments 

 scarcely trilobed, deep rose ; spur compressed, very 

 short. India. B.M. 4049. Gt. 8: 267. Var. L6bbi (A. 

 idftftu, Hort. ). Lvs. crowded: peduncles more branch- 

 ing : fls. more intensely colored ; very distinct. I. H. 

 15:559. Var. 6odefToy&,num, Hort. (A, Oodetroy&num, 

 Reiohb. f. ). Fls. larger than in type and more brilliant 

 in color. R.B. 17: 169. This is the most widely distributed 

 of the East Indian species, if we except .4. odoratum, 



12. maculdsum, Lindl. Plant compact : lvs. dark 

 spotted : racemes pendent, sometimes branching ; se- 

 pals and petals pale rose, dotted with purple; anterior 

 lobe rose-purple, white at base. India. 



13. KSldingii, Lodd. Pox-BRnsH Orchid. Tall: lvs. 

 glossy, 7-10 In. long : peduncles pendulous, branched 

 near the base, 18-24 in. long : fls. crowded, petals and 

 sepals white, suffused and dotted with rose ; labellum 

 scarcely trilobed, white suffused with rose. Sikkim, 

 Assam, 



14. crlspum, Lindl. St. brownish : lvs. rigid, 5-8 in. 

 long : peduncle often branched, pendulous ; fls. not 

 dense, large; petals and sepals white, flushed with rose- 

 crimson, deeper colored on dorsal surfaces ; lip trilobed, 

 side lobes small, midlobe rose-amethyst. S. Ind. B.M. 

 4427. P.S. 5:438. Gn. 4, p. 85. B.R. 28:55. Var. Lind- 

 ley&num, Hort. Larger: fls. paler, racemes branching. 

 Var. WAmeri, Hort. Dwarf: fls. smaller and paler than 

 in type. 



15. crassifdlium, Par. & Reichb. f . Compact in growth : 

 lvs. 6-10 in. long : fls. IJ^in. in diam. ; petals and sepals 

 brightrose-magenta, shading off towards bases; label- 

 lum trilobed, side lobes subfalcate, rose-magenta, front 

 lobe ovate, deeper colored. Burma. 



16. Japdnicum, Reichb. f. Smallest species of the ge- 

 nus in cult. : lvs. 3-4 in. long, linear oblong : fls. few : 

 peduncles loosely racemose ; sepals and smaller petals 

 greenish white, lateral sepals barred with amethyst- 

 purple ; labellum crenate, ridged, dark violet, with 2 

 erect lobules. Japan. B.M. 5798.— This interesting spe- 

 cies marks the N. limit of the genus Aerides. Requires 

 cooler treatment than the other species. 



BB. Peduncles ascending . 



17. radicdsum, Reichb, Lvs, 8 in, long, 1 in. wide : 

 peduncles ascending, 8-10 in, long, sometimes branching 

 near the base : fls, %m, across, purplish ; sepals and 

 petals pale rose, verging on crimson ; column winged, 

 India, 



AAAA, Vandarum section : lip various : lvs, terete, 



18. vand4rum,Reichb, f, (4. (;)/M»(ZrJcMTO,Hook,), St, 

 slender: lvs, 4-6 in, long, channeled above, clasping at 

 bases, alternate: peduncles 2-3 fld.: fls. l%-2 in. in 

 diam. ; segments undulate ; sepals white, lanceolate ; 

 petals white, irregularly obovate ; lip trilobed, nearly di- 

 vided in front, dentate, sides erect. Sikkim Himalaya, 

 4,000-5,000 ft, B.M. 4982. J.H. IIL 34: 417.— Much like 



Vanda teres in foliage. Subtropical species. 



19. mitr&tum, Reichb. f. Lvs. semi-terete : racemes 

 many-fld. ; sepals and petals white ; labellum rose-pur- 

 pie. Burma. B.M. 5728. Oakes Ames. 



MEVA (name of no signification), Amarant&cece. 

 Tender herbs or shrubs, allied to Achyranthes, Lanate 

 plants of Trop, Asia and Afr,, with perfect or imperfect 

 fls., the perianth segments short and hyaline: stamens 

 5 or 4, sterile filaments intervening : fls. very small, 

 usually in clusters, white or rusty. 



ganguinol^nta, Blume (A, sangulnea, Hort.). Lvs. 

 lK-23^in. long, opposite or alternate, ovate, acuminate, 

 soft, pubescent, pale beneath, Java,— Cult, for its dark 

 red leaves, 



.ffiSCHTNANTHUS (aischuno, ashamed, ugly, and 

 anthos, flower; probably referring to the wide-mouthed 

 gaping of the fls.), Gesner&cem, About 40 species of 

 tropical Asian twining or rambling parasitic small 

 shrubs, bearing very showy, more or less fleshy tubular 

 fls., and cult, in warm houses (stoves) : lvs. opposite or 

 verticillate, thick, or even fleshy: perfect stamens 4, 

 ascending under the upper part of the imperfectly 2- 

 lobed corolla ; stigma entire : capsule 2-valved. 



Nearly all the species of this exceedingly interesting 

 genus are from the hot, tropical forests of Java and 

 Borneo, where they grow in company with orchids and 

 other plants on the trunks of trees. The fls., which are 

 produced in the axils of the lvs. and at the ends of the 

 shoots, last a long time in perfection. Being epiphytal 

 under natural conditions, they should be put in a root- 

 ing medium which will require renewal not of tener than 

 once in two years. They must have perfect drainage, as 

 they suffer from stagnant moisture, but during the 

 period of growth they must have copious supplies of 

 water. Prop, by seeds, cuttings, and division. Cut- 

 tings are the most satisfactory in building up a flower- 

 ing plant from the beginning. Seeds are slow, and di- 

 vided pieces, unless their roots are in a good condition 

 previous to the operation, do not make as good plants as 

 cuttings. Cuttings should be taken early in the spring, 

 and kept close until they are rooted and established in 

 small pots. During the first year they should not be 

 allowed to bloom, but encouraged to make growth by 

 pinching out the ends of the shoots and shifting into 

 larger pots as they require it. Most of the kinds look 

 their best when grown as basket plants suspended from 

 the roof of the stove. Wire baskets are best. In pre- 

 paring them, first put in a lining of moss, next a goodly 

 quantity of rough cinders, and the rooting material may 

 consist of chopped fibrous peat, sphagnum, charcoal, and 

 small pieces of pots or bricks, with a little coarse- 

 grained sand. For a basket 12 m, across, several small 

 plants out of 3-inch pots may be used, and in a hot, hu- 

 mid atmosphere the growth 

 is encouraged until the 

 sides of the receptacle are 

 covered. During winter 

 they should be rested by 

 withholding water to a cer- 

 tain extent, and decreasing 

 the temperature consider- 

 ably. A good method of 

 growing the scandent 

 kinds, where facilities are 

 at hand, is to start the 

 small plants on blocks of 

 wood, attach these to damp 

 but warm walls, to which 

 they will cling by means 

 of the roots thrown out 

 from every leaf joint. 

 Cult, by G. W, Oliver, 

 A, Galyx deeply 5-parted, the lobes acute. 

 grandifldra, Spreng. St. creeping, mostly herbaceous, 

 4-5 ft. : lvs. lanceolate, acuminate, 4-5 in. long, repamd- 

 serrate, fieshy: fis. aggregated; calyx fleshy and short; 

 corolla arched-tubular, 2-3 in. long, downy, orange-scar- 

 let. E.Ind. B.M. 3843. P.M. 5: 24L- Will succeed in an 

 intermediate house, 



AA. Calyx tubular, entire or shortly 5-toothed, 

 piilchra, Don {^, piilcher,T>G.], Figs. 41, 42. Trail- 

 ing: lvs. broadly ovate, distantly small-toothed : corolla 

 glabrous, brilliant scarlet, 3 times longer than the gla- 

 brous greenish calyx. Java. B.M. 4264. B.B. 18:13. 

 B.H. 1883: 204, P.M; 16:161. 



41, .Xschynanthus pulchra 

 (XM), 



