PHALAENOPSIS. 667 



P. LEUCORRHODA, Rchb. /.—This handsome and distinct Phalaenopsis is 

 supposed to be a natural hybrid between P. Schilkrkma and P. amabilis. The 

 roots are flat ; the leaves, which iii some forms are green, are usually mottled, 

 but the spots are not so distinct as in P. Schilleriana; and the flowers are 

 as large as in an average form of that species; the sepals and petals are 

 white, the lateral sepals spotted with purple inside at the base, and the petals 

 tinged towards the base with rose ; the lateral lobes of the lip, which are 

 large and rounded, are conspicuously striolate with purple at the base, the 

 saddle-shaped callus is orange with dark purple spots, and the disk yellowish. 

 It blooms in the winter season. — Philippine Islands. 



¥lG.— Floral Mag., 2nd ser., t. 166. 



P. LOBBII, — See P. intermedia. 



P. LOWII, Pchh. f. — This charming species forms a tuft of few oblong acute 

 fleshy bright green leaves, from the base of which very stout fibrous roots are 

 produced, as well as the lateral slender four- or five-flowered purplish scape ; 

 the flowers are very distinct in character, about \\ inch across, with ovate acute 

 dorsal and oblong lateral sepals, broad roundish cuneate petals, and a small three- 

 lobed lip about as long as the lateral sepals, the side lobes of which are linear 

 and reflexed, and the intermediate one oblong ascending, rich violet-purple, the 

 bases of the white sepals and petals flushed with pale purple, as are the lateral 

 lobes of the lip, and the long proboscis-like rostellum or tip of the column ; the 

 large rounded petals give a fulness to the flower which adds greatly to its 

 beauty ; though a small plant it produces a good spike of flowers. It is not so 

 robust in growth as many species, and requires to be kept near the glass so that 

 it may get an abundance of light. In its natural habitat it grows on bare rocks 

 exposed to the full influence of the sun, where in the rainy or growing season it 

 is perfectly deluged with water, and in the. resting season it loses its leaves. 

 Under cultivation it requires great attention during this time, or it will entirely 

 perish. It blooms in the summer months. " This plant loses all its leaves in its 

 native habitat directly after flowering, It grows on limestone rocks, and on the 

 branches of small bushes growing in the crevices of the rocks. The ranges of 

 limestone hills on which it is found, rise suddenly out of the delta of the rivers 

 Gyne, Atarauj and Salween, Tennasserim, Burmah. The country surrounding 

 these hills is under water the greater part of the year, and the rainfall is 

 excessive. The roots cease to grow, but are kept plump by the heavy dews 

 which fall at night. The resting season is short, as showers fall in March, when 

 the plant at once begins to put forth fresh leaves " (Major General Berkeley, in 

 Oardeners' Chronicle, 1887). — Moulmein. 



Fid. Bat. Mag., t. 5351 ; Satem. Second Cent. Oreli. PI., 1. 168 ; Warner, Sel. OrcU. 



PL, ii. t. 15 ; Xenia Orchidaeea, ii. t. 151 ; 6ard. Chron., 3rd ser., 1887, ii. p. 745, f. 146 ; 

 Lindenia, vi. t. 272 j Veitck's Man. Orcli. PL, vii. p. 29. 



Syk. — P. proiogcidioidcs. 



P. LiJDDEMANNIANA, BcM. /.—A very pretty dwarf species allied to 

 P. sumatrana. The plant is very similar to P. rosea in general appearance. 

 The leaves are thick in texture, ligulate-oblong acute shining, 6 to 8 inches in 

 length, and the short flower stem is lateral and few-flowered; the flowers are 

 entirely marked by parallel cross-bars of colour; both sepals and petals are 



