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AkRIDES ('RISPUM 



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Aerides. 

 leaves are flat and broad, two-lobed, and about Sin. lony; ; the stem 

 is generally purple. The racemes are more than double the 

 length of the leaves, and 

 the flowers are nearly 2in. 

 in diameter ; they are white, 

 suflused with purplish-rose, 

 and very fragrant ; the sepals 

 and petals are ovate, and 

 the lip is three -lobed, the 

 middle lobe being very 

 large, toothed at the base, 

 and fringed at the margin ; 

 the horn-like spur is slightly 

 incurved. This beautiful 

 species blooms during May 



and June, and lasts a long (nat. size). 



time in flower. Introduced 



from Bombay, and first flowered in England in 1841. 

 B. M., t. 4427) . 



Several varieties of this plant are in culti\'ation, the liest ot 

 which are as follow : 



A"ar. Lindkya)uitn ( IJ'ight) has large, much-branched panicles of 

 flowers, with white sepals and petals, and a large, bright, rich 

 rose-coloured lip. 



Var. IVafiieri has a slender stem, the short leaves are dark 

 green, and the sepals and petals white, with a rich rose-purple 

 lip having a white margin. 



A. Emericii (Rchli. /.) has the habit and general characters 

 of A. vireiis, but the leaves are longer and narrower, and two- 

 lobed at the tips. The flowers are white and rosy-lilac, of 

 medium size, and they are borne in drooping racemes. It flowers 

 in the late autumn. Introduced from the Andamans in 1882. 

 (B. M., t. 6728.) 



A. expansum {J\c/il>. f.). — A dwarf kind, with recurved, 

 channelled, light green leaves, and unbranched spikes of white 

 and rose-purple flowers. The lip is large and projecting, deeper- 

 coloured on the middle lobe, and the spur is rather large and 

 incurved. For small houses this plant is well adapted, as 

 it grows and flowers freely if planted in a teak basket, and 

 suspended near the roof-glass in a warm house. A native of 

 Burma. There seems little if anything to distinguish this from 

 A. fakatum. 



A. falcatum {Lindl.). — Well known in gardens, and a most 

 distinct and beautiful species. The leaves are nearly ift. long. 



