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ORCHIDS 



Phalcenopsis. 



obliquely by a prominent midrib. The flowers are borne in 

 two opposite rows, on long, pendent, often branching racemes ; 

 they are 3in. in diameter, and are entirely white except the lip, 

 which, on the inner side, is spotted and streaked with rosy-pink 

 and yellow. In shape the sepals are broadly ovate, the petals 

 being still broader and somewhat rhomboidal ; the lip is three- 

 lol)ed, the side lobes standing erect at each side of the column, 

 and the central one dividing at the apex into two slender, 

 twisted filaments. It is found in Java and the Philippine 



Fig. 147. Phal.'T;nopsis (i) Aphrodite, (2) .Schilleriana, (3) Stuartiana 



(much reduced). 



Islands, and was first introduced in 1836. It flowers at various 

 seasons, but most freely during the summer months. Syn. 

 F. amabilis (Lindl.). (Fig, 147; B. M., t. 4297.) 



Van gloriosa (sometimes accorded specific rank) has flowers 

 a trifle larger, and it also differs slightly in the callus on the 

 lip. The varietal name is sufficiently indicative of its beauty. 



P. Esmeralda {Rchb. /).— This small, pretty-flowered species 

 has erect flower-spikes. The leaves are thick and fleshy, 

 grey-green, with a few dull brown spots ; in strong plants the 



