428 ORCHIDS 



Phalcenopsis. 



from Mindanao in i8Si by Messrs. Low and Co. It flowers 

 during the first three months of the year. (Fig. 147 ; B. M., 

 t. 6622.) 



Var. nobilis has larger flowers, with fewer but larger spots on 

 the lip and side sepals. 



Var. pHHctatissima has the sepals and petals profusely spotted 

 with purplish-red. 



P. tetraspis {Rchb. /.). — I'his species approaches P. violacea. 

 It bears a rich panicle of white flowers. Lateral lobes of the lip 

 ligulate, refuse, with a tooth at the upper end and a conical 

 callus in the middle ; between the lobes are two pairs of bristle- 

 like processes ; front lobe of lip rhomboid-ligulate, with a cushion 

 of hairs at the apex. Andamans, 1S81. (B. M., t. 7321.) 



P. violacea {Teysm.). — This has pretty, sweet-scented flowers 

 of distinct colour. Its leaves are tongue-shaped. Sin. to i2in. 

 in length, and of a light shining green. The inflorescence is 

 short, and does not develop more than two or three flowers at 

 once. These are 2in. to 2^,in. in diameter, with the broadly 

 lance-shaped sepals and petals of a violet-rose towards the base, 

 changing at the apex to a yellowish tint. The lip is of a rich 

 purplish-rose, the callus being yellow. This species flowers from 

 May to October, lasting a long time in perfection. Malayan 

 Archipelago, 1859. (W. O. A., t. "182.) 



Var. Bouiringiana has light yellow flowers, striped and spotted 

 with purple. 



Var. Schrcederiana has the sepals and petals white, tinged widi 

 rose-purple at the base. 



G.4RDEN H\-BRIIjS. 



Ainphitnte Saiiden'ana and Stuartiana (.Sander). 



Ariadne Stuartiana and Aphrodite (\^\yc\i). 



Artemis amabilis and rosea (Veitch). 



Cassandra rosea 3.nA Stuartiana {yt'itch). 



F. L. Ames amatiilis and intermedia (\'eitch). 



Harrieta amabilis and violacea (Veitch). 



^lebe Sanderiana and rosea (Veitch). 



Hermione StKartiana and Luddemanniana (Veitcli). 



intermedia Aphrodite and rosea (Veitch). 



Jolui Seden amabilis and Luddemanniana (Veitch). 



Lady Rothsihild intermedia Porteii and Sanderiana (Low). 



Leda Stuartiana and amabilis. 



Ludde-vwlaeea violaceum and Luddemanniana (Veitch). 



Mrs. J. LL. J'eitch .... Luddemanniana and Sanderiana (Veitch). 

 Rothschildianum .... Schilleriana and amabilis (Veitch). 

 Sehdleriano-Stuartiana Schilleriana and Stuartiana (Lo\\'). 



Schro:dercE leucorrhoda and intermedia Porteii ( Low). 



Sluartiano-Mannii . . Stuartiana and JLannii A'eitch). 



