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Grenada, 1873 (z). P. Klabochorum. — A beautiful species ; flowers pale yellow or 

 white and chocolate purple. Ecuador, 1879 (z). P. Lehmanni. — Beautiful but difficult 

 to grow. Flowers white and purple with deep purple lip. Ecuador, 1879 (i). And 

 P. "Wallisi. — Flowers creamy white with violet and purple markings. Ecuador, 1869 (z). 



phaio-calanthe. — A genus formed for the reception of hybrids between Phaius 

 and Calanthe, of which P. irrorata and P. Sedcniana (Fig. 75) and their varieties are 

 the best known. 



PHAIUS. 



Terrestrial plants, the majority of which are easily grown as advised for peristerias, 

 but all should be in pots. The most difficult to grow is P. tuberculosus, and this has 

 greatly puzzled cultivators. It does best in a thin compost of sphagnum moss and a 

 little peat, over abundant drainage, and must be kept moist all the year round. It 

 is subject to the attacks of thrips, and if ever these insects get a firm hold on 

 the plants they are difficult to eradicate. 



Kepresentative Species. 



Phaius bicolob. — Handsome, large-growing species ; 



flower spikes 5 feet high ; flowers red brown, 



whitish and rose. Ceylon, 1837 (h). 

 P. Bltjmei. — A variable plant, with flower spikes a 



yard or more high; flowers brown and yellow. 



Java (h). 



P. Cooksonmi. — A beautiful hybrid, raised from P. 

 Humbloti and P. grandifolius. Flowers buff, 

 purplish-rose, and yellow. (Pig- 76.) 



P. grandifolius. — A well-known and useful old 

 species, of considerable beauty. Flowers brownish- 

 red, with silvery white^ reverse, on tall spikes. 

 China, 1778 (i). 



P. Humbloti. — • Very beautiful, with large rose- 

 purple blossoms and a crimson and purple lip. 

 Madagascar, 1880 (h). 



P. hybridus. — The result of a cross between P. 

 Wallichi and P. grandifolius. 



P. maculatus. — An attractive old species, with 

 spotted foliage and yellowish and brown flowers. 

 India, 1823 (•£). 



P. philippinensis. — Flowers reddish-brown, yellow, 

 and white, that do not expand fully. Mindanao, 

 1879 (A). 



P. tuberculosus. — "White sepals and petals, the lip 

 yellow and white, with many spots of crimson- 

 A lovely plant, but difficult of cultivation. Mada- 

 gascar, 1880 (h). 



P. Wallichi. — Flower spikes 5 feet high; the 

 large flowers white on the outside, yellow 

 within ; lip spotted with brownish-purple. Kha- 

 sia Hills, 1837 (i). 



Fig. 76. Phaius Cook sonue. 



