PHAL&NOPSIS. 



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left alone than in the least overdone. Damping the house with soot water to create a 

 little ammonia in the atmosphere is a great help to the plants. Cleanliness is of the 

 utmost importance, the very sensitive foliage being easily injured by insects. The rise 

 of the temperature in spring and the fall in autumn must be gradually brought about, 

 anything like a sudden change being detrimental. 



(Besides the species named below this genus now contains several lovely hybrids, 

 some raised in this country and others natural hybrids, which in detail cannot here be 

 described). 



Representative Species. 



PhaIiJENopsis amabilis.— A magnificent kind ; ra- 

 cemes from the base of the upper leaves semi- 

 pendant, containing a large number of flowers. 

 Sepals and petals pure white and spreading ; lip 

 white, beautifully marked with rose-pink and 

 yellow. Java and the Philippine Islands, 1846 (/<). 



P. amethystina. — Small-growing but attractive ; 

 scapes few-flowered, sepals and petals white, lip 

 purple. Sunda Island, 1870 (h). 



P. Aphrodite. — This is usually labelled P. amabilis, 

 and is a very similar plant, but differs in the form 

 and colour of the lip. Philippine Islands, 1837 (h). 



P. cornu-cervi. — Leaves bright green ; flowers 

 yellow, white, and brown. Bivrmah and Java (h). 



P. denticulata. — A pretty species ; flowers white, 

 with brown spots (h). 



P. Esmeralda.— Dwarf in growth, bearing erect spikes 

 of beautiful flowers of various shades of rose or 

 purple, with deeper-coloured lip. Cochin China, 

 1874 (h). 



P. GRANDIFLORA (syn. P. amabilis). 



P. intermedia.— A natural hybrid between P. 

 amabilis and P. rosea; flowers white, spotted 

 with rose. There are several varieties, one of 

 which, known as Portei, is depicted in Pig. 77. 

 Philippine Islands, 1867 (h). 



P. Lowi.— A small but handsome species, difficult 

 to grow ; succeeding best on blocks. Flowers 

 1^ inches across ; sepals and petals white, flushed 

 with purple ; lip deep violet. Burmah, 1862 (h). 



P. Luddemanniana.— Rather a stiff-growing plant ; 

 flowers 2 inches across, pale yellow, with trans- 

 verse streaks of brown ; lip white, stained with 

 amethyst. Philippine Islands, 1864 (h). 



P. maculata. — A small plant ; flowers white, with 

 red-brown spots. Borneo, 1880 (h). 



P. Manni. — Flowers golden yellow, with chestnut- 



brown markings ; the lip marked with purple. 



Assam, 1868 (/). 

 P. Marls. — A pleasing species; flowers white 



marked with purple. Mindanao, 1878 (h). 

 P. Parishi.— Flowers white ; lip yellow, spotted with 



purple. Assam, 1864 (/<). 

 P. rosea.— A small-flowered species ; sepals and petals 



Fig. 78. PiiAL.TCNorMS Stuartiana. 



rosy white ; lip marked with violet. Philippine 



Islands, 1848 (h). 

 P. San deriana.— Fine species, with large racemes of 



flowers individually about 3 inches across. These 



are pale rose or nearly white ; lip marked with 



bright red. Mindanao, 1882 (h). 

 P. Schilleriana. — One of the most beautiful of 



cultivated orchids. It produces handsome 



