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and was referred to on page 95. The leaves are of moderate 
breadth and bright green, the flowers being produced on spikes 
9 inches or more in height. The sepals and petals are narrow, of 
a yellow ground colour, barred and spotted with reddish brown or 
pale chocolate ; the lip is crescent-shaped and white ; the flowers 
varying in size on different plants from 1 to 2 inches in diameter. 
The specimen shown was growing in a basket, and appeared in 
excellent health, the leaves clean and strong, and the colours of 
the flowers distinct and bright. It is so very distinct in the form 
of the flowers from the better-known species that on casual obser¬ 
vation it would be scarcely thought to belong to the genus Phalse- 
nopsis, though the habit and foliage are more suggestive of the 
typical forms. 
P. cornu-eervi .—An ally of the last-mentioned, but not quite so 
Fig. 60. — FlIAL.ICXOrSIS MANNII. 
attractive and rather difficult to grow, requiring a high tempera¬ 
ture and abundance of water. The flowers are somewhat like 
those of P. Mannii, but there is a greenish tinge in the sepals and 
petals, and the blotches are of a duller colour, so that it is much 
less attractive, except when very well grown. 
P. Lomii .—As regards its native habitat this is perhaps the 
most remarkable of the genus. It is said to grow upon exposed 
rocks in Moulmein, where at one time of the year the rains are 
extremely heavy, and at another the heat and drought are so 
great the plant loses its leaves and appears to be almost dead, but 
revives with the return of the wet season and then makes its growth. 
Such conditions as these are not easily imitated, and in conse¬ 
quence the plant is rarely seen in satisfactory health. However, 
it is so attractive that most growers do not spare any attention to 
induce it to flower, when they are well repaid for their trouble. 
One of its chief requirements is a light position, and with careful 
