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Aerides (To the species described on pp)

To the species described on pp. 31-3, Vol. I., the following should now be added:

A. Ballantinianum (Ballantine's). fl. variable; dorsal sepal and petals somewhat toothed; lateral sepals white, with a purple eye-blotch at the top; lip white, with orange or self-coloured side lobes, or marked with purple streaks and transverse bars, the side lobes equal to, or shorter than, the mid-lobe, which is toothed at the sides and bidentate at the top. l. rather short, bilobed. A fine species.

A. Bernhardianum (Bernhard's). fl., side lobes of the lip overlapping each other, the front lobe covering both in front; raceme having the appearance of that of A. quinquevulnerum. l. narrow, strap-shaped. Borneo, 1885. A distinct and fine species.

A. Burbidgei splendens (Burbidge's splendid). fl. rich purple; side lobes of the lip ochre, spotted with brown; tip of the spur ochre. 1885. A. Emericii (Emeric Berkeley's). fl. pale pink, with darker tips to the perianth segments and purple mid-lobe of the lip, numerous, 1/2in. in diameter; perianth segments short, incurved, with rounded tips; lip funnel-shaped, passing into the stout, incurved spur; raceme axillary, 5in. to 6in. long, shortly pedunculate. May. l. distichous, nearly 1ft. long, 1in. to 1 1/2in. broad, linear, coriaceous, deeply bifid at apex. Andaman Islands, 1882. (B. M. 6728.) A. expansum (expanded). fl., sepals and petals creamy-white, with purple markings; lip fully expanded, having amethystine blotches on the lateral lobes and on the sides of the middle lobe, the broad anterior portion of which is deep purple, and the spur greenish; racemes elongated. June and July. l. broader than in A. falcatum, and light green. India. SYN. A. falcatum expansum.

A. e. Leoniae (Mrs. Leonie Allan Goss'). fl., side laciniae blunt, retuse, even dolabriform. 1882.

A. falcatum compactum (compact). A variety differing from the type principally in its shorter inflorescence, shorter and broader leaves, and thicker and stronger stems.

A. f. expansum (expanded). A synonym of A. expansum. A. formosum (beautiful). fl. white, spotted, disposed in graceful, pendent spikes; lip trifid, beautifully coloured with amethyst. 1882. A handsome hybrid, supposed to have been bred between A. falcatum and A. odoratum. A. Godefroyanum (Godefroy's). fl. light rosy-white, streaked and spotted with amethyst on the sepals and petals, comparable with those of A. maculosum; lip triangular, with a retrorse, hooked, solid tooth, and a very small, angular spur, the disk rich amethyst. Cochin China, 1886.

A. illustre (illustrious). fl. resembling those of A. maculosum, but larger; sepals and petals broader with a lilac hue over the white, the few blotches mostly on the inner side of the petals; lip rich amethyst-purple, with the basal markings of A. maculosum; racemes unbranched. l. broad, dark-spotted. India (supposed to be a natural hybrid).

A. Lawrenceanum (Sir Trevor Lawrence's). fl. white, large, with a bold, convex, scoop-shaped lip of a bright magenta-rose; spikes drooping. l. rather narrow-linear. 1882.

A. Lawrenciae (Lady Lawrence's). fl. nearly as large as those of A. crispum; sepals and petals white, changing to yellowish, tipped rosy-purple; lip having its side lobes high, oblong-dolabriform, its central lobe tipped rosy-purple, two purple lines running back to the mouth of the spur, which is conical, acute, entire; racemes 2ft. long, bearing upwards of thirty flowers. Tropical Asia, 1882. (W. O. A. vi. 270.) A. Leeanum (W. Lee's). fl. amethyst-coloured, with a green spur, sweet-scented; racemes short and dense. Winter. An Indian species, allied to A. quinqueculnerum.

A. lepidum (charming). fl. white, as large as those of A. affine; sepals and petals tipped with purple; lip having the projected anterior part purple; spur cylindrical, curved; racemes ascending, many-flowered. l. lorate, obtusely bilobed. India. A pretty species.

A. Lobbii Ainsworthii (Ainsworth's). fl. brighter-coloured than in the type; spikes about 2ft. long. Moulmein. A fine variety.

A. maculosum formosum (beautiful). fl. large and numerous; sepals and petals white, marked with numerous rose-purple spots; lip white at base, marked on the crests and auricles with rose purple lines, the large, elliptic front lobe entirely rose-purple. 1885. A fine form.

A. margaritaceum (pearly). fl. pure white, produced in spikes. Summer. l. spotted. India. A pretty species, something in the way of A. maculosum. A. marginatum (margined). fl. densely packed on the rachis; sepals and petals pale yellow, the anterior border purple; side lobes of lip semi-oblong, deep orange, the central one oblong-ligulate, toothleted, yellow, changing to sepia-brown; spur light green, conical; racemes drooping. l. rather broad, lorate, bilobed or emarginate, keeled on the under side. Philippine Islands, 1885.

A. McMorlandi (McMorland's). fl. white, spotted with peach-colour, freely produced in long, branched racemes. June and July. l. bright green, nearly 1ft. long. India. A fine but rare species.

A. odoratum birmanicum (Birma). fl. smaller than in the type; lateral sepals having a light purple line outside; middle lacinia of the lip purple, very narrow, with a few teeth at the margin; side laciniae apicular. 1887. A. o. Demidoffi (Demidoff's). fl. white, large, forming a rich spike; tips of the sepals, petals, and lip marked with purple; spur spotted with purple, and tipped with green. 1885. Stem.

A. Ortgiesianum (Ortgies'). fl., sepals and petals blotched and warted with purple; side segments of the lip purple, the middle one white, blunt, bilobed, not serrated, the spur green, all dotted and barred red. 1885. This looks like a small A. quinquevulnerum.

A. pachyphyllum (thick-leaved). fl. resembling those of A. Thibautianum, few in a short raceme; sepals and petals light crimson-lake, nearly as large as in that species, oblong-ligulate; laciniae of the lip small, painted with more or less warm purple; spur prominent, and, as well as the column, white. l. very fleshy, short. Birma, 1880.

A. quinquevulnerum Schadenbergiana (Schadenberg's). A variety of more compact habit, having shorter and broader leaves than the type. 1886. A. Reichenbachii cochinchinensis (Cochin China). fl., inflorescence denser than in the type; yellow of the lip much deeper. Cochin China. A grand variety.

A. Roebelenii (Roebelen's). fl. very fragrant, the size of those of A. quinquevulnerum; sepals and petals greenish-white, tipped with white; petals often minutely toothed; lip rosy, with yellow, oblong side lobes lacerated on the upper edge, as is also the much longer, oblong, curved middle lobe; spur short, conical; racemes erect, 1ft. long. about twenty-five-flowered. Philippine Islands, 1884. Habit of A. quinquevulnerum. A. Rohanianum (Prince Camille de Rohan's). fl., sepals whitish-rose or rose-mauve, always bordered white; laciniae of the lip white, with two purple lines running over the middle and purple blotches, the central laciniae nearly rhomboid, bilobed at apex, with some small crenulations, the side laciniae cuneate and retrorse; spur sulphur or orange, with numerous purple spots, bent forwards; inflorescence very long. 1884.

A. Sanderianum (Sander's). fl. 1 1/2in. across; sepals and petals creamy-white, tipped magenta, recurved at the margin; lip large, the upper half of the side lobes yellow, frilled at the edges, the middle lobe obovate, folded, magenta; spur greenish-yellow at the end; racemes long. l. broad, short, retusely bilobed. Eastern tropical Asia, 1884. A. suavissimum maculatum (spotted). fl. delightfully fragrant; sepals and petals white, profusely spotted with pink, as is also the lip. A. Thibautianum (Thibaut's). fl., sepals and petals rose-coloured; lip bright amethyst; raceme very long, with the flowers rather openly set upon it. Java. Allied to A. quinquevulnerum.

A. Veitchii (Veitch's). fl. white, dotted with soft rose-pink; racemes long, drooping, branched. June and July. l. 8in. long, dark green, spotted. Allied to A. affine. (B. H. 1881, 8-9.) A. virens Dayanum (Day's). A fine variety, with very long racemes. India. A. v. grandiflorum (large-flowered). fl. white, spotted with pink, larger and more gracefully disposed than in the type. April and May. India. A. v. superbum (superb). fl. brighter, and spikes longer, than those of the type. India.

A. Wilsonianum (Wilson's). fl., sepals and petals pure white; lip lemon-yellow. A distinct, dwarf species, in appearance much resembling A. odoratum.