. Orchids: their culture and management. Orchids. Phalus. or the clra\\'ing"-rc)Om while in bloom, and as they are in beaut}' at a time when fiowerins^r plants are most appreciated, the}' cannot be too hicrhh' recommended. P. albus lyLiiuil.). — A synonym of Tliii?iia alba. P. Bensonas {Bciit/i.).—A synonym of Thiiuia Beusona:. P. Bernaysii {F. j]/i/c//.).—.\ ^-ariety of />. Blumei. P. bicolor (Liiid! ).—An easily-grown, useful, and ornamental species, closely resembling P. ;:;raiidifijlius in habit, the leaves only being somewhat narrower, and of firmer texture. The flowers measure o^
. Orchids: their culture and management. Orchids. Phalus. or the clra\\'ing"-rc)Om while in bloom, and as they are in beaut}' at a time when fiowerins^r plants are most appreciated, the}' cannot be too hicrhh' recommended. P. albus lyLiiuil.). — A synonym of Tliii?iia alba. P. Bensonas {Bciit/i.).—A synonym of Thiiuia Beusona:. P. Bernaysii {F. j]/i/c//.).—.\ ^-ariety of />. Blumei. P. bicolor (Liiid! ).—An easily-grown, useful, and ornamental species, closely resembling P. ;:;raiidifijlius in habit, the leaves only being somewhat narrower, and of firmer texture. The flowers measure o^'er 4in. across, and are produced on strong, erect spikes, sometimes 5ft. in height. The pointed sepals and petals are 2in. or more long, and of a bright reddish-brown ; the side lobes of the lip are rose- coloured, and folded over the column, the broad front lobe being yellowish- white, flushed with rose. The flowers are developed in summer. Ceylon, 1837. (B. ]\I., t. 4078.) P. Blumei {Lindl.).^ A desirable species with lance-shaped, plaited leaves, 2ft. in length, and short, roundish pseudo- bulbs, produced from a creeping rhizome. The flowers are individually about 4in. in diameter, and are borne on the upper half of flo\ that originate at the base of the pseudo-bulbs, and attain a height of 3ft to 4ft. The sepals and petals are lance-shaped, pointed, and of an olive- brown colour. The sides of the lip are yellowish, and fold over the column, the large, expanded front lobe narrowing to a point at the apex, and being of a pretty crimson, edged 'with yellow. This species flowers in .Afarch and April, and is a native of Java. Yar. Bernaysii (Rclib. /.) has the seiials and petals white on the outside, yellow within; the side lobes of the lip are. ^\. Fig. 143 •f>^ Flower c^f Phaius HuiJi:LOTJi {nat. size).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance
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