. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1290 PH^DRANASSA 4 in an umbel, green towards the tip, without any red, passing into whitish towards the base. Andes of Ecua- dor. â Possibly a mere color variety of P. chloracra. W. M. PHAITJS (Greek, dark; referring to the color of the fls.). Orchiddcece. Often spelled PAaJKS. Very large terrestrial orchids w
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1290 PH^DRANASSA 4 in an umbel, green towards the tip, without any red, passing into whitish towards the base. Andes of Ecua- dor. â Possibly a mere color variety of P. chloracra. W. M. PHAITJS (Greek, dark; referring to the color of the fls.). Orchiddcece. Often spelled PAaJKS. Very large terrestrial orchids with ample foliage and tall clustered stems terminating in racemes of showy fls.: sepals and petals similar, spreading or half-spreading; labellum large, with the lateral lobes enclosing the columu, usually gibbous or spurred behind; column slender; pollinia 8. Distinguished from Calanthe by the free labellum; from Thunia by the leafless, bracted scape which does not terminate the leafy axis. Natives of tropical Asia, Africa, Australia, China, Japan, and the South Sea Islands. Heinrich Hasselbeing. Phaius is a genus of terrestrial orchids, few species of which are commercially valuable, though they are all interesting and worthy of culture in general orchid collections. The Phaius grandUollus group comprises, besides the type, several well-marked species and varie- ties such as P. Wallichii, P. maculatus, etc., all large- growing sorts of easy culture. These grow best in a moist situation at a temperature of 55° to 60° F. at night, with an advance of 10° by day, during winter months, and a moist, shady location with an active atmosphere during summer, allowing a good .supply of water whenever the compost is getting dry, especially during the growing season. Good potting material consists of equal parts of chopped sod. sphagnum and well-rotted cow manure or leaf-mold. One-third of the pot space should be devoted to drainage, covered with sphagnum or rough material to ke
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