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Aerides virens, Lindl. Lvs. up to 10 in. long
and 1 1/4 in. broad: racemes longer than the
lvs.; fls. over 1 in. long, fragrant; sepals and
petals white, with a bright purple apical spot,
broadly oval, obtuse; lip deeply 3-lobed, the
oblong lateral lobes much the larger, erect,
white, purple-spotted below, the middle lobe
oblong, small, incurved, purple, or white with a
median purple stripe; spur green-tipped. Java.
Var. Ellisii, Hort. (A.Ellisii, Hort.). Sepals
and petals white, flushed with rose, the tips
amethyst-purple. Var. Dayanum, Hort. Racemes
longer, with large bright fls. Var. Sanderae,
Hort. A form in which the fls.are pure white.
and 1 1/4 in. broad: racemes longer than the
lvs.; fls. over 1 in. long, fragrant; sepals and
petals white, with a bright purple apical spot,
broadly oval, obtuse; lip deeply 3-lobed, the
oblong lateral lobes much the larger, erect,
white, purple-spotted below, the middle lobe
oblong, small, incurved, purple, or white with a
median purple stripe; spur green-tipped. Java.
Var. Ellisii, Hort. (A.Ellisii, Hort.). Sepals
and petals white, flushed with rose, the tips
amethyst-purple. Var. Dayanum, Hort. Racemes
longer, with large bright fls. Var. Sanderae,
Hort. A form in which the fls.are pure white.
