Aerides virens

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.