I am, my lordand tis our sister calanthe of whom I have spoken, was the reply.
A beautiful pink and white ground orchid (calanthe) was plentiful.
Phaius—it is often spelt Phajus—is so closely allied with calanthe that for hybridizing purposes at least there is no distinction.
The success is more interesting because one parent is evergreen, the other, calanthe, deciduous.