Vanda. CXLVIII. ORCHIDEE. (J. D. Hooker.) 53 
botanists, and I suspect that the form of the lip of C. tessellatum is due to withering. 
Var. unicolor, Bot. Mag. t. 3416 is I suspect the Chinese V. concolor, Blume. 
Sect. II. Awora, Lindl. Raceme dense-fid. Sepals and petals widely 
spreading. Lip without side lobes. Strap of pollinia long, slender, 
straight. 
The two species of this section (the following and V. violacea) have been re- 
ferred to Saccolabium, Vanda, and one of them to Rhynchostylis. In whichever 
genus placed they are aberrant; the ridged lip is quite that of Vanda ; but the 
lip and strap of the pollinia is as in Rhynchostylis; and the spur is hardly that 
of Panda, but rather of Saccolabium. 
12. v. densiflora, Lindl. in Pazt. Fl. Gard. under t. 49; Fol. 
Orchid.9 ; leaves truncately excised, lip cuneate tip shortly obtusely 3-lobed, 
base with 9 pubescent ridges descending into the spur. F l. des Serres, 
t. 1765; Reichb. J. in Gard. Chron. 1866, 1194. Saccolabium giganteum, 
Lindl. in Wall. Cat. 7306; Gen. & Sp. Orchid. 221; Bot. Mag. t. 5635. 
Reichenbachic t. 22; Jennings Orchid. t.8; Lindernia, f. 683; Orchidopl. 
1888, t. 163. 
Preu; at Prome, Wallich. RaNGooN, Benson. 21. n 
Stem short, as thick as a child's wrist; roots j-i in. diam. Leaves imbricating 
at the base, 6-12 by 12-2 in., very thick, channelled, lobes acute. Peduncle very 
short, Stout; raceme 8-14 in. cylindric, very dense-fld.; flowers 1-1} in. diam., 
white with a few purple spots at the base of the petals; lip fleshy, white with 
bright purple shining terminal lobes ; spur short, inflated, pointing backwards. . 
Sect. III. Crisraræ. Racemes shortly peduncled, few-fld.; pedicels 
decurved. Sepals and petals incurved. Strap of pollinia very short, gland 
arge.—Inflorescence and flowers of Luisia, but habit and foliage of Vanda. 
13. V. cristata, Lindl. in Wall. Cat. 7328; Gen. § Sp. Orchid. 216 ; 
Srt. Orchid. Frontisp. f. 10; in Bot. Reg. 1842, t. 48; Fol. Orchid. 10; 
Sepals and petals narrow yellow or green, side lobes of lip erect triangular, 
midlobe subpanduriform golden striped with purple, tip with 2 divaricate 
spindle-shaped lobes and an intermediate depressed one, spur Val, . 
Pot. Mag. t. 4304; Warner Orchid. Alb. vii. t. 290 ; Gartenft. t. 680 Walp. 
dun, Vi. 869. V. striata, Reichb. f. Xen. Orchid. ii. 137, t. 150. Ærides 
cristatum, Wall, mss. Ærides sp. Griff. Itin. Notes, 203, No. 1188. 
TROPICAL, HIMALAYA; from Kumaon to Bhotan, Wallich, &c. SILHET, 
T. T. 
Stem 3-6 in., very . aves 3-5 in., rigidly coriaceous, recurved, keeled, 
truncately 3-toothed. "Raceme equaliag or shorter than the leaves ; bracts very, 
Tert, broad ; pedicels with ovary long, stout ; flowers 11-2 in. diam. ; side lobes o 
o acute truncate or toothed, midlobe as long as the sepals; spur short, obtuse. 
“psule 2-24 in., narrowly clavate. 
l4. V. alpina, Lindl. Fol. Orchid. 10; sepals and petals narrow 
Yellowish, side lobes of lip rounded, midlobe concave ovate obtuse 27 p 
p Pale yellow streaked with purple, spur 0. V. Griffithii, iin lea 
Alpin, Ji Gard. ii. 22, and Fol. Orchid. 10 (evel. cilat. Grifith). Luisi 
qe Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1858, Misc. 56. 
Bh UBTROPICAL erte alt. 3500-5000 ft., from Garwhal, Thomson, to 
Hag, Enn Hiris, alt. 4-5000 ft., J. D. H. § T. T. lave much 
sh abit of y. eristata, but smaller, leaves rather shorter, racemes p y le not 
Balen than the leaves, flowers only 1 in. diam., lip very different. y GR 
is (a, Witdley’s citation of Griffith’s Itin. Notes, No. 526, from his ; Griffith, 
82 (as he states in Fol. Orchid.) an error. But he again errs in refert Doch 
me Plant to Vanda bicolor, It is his V. undulata (Stauropsis undulatus, p. 27). 
15. v, pumila, Hook. f.; sepals and petals narrow pale yellowish 
