LAB, 7142, 
VANDA Kimsaniiana. 
Native country unknown. 
Nat. Ord. Oncuipnx.—Tribe VANDEZ. 
Genus Vanpa, Brown; (Benth. et Hook.f. Gen. Pl. vol. iii. p. 578.) 
Vanpa (Euvanda) Kimballiana ; caule elongato, foliis elongatis teretibus pro- 
funde canaliculatis acuminatis, pedunculo elongato, racemo multifloro, 
floribus albis labello roseo, sepalo dorsali petalisque obovato-spathulatis, 
sepalis lateralibus faleatis decurvis dorsali multo majoribus, labelli lobis 
lateralibus parvis incurvis corniformibus terminali orbiculato emarginato 
eroso basi lamellato, caleare labello eaquilongo. 
-V. Kimballiana, Reichd. f. in Lindenia, t. 204; J. O'Brien in Gard. Chron. ° 
1889, p. ii. pt. 165; Rolfe 7. e. p. 294, fig. 50. : ie 
This beautiful species was introduced into England by 
Messrs. Hugh Low and Co., but from what country has not 
-been divulged. Its nearest ally is said to be V. Amesiana, 
Reichb. f. (Warner’s Orchid. Alb. vol. vii. t. 296), which 
is a reputed native of India. It is indeed very nearly allied 
to that plant, differing notably in the very narrow leaves, 
80 narrow indeed as to be terete in outline though deeply 
channelled, and in the corniform side-lobes of the lip. 
From the terete-leaved V. teres and V. Hookeriana it widely 
_ differs in floral characters. The name Kimballiana was 
given by Professor Reichenbach in compliment to W. 8. 
Kimball, Esq., of Rochester, U.S.A., a noted Orchido- 
_philist. The specimen here figured was lent for figuring 
_ by Messrs. Low in September of last year. oo 
— Dascr. Stem about six inches long in the specimen 
figured (but probably scandent and attaining a great 
length), as thick as a goose-quill, clothed with short 
brownish, green, mottled leaf-sheaths; roots very long 
and stout. Leaves six to ten inches long, gradually nar- 
rowed from the base to the acuminate tip, terete but deeply. 
channelled above, green mottled with brown, young subu- 
late. Peduncle six to eight inches long, rather slender, 
and as well as the rachis of the raceme yellow-green with 
short red streaks. Raceme eight inches long, pendulous, 
Arrit Ist, 1890. 
