42 ORGHTDS. 
Var. Edlrsiz—lLeaves short and broad; racemes 1-+ft. 
long; flowers numerous, large, brightly coloured. 
Fig. 8. 
Var. grandifiorum.—Flowers large, white, spotted with 
pink. 
A. Wightianum.—This is a beautiful little plant, with 
flowers quite distinct from those of all the other known 
species. The jeaves are strap-shaped, bilobed, with a 
small point between the lobes. The racemes are erect, 
longer than the leaves; flowers few, with a honey-like 
perfume. The sepals and petals ovate, of a soft, apricot- 
Fig. 9. Raceme of Aérides Wightianum 
(nat. size). 
yellow hue; the lip is spurred and three-lobed, white and 
violet, dotted with lilac, and bearing a crested disc. It 
blossoms during the summer months, and is a native of 
India and Ceylon, whence it was introduced in 1843. 
Syns. A. testaceum, Vanda parvifiora. 
Fig. 9; Botanical Magazine, t. 5138. 
