VANDA. 4g1 
The treatment which has proved most successful is given 
under each of these species. 
V. suavis and V. tricolor are frequently subjected to 
a much higher temperature than is good for them. The 
idea that they require stove treatment is an erroneous 
one, and, if carried out, usually results in “leggy” plants 
and comparatively flaccid foliage, together with a deterio- 
ration in the quality and quantity of the blooms. The 
best place for them is the intermediate house, and the 
temperature in winter may fall as low as 50deg.: instances, 
indeed, may be found where plants in the best of health 
are wintered in a temperature frequently 3deg. to 5deg. 
below that point. In such a position the plants require 
comparatively little shade, and this treatment is always 
found conducive to abundance of flowers. When the plants 
lose their lower leaves through either age or improper 
treatment, it is the usual practice to cut off the bottom 
part of the stem and lower them. If the plant has 
developed roots above the pot, this may be done with 
safety, provided reasonable care be afterwards taken in 
shading and watering. When this is not the case, such 
treatment is much to be condemned; it is better, by 
careful shading, and otherwise treating the plants as re- 
commended above, to encourage the growth of young 
‘shoots from the base. 
V. Sanderiana we find to succeed best in the warmest 
and moistest position in the stove. Where not otherwise 
mentioned, the remainder of the species should be grown 
in a temperature of from 65deg. to 80deg. in summer, 
gradually falling to from 55deg. to 6odeg. in winter. 
V. Amesiana.—This distinct and delicately beautiful 
species is one of the latest additions to the genus. It 
is a dwarf plant, with stiff, fleshy, dark green leaves 
