500 ORCHIDS: 
texture, cuneate-oblong, the greenish-yellow ground spotted 
freely with bright reddish brown; the lip is white, striped 
with orange at the base, the front lobe being of a pale 
magenta, bordered by a thin margin of white. It is a 
native of Moulmein, where it was originally discovered 
in 1862 by the Rev. C. Parish; it was not introduced, 
however, until 1870. 
Williams’ Orchid Album, t. 15. 
This species enjoys abundance of light, and as it does 
not like its roots confined it ought to be planted in a 
basket or cylinder. 
Var. Marriottiana is remarkably distinct. Unlike the 
typical form, its flowers are odourless. The sepals and 
petals are shining brown, tinged with magenta. Introduced 
in 1880. 
Williams’ Orchid Album, t. 61. 
V. Roxburghii—A handsome species, with stems rft. to 
2ft. high, bearing two rows of narrow, leathery, recurved 
and channelled leaves, 6in. to 8in. long. The flowers are 
strongly perfumed and about 2in. in diameter, six or seven 
(sometimes as many as a dozen) occurring on the erect 
spike; the sepals and petals are white outside, and pale 
yellowish green, tessellated with olive-brown, inside; the 
middle lobe of the lip is violet-purple, the side lobes are 
white, and the short, recurved spur is rosy pink. The plant 
flowers from May to August, remaining for over a month 
in perfection. The species is a native of Bengal, and was 
introduced in 1850. Syn. V. tessellata. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 2245. 
V. Sanderiana.—The largest-flowered of all Vandas, 
each flower measuring about 5in. across. The plant is 
erect in growth, with recurved, leathery, strap-shaped leaves 
1ft. in length, from the axils of which the stout racemes 
