ESMERALDA CATHCARTII. Native of Sikkim. 
The finest of the genus and, indeed, one of the finest of all the Vandaceous type 
of orchids. The tall, terete, rather stout stems have two rows of pale green, nar- 
rowly-oblong, somewhat drooping leaves, unevenly lobed at the apex and about 6 
inches long. Flowers are produced on thick racemes from the axils of the upper 
leaves and usually four to five blooms appear on each raceme. The flowers are 
from 3 to 4 inches across, and have broadly-oblong overlapping sepals and petals. 
These are pale yellow, densely banded with reddish-brown. The lip is white, the 
small lateral lobes being streaked with red at the base. The middle lobe has a 
beautifully scalloped, incurved edge, toned bright yellow. 
This species is rather difficult to import and establish, and most attempts to grow 
it in the past have ended in disappointment. However, it is so beautiful a flower 
that it is worthy of further efforts. It grows naturally on the trees and rocks 
close to the waterfalls in the steamy gorges of the Sikkim Himalayas. There- 
fore a warm, moist glasshouse is desirable, and, if the plant can be suspended over 
a fish-pond or a fountain, it should obtain something of its natural conditions. 
Syn. Arachnanthe Cathcartii. Vanda Cathcartii. 
ESMERALDA CLARKEI. Native of Sikkim. 
This species is somewhat similar to E. Cathcartii in manner of growth. Sepals 
and petals dark tobacco brown, banded with yellow-ochre. Lip creamy white, 
streaked with brown in the lateral lobes. This species grows high up in the Hima- 
layas and needs less heat than the others. Probably bushhouse treatment will serve 
during the Summer months, moving it into the glasshouse for the Winter. 
Syn. Arachnanthe Clarkei. Vanda Clarkei. 
ESMERALDA SANDERIANA. See Euanthe Sanderiana. 
EUANTHE 
EUANTHE SANDERIANA. Native of Philippine Islands. 
A magnificent species with an erect woody stem and handsome, recurved, leathery, 
strap-shaped leaves more than a foot in length. About a dozen beautiful flowers 
are produced upon the raceme, each flower being up to § inches in diameter. The 
dorsal sepal and the somewhat smaller petals are broadly oval, pale rosy-lilac 
tinged with yellow and dotted with crimson at the base. Lower sepals are larger 
(sometimes 2 inches in diameter), yellow on the outside, fawn tinted inside and 
netted with brownish-crimson. Lip small, the front portion flat, the sides curled 
upwards, dull crimson in front and greenish-yellow at the base. It is a really 
beautiful and remarkable flower. Of all the Vanda group, E. Sanderiana is the 
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