and petals freely spotted with brownish-red, the outside of the flower being 
purplish, while the small lip is purplish crimson. It flowers during the Summer 
months, and a period of two to three months elapses from the time the first 
flower opens till the last one falls. 
Syn. Vanda Batemannii, as which it is often quoted in catalogues. 
VANDOPSIS LOWII. (Often referred to as Arachnanthe Lowii, Vanda Lowii or 
Renanthera Lowii.) A Native of Java, Sumatra and Borneo. 
The finest and most interesting species. As a general rule it grows upon the lower 
branches of trees in the hot and steamy jungles; but Professor A. R. Wallace, in 
his book, “The Malay Archipelago,” says that he saw it growing in profusion 
hanging over the hot springs at the foot of Peninjuah Mountain, in Borneo. The 
stems grow to a height of from two feet to four feet and are stout and vigorous. 
It bears long, green, strap-shaped leaves of firm texture reaching a length of about 
18 inches. It sends out long, thick aerial roots, which absorb moisture from the 
atmosphere, and also serve to anchor the plant to its host tree or rock. 
It issues long flower spikes from the leaf nodes, these spikes often being from 
six to eight feet long and producing from thirty to fifty large flowers. A 
peculiarity of the plant is that the basal pair of flowers differs in form and shape 
from all the others on the spike. This basal pair are approximately of the shade 
called “tango,” dotted with crimson, and the sepals and petals are lanceolate but 
blunted at the point. The other flowers are larger and are of a pale green shade 
with a yellow tinge, and are marked with irregular blotches of reddish brown. 
The lip is shorter than the sepals and petals. 
This species requires warmth and moisture. It should do quite well in North 
Queensland when potted in a basket in a compost of charcoal, crocks and fibre 
or peat with sphagnum moss in a thick layer on the top. In Brisbane in the 
warmer areas it will do nicely in an ordinary glasshouse, providing it is given 
plenty of water in the heat of the Summer, and provided that the atmosphere 
surrounding it is kept moist and warm. In the colder parts a moist hothouse is 
desirable. I have had a plant for about three years and have grown it in a glass pro- 
tected house. It made slow growth at first and I then carefully removed some of 
the charcoal and crocks and substituted large-sized lumps of cow-dung. Since then 
the plant has made excellent growth and has practically filled a fifteen inch pot 
with healthy roots. 
Like many other equatorially grown orchids, this plant should never be allowed 
to become dry. Water should be applied generously throughout the warmer 
months, but should be reduced to a suitable minimum in Winter. 
VANDOPSIS PARISHII. Native of Burma. 
A dwarf and slow growing variety with a short, stout stem and thick, fleshy, 
oblong leaves, bright green in colour and notched at the apex. The raceme is 
erect and carries as many as ten flowers up to 2 inches in width, with firmly 
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