152 THE ORCHID-GROWER'S MANUAL. 



F. teres. A handsome, curiously-growing, and distinct 

 Orchid, the foliage resembling a rush. It comes from Sylhet. 

 Its large red and yellow-coloured flowers are produced from 

 June to August, and last four or five weeks in beauty. It is 

 rather a shy flowering species, and is best kept rather dry 

 during the winter, to make it flower. It thrives best on a 

 block of wood, the block being plunged into a pot. 



F. tricolor. A charming free-growing species from Java ; 

 grows in the same way as suavis ; the sepals are pale yellow, 

 spotted with crimson ; lip purple, striped with white. It 

 blooms at different times of the year, and lasts long in per- 

 fection. There are two or three varieties of this plant ; some 

 are not so good as others. This also makes a fine plant for 

 exhibition. 



F. tricolor superba. A charming Orchid from Java, and a 

 fine variety of the preceding, often called suavis (Rollisson's). 

 Of this there are many varieties, the best of which is nearly 

 equal to suavis (Veitch's). 



F. violacea. A magnificent species from Manilla, which 

 grows in the way of /Saccolabium Blumei majus, with stiff pale 

 green leaves, enriched with several distinctly-coloured lines 

 running down each leaf ; petals white, with violet spot ; lip 

 violet, beautifully marked with a darker colour ; the flower 

 spikes are produced in the same way as those of Saccola- 

 biums in a drooping manner, very distinct from all the other 

 Vandas, and it is more compact in growth. Till within the 

 last few months this plant has been very rare, but now I 

 have many plants of it in fine condition. 



Warrcea cyanea. A very pretty and distinct Orchid from 

 Columbia. It is an upright-growing plant with evergreen 

 foliage, and requires to be grown in a pot, with peat and good 

 drainage, in the East India house. The colour of the flowers 



