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with veins of purple. The remarkable feature of the 

 plant is the prolongation of the petals and lip to the ex- 

 traordinary length of eighteen inches. The plant requires 

 the same general culture as Cypripedhim, but must at times 

 have plenty of water. Its resting season is very short, and 

 it must never be allowed to dry up. The flower comes 

 from the centre of the leaves, after growth is completed. 



I 

 Vanda. Brown. Epiphyte. 



The Indian name. 



A. Vanda Batemanii. Philippines . M. O. P., i. 



B. R., 1846, 59. 



Fl. des Ser., 1921. 



A magnificent plant. The flowers are yellow, sprinkled 

 with crimson spots ; the back of the sepals and petals 

 beautiful purple-rose shading to violet. Blooms in sum- 

 mer. 



A. Vanda Bensonia. Rangoon . . Bat. 2d Cen., 192. 



B. M., 5611. 



A very pretty species, producing flowers of medium 

 size, white outside, olive-green, dotted with red, inside \ 

 lip white and purple ; flower-spikes many -flowered ; blos- 

 soms peculiarly fragrant. The roots of this species are 

 thicker than any other. 



B. Vanda Cathcartii. India . . . Fl. des Ser., 1251. 



F. M., 2, 66. Jen. Orch., 10. 



I. H., 187. B. M, 5845- 



Flowers large and fleshy, chocolate-brown and yellow. 

 A plant of rambling growth, and inferior to many of the 

 genus. 



