DESCRIPTIVE LIST 4O/ 



A. Vanda suavis. East Indies . . . Pes., 8. 



Bat. 2d Cen., 125. B. M., 5174. 



Fl. des Ser., 1604. J en . Orch., 23. 



Perianth white outside, tinted with rosy carmine ; lip 

 lilac, tipped with white. Flowers very fragrant. A very 

 beautiful plant. It blooms generally in spring, but often 

 at other seasons. Of free growth, easy culture, and ex- 

 quisitely beautiful, it is a most desirable plant. There 

 are many varieties, all good. 



A. Vanda teres. Sylhet B. M., 4014. 



Pax. Mag., 5, 193. B. R., 1809. 



Flowers blood-red, bordered with white ; lip veined 

 with yellow and spotted with crimson. This species is 

 difficult to flower. It should be kept almost dry during 

 the winter. Does bast on a block of wood plunged in a 

 pot. The stems look like green quills. Flowers four 

 inches in diameter, and exquisitely beautiful. 



Vanda teres Andersoni. A variety with richer colored 

 flowers, and more free in producing them. 



Vanda tesselata. SYN. of Vanda Roxburghii. 



Pax. Mag., 7, 265. 



A. Vanda tricolor. Manilla .... Pes., 42. 



Pax. Fl. G., 42. B. M., 4432. 



War. Orch., 2, 30. B. R., 1847. 



Lem. Jard., 136. Fl. des Ser., 641. 



Perianth white outside, pale yellow or white, richly 

 spotted with purple, inside ; lip deep violet, marked with 

 white ; flowers large. Of this lovely plant there are 

 many varieties, some of surpassing beauty, and all good. 

 We know of fifteen well defined. They differ in shades of 



