110 oechid-growee's manual. 



several varieties of this species, some of which have proved 

 much better than others. — Straits of Malacca. 

 FlG.—PaxL Fl. Gard., t. 66 ; Lem. Jard. Fl., t. 213. 



Syn.— ^. 



A. SUaTissimum maculatum, Williams. — A very handsome 

 form of the preceding, and like it deliciously fragrant ; the 

 sepals and petals are white, profusely spotted with pink, as 

 also is the lip. It bloomed very freely in the collection of 

 the late Thomas Dawson, Esq., of Meadow Bank. 



A. testaceum. — See Aeeides Wightianum. 



A. TMbautianum, Rchb. f. — A handsome free-growing 

 species, with somewhat the appearance oi A. quinquevulnerum ; 

 it produces, however, a very different inflorescence, the floral 

 raceme being very long, with the flowers rather openly set 

 upon it ; the sepals and petals are of a beautiful rose colour, 

 and the lip bright amethyst. It is sometimes called A. 

 Huttoni. — J a va . 



Syn. — Aerides Huttoni ; Saccolabium Hiittoni. 



A. Vaadarum, Rchb. f. — A rare and distinct slender-gi-owing 

 plant, in habit resembling Vanda teres, but the leaves, which 

 are straight and cylindrical, are much more slender than those 

 of that species ; the flowers, which are produced in pairs from 

 the side of the stem opposite the leaves, are larger than those 

 oi A. crispum, pure white, with a slight tinge of pink on the 

 inner surface of the column. This plant has been cultivated 

 in our gardens for several years under the erroneous name of 

 A. cylindricum. — India: Coimhatore. 



'FiG.—Bot. Mag., t. 4982 ; Orchid Album, iii. t. 116. 



Syn.— ^. cylindricum, Hook, non Wight. 



A. Yeitcllii, Hort. — A beautiful species of the A. affine group. 

 The leaves are about eight inches long, of a dark green colour, 

 and covered with small spots resembling those of A. Lobbii. 

 The flowers are in long drooping branched racemes, and are 

 set on the rachis like so many little pearly spotted shells, 

 the colour being white, beautifully dotted with soft rosy pink ; 

 it blooms during June and July, and lasts about three weeks 

 in good condition. — India. 



A. virens, Lindley. — A handsome and desirable fragrant- 

 blossomed species, of free growth. The leaves are obHquely 

 rounded at the apex, of a bright light green colour, eight 



