3430 



VANDA 



VANDA 



FF. Middle lobe slightly dilated, 



truncate or emarginate. 

 o. Apex emarginate or 2- 



lobed 10. tricolor 



11. Roxburghii 

 GO. Apex truncate and ob- 

 scurely mucronate .... 12. limbata 

 FFF. Middle lobe shorter than 



the sepals, flabelliform. . . 13. Parishii 

 cc. Raceme dense, cylindrical: label- 



lum without lateral lobes 14. densiflora 



BB. Lvs. semi-terete and deeply chan- 

 neled, pointed 15. Amesiana 



16. Kimballiana 



BBS. Lvs. terete 17. teres 



18. Hookeriana 



AA. Labellum not spurred 19. Cathcartii 



20. Sanderiana 



1. caerulescens, Griff. St. 1-2 ft. high: Ivs. 5-7 in. 

 long, deeply channeled, truncate and 2-lobed at the 

 apex : racemes many, slender and pendulous, each bear- 

 ing about 12 fls.: fls. 1 in. across; sepals and petals 

 obovate, subacute, undulate or twisted, pale lilac-blue; 

 labellum shorter than the sepals, middle lobe cuneate- 

 obovate, with a delicate 2-lobed tip, violet with fleshy 

 dark blue ridges, side lobes small, dark blue. Spring. 

 Burma. B.M. 5834. F.M. 1877:256. G.C. 1870:529. 

 C.O. 13. Color varies from blue to nearly white. Var. 

 Boxallii, Reichb. f. Fls. pale violet or nearly white; 

 disk of the labellum deep violet with white lines on the 

 sides. B.M. 6328. C.O. 13o. Var. Hennisiana, Schlecht. 

 Fls. similar in color to V. cssrulea, with dark blue lip, 

 and slender spur about l /%m. long. Var. Regnieri, 

 Andre. Fls. deeper colored. R.H. 1900:634. 



2. parvifldra, Lindl. St. 4-6 in. high: Ivs. strap- 

 shaped, 4-8 in. long, unequally obtusely 2-lobed: 

 racemes erect, many-fld.: fls. small, yellow; sepals and 

 petals obovate-spatulate; labellum shorter than the 

 sepals, middle lobe obovate, dilated, truncate and 

 2-lobed at the apex, yellow below, white above, spotted 

 and dashed with purple and having thick fleshy ridges. 

 Himalayas. B.M. 5138 (as Aerides Wightianwri). 



3. spathulata, Spreng. St. 2 ft. high: Ivs. 2-4 in. long, 

 obtusely 2-lobed: peduncle robust, 12-18 in. tall, few- 

 fld.: fls. 1J4 in. across, golden yellow; sepals and petals 

 oblong-spatulate, flat; labellum as long as the sepals, 

 clawed, side lobes very small, broadly obovate, middle 

 lobe suborbicular, obscurely 3-fid. Ceylon, India. 



4. lamellata, Lindl. Lvs. channeled, leathery, 

 obliquely and acutely bifid at the apex: fls. pale yellow, 

 stained with red; sepals and petals obovate, obtuse, 

 undulate, the lower sepal larger and somewhat incurved; 

 middle lobe of the labellum obcuneate, retuse, auricu- 

 late, having a pair of red elevated plates and 2 red 

 tubercles just below the apex. Aug.-Nov. Philippines. 



3900. Vanda caerulea. ( X 1 A) 



5. Boxallii, Reichb. f. (V. lamellata var. Bdxallii, 

 Reichb. f.). St. tall, with long recurved Ivs.: raceme 

 longer than the Ivs., bearing 14-20 fls.: sepals white, 

 with the lower margins of the lateral pair sepia-brown; 

 petals white, with violet streaks which are also found 

 on the sepals, pandurate with large lamella? and square 

 auricles, mostly lilac. Nov., Dec. Philippines. G.C. 

 II. 15:87. Gn. 19:574. C.O. 9. 



6. cserftlea, Griff. Fig. 3900. St. 1-2 ft. high: Ivs. 

 rigid, linear, 6-10 in. long, obliquely truncate and 

 toothed at the tip: raceme 1-2 ft. long: fls. 3-4 in. 

 across, pale blue; lateral sepal obovate; petals broadly 

 obovate, clawed; labellum less than one-third the 

 length of the sepals, dark blue, linear-oblong, side lobes 

 small, rounded, middle lobe with 2 thickened ridges. Late 

 autumn. India. F.S. 6:609. I.H. 7:246. Gn. 21:254; 

 31, p. 566; 47, p. 145; 50, pp. 59, 418; 52, p. 410. R.B. 

 17:265. G.C. III. 3:41; 7:17; 11:272; 44:374; 45:264. 

 Gng. 3:135; 15:132. G.F.3:77. A.F. 6:685; 25:1092; 

 27:1136. Gn.W. 11:377. J.F. 1:102. C.O. 5. G. 18:66. 

 F.R. 1:371. R.H. 1881:290 (as var. grandiflpra) . 

 This is considered to be one of the best species in cult. 

 The fls. are often tessellated. Var. albens, Hort. 

 Sepals and petals pure white, with slight tinge of red- 

 dish purple at tips. Var. albidula, Hort. Fls. white 

 with blue veining on lip. Var. blenheimensis, Hort. 

 Fls. closely veined with pure blue on white ground. 

 Var. Charlesworthii, Hort. Fls. entirely pure white 

 except a little yellow on base of lip. G.M. 51:831. 

 O.R. 1908:361. Var. Peetersiana, Cogn. Sepals and 

 petals very pale rose-lilac, lip rose. C.O. 5a. Var. 

 Rogersii, Hort. "A distinct, nearly white variety, with 

 fls. of moderate size and an unusually long spur." 

 Var. Sanderae, Hort. Tips and margins of sepals 

 tinged with magenta-pink, the petals flushed with same 

 color; lip deep magenta. G.C. III. 48:415. Var. 

 Wriglei, Hort. Fls. smaller than type; sepals and pet- 

 als pure white; lip rose-pink. 



7. Denisoniana, Benson & Reichb. f. St. short: Ivs. 

 linear, 6-10 in. long, recurved, deeply notched at the 

 apex: peduncles short, stout, bearing 4-6-fld. racemes: 

 fls. white, 2 in. across; sepals and petals waved and 

 twisted, the lateral sepals broadly obovate, falcate; 

 petals clawed, spatulate; labellum longer than the 

 sepals; side lobes large, subquadrate; middle lobe pan- 

 duriform, with 2 orbicular, diverging, terminal lobes. 

 Summer. Burma. B.M. 5811. I.H. 19:105. F. 1869, 

 p. 250. G.C. II. 24:105. A.F. 6:607. C.O. 8. 



8. Bensonii, Batem. St. about 1 ft. high, very leafy: 

 Ivs. linear, leathery, 6-8 in. long, obliquely toothed at 

 the apex: fls. 2 in. across, 10-15 in a raceme, 1-1 K ft. 

 long; sepals and petals obovate, obtuse, clawed, white 

 outside, yellowish green with numerous brown dots 

 inside; labellum violet, with white spur and side lobes, 



middle lobe terminating in a 

 reniform, bifid apex. Summer. 

 Burma. B.M. 5611. F.S. 22: 

 2329. G.C. 1867:180. C.O. 2. 



9. insignis, Blume. St. erect: 

 Ivs. linear, 10 in. long, apex with 

 2 or 3 teeth : raceme rather 

 short, 6-10-fld.: fls. 2-2 H in. 

 across ; sepals and petals obovate, 

 fleshy, the petals narrower, 

 ochraceous brown, with darker 

 brown blotches inside, almost 

 white on the outside; labellum 

 pandurate, the apical lobe being 

 broadly reniform, concave, white 

 tinted with rose. Summer. 

 Malaya. B.M. 5759. Gn.25:168. 

 C.O. 3. Var. Schroederiana, 

 Hort., has yellow fls. with a white 

 labellum, and 2 orange spots in 

 front of spur. Gn. 25 : 168. 



