1898 VANDA 



vex surfiu'e when finished. A plentiful supply of water 

 is essential at all seasons with copious syriuKing over 

 the foliage in bright weather. The compost should 

 never be allowed to remain dry for a long time. 



r. tricolor and species like it grow very well among 

 foliage plants in the warmhouse, where their large 

 aerial roots, which are freely emitted from the sides of 

 the stems, may ramble among the foliage and thereby 

 retain moisture a long time after syringing. A few 

 species, such as I'. Amesiaiia, 1'. c(Erulea and V, 

 Kiiiihiill/inifi. \\\t\[ niM- .11- twi.utliiT alpine species, re- 

 quire ;il..Hii till <i.>L:rii- (■.iMirr 1 ■ ni i 'i rature, but other- 

 wise Miiiil.-ir I nainieiii i m d Ik i v|,er je^ i>t the genus. 



St.irl, I- I, ;,-,,! I,y i-,iii..viiii.- a l..otormoreof the 



leadiri:/ " . 'li iMi a sliarp liiiife, allowing several 



roots I , : I. Iie.l tu each growth and basketing 



them II I ,. i I, inner. These new pieces should be 



■ i overhead until they become es- 



II iikelv tnsbrii'pl. The old stems 



fre. 



Tlie II 'I '.i II i ■! enciiiirs Tn\'aiiilas are several 



spec-ii I ■ ih , I I. h l.r I last in a clrv atmosphere. 



Tliev iMii !"■ kr |.i III. -I k l.v svrinu'im,' with strong 



tobacco water and l.y sponging 'the plants with a 20 

 per cent solution of alcohol. jj, ji. Grey. 



INDEX. 



Amesiana. 15. Hookeriana. IS. Roxburghii, 11. 



Andersuui, 17. illustre, 14. Sanderiana. '20. 



Bensoni, 8. insignis, 9. Schroederiana. 9. 



Boxalli. 1, 5. Kimballi.ina, 16. spathulata, .■!. 



Cathcarti, 19. lamellata, 4. splendens, 10. 



cjenilea, 0. 11. limbata. 12. siiavis, 10. 



cierulescens, 1. Mariottiana, 13. superba. ID. 



Corningii, 10. Parishii, 13. teres, 17. 



Deiiisoniaiia, 7. parvitlora, 2. lessellata, 11. 



densiHora, 14. Pafersoni, 111. tricolor, 10. 



grandis, 10. Robins,, niaiia, 10. Veitcliii, 10. 



A. Lahelluiii s/'umfl. 



B. Lvs. flal.nrrli.nn,, l.,l,i,un-eeled, 

 tooth, il ..r l,,/„,l ,,/ ///,• iiper. 

 c. .Baor/H.s /,...., ; l.ih.lliim irilh 

 liitrr,,: l,'i..^^ 



D. FIS. /-/• . ,,f. „r,.,,s. 



E. Cni.ir hin. 1. caemlegcens 



EE. t'o^,(• i/eilnir 2. parviflora 



3. spathulata 

 EEE. Ciilnr icliite or pale yellow, 

 lint slrraked and shaded 



with brown 4. lamellata 



5. Boxalli 

 DD. Fls. 2 in. or more ncroS!< 

 (nonietimea h,*!.<{ in JVos. S 

 and U). 



E. Color I'liir r>. caerulea 



EE. roior niiii. 7. Denisoniana 



1. cserul^Bcens, Griff. Stem 1-2 ft. high: Ivs. 5-7 in. 

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



VANDA 



imany, slender and^endulous, each bearing about 

 12 lis.: fls. 1 in. across; sepals and petals obovate, sub- 

 acute, 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. P.M. 1877:206. G.C. 1870:529. -Color varies 

 from blue to nearly white. Var. B6zalli, Reichh. f. 

 Fls. pale violet or nearly white: disc of the labellum 

 deep violet with white lines on the sides. B.M. 6328. 



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

 shaped, 4-8 in. long, unequally obtusely 21abed: ra- 

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

 petals obovate-spatulate; labellum shorter than the se- 

 pals, middle lobe obovate, .lilai. 1. uuih :i;. and l' lobed 

 at the apex, yellow belov\ , i i ■ ii i and 

 dashed with purple and I in-es. 

 Himalayas. B.M. 5138 (as . h , :. ii ..,',. ,i ,.„,. . 



3. spathuUta, Spreni;. Stem 2 ft. lii-h: Ivs. 2-4 in. 

 long, olitiisely L^-lobed: peduncle robust, 12-18 in. tall, 

 few-Bd.: lis. P, in. across, golden yellow; sepals and 

 petals obloiit; spatiilate. Hat; labellum as long as the 

 sepals, clawed, side lobes very small, broadly obovate, 

 middle lobe sub-orbicular, obscurely 3fid. Ceylon, 

 India. 



4. Iamell4ta, Lindl. Lvs. channeled, leathery, ob- 

 liquely 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 tu- 

 bercles .iust below the apex. Aug.-Nov. Philippines. 



5. B6xalli, Reichb. f. ( V. lamelUta, var. Bixalli, 

 Reichb. t.j. Stem tall, with l(mg recurved lvs.: raceme 



longer tli.in in.' t'. ... li. :.rlr- 11 '^il 11. : .in:il. \'.!iite. 



II. 15:,S7. (In. 19:574. 



(i. caerOlea, Griff. Fig. 2G3G. Stem 1-2 ft. high: lvs. 

 rigid. line;ir, (1-10 in. long, obliquely truncate and 

 touthe.l at tin tip: rar-eme 1-2 ft. long: fls. 3-4 in. 

 across, pa' I I II Inral sepal obovate ; petals broadly 

 obovate., n III less than one-third the length 



of the s, p , I. ,, . linear-oblong, side lobes small, 



rounded, 1 I '■. witli 2 thickened ridges. Late 



antnmii. India. l\s. r,:i;ii!i. l.ll. 7:241). Gn. 21:254; 

 ::i. |i. .Mir.; 17. p. ll,".: .".". p|n 59 and 418; 52, p. 410. 

 1M:. 17:-'ii."i. (i.e. HI. :::11: 7:17; 11:272. Gng. 3:135. 

 G.F. :;:77. ,\.K. i;:i;s5. F.H. I::i71. R.H. 1881:290 (var. 

 .r;«rH(/i7/om).-This is considered to be one of the best 

 species in cultivation. The fls. are often tessellated. 



7. Denisoniflna, Benson & Reichb. f. Stem short: 

 lvs. linear, 6-10 in. long, reeiirved. deeply notched at 



pals; side lobes iari,'e, suliqnadr.ate; 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.P. 6:607. 



8. BSnsoni, n.ili in, S l em about 1 ft. high, very leafy: 

 Ivs. linen, I ' I , ' s in. long, obliquely toothed at 

 the ape-. I. s., 10-15 in a raceme, 1-lK ft. 



long; se|,,,,~ |.i,,,|. obovate, obtuse, clawed, white 



outside. >ellorti.,b yi.. 11 with numerous brown dots in- 

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

 middle lobe terminating in a reniform, bifid apex. Sum- 

 mer. Burma. B.M. 4612. F.S. 22:2329. G.C. 1807:180. 



9. insignis, Blume. Stem erect: lvs. linear, 10 in. 

 lonir, apex with 2 or 3 teeth: raceme rather short, 6-10- 

 tld.: Ms. 2-'J''j in. across; sepals and petals obovate, 

 fleshy, the petals narrower, ochraceous brown, with 

 darker Itrown blotches inside, almost white on the out- 

 side; labellum pandurate, the apical lobe being broadly 

 reniform, concave, white tinted with rose. Summer. 

 Malaya. B.M. 5759. Gn. 25:168.-Var. Schroederiana 

 has yellow fls. with a white labellum. Gn. 25:168. 



