Vanda 



(421 ) 



Vanilla 



Principal Species : 



bexandra, U", My., HI., wh. (.//" Epimcdium 

 hi'xandmm). 



VANDA. 



Description. A large genus of Orchids (ord. 

 Orchidacea') that includes many magnificent 

 species. With very few exceptions, the plants 

 have erect, leafy steins. Generally the leaves are 

 grace-fully recurved, long, leathery, and channelled. 

 Tin- (lowers reach their largest size in the splendid 

 sanderiana ; they are borne in loose racemes, are 

 bright hued, and usually fragrant. 



Propagation. By the removal of basal growths 

 as soon as these have made a few roots ; and by 

 cutting the steins into pieces, each with some roots 

 attached. 



Soil. A mixture of fibrous peat and sphagnum 

 will suit all the Vandas, but in many gardens the 

 roots are embedded in crocks, and over these a 

 thick surfacing of living sphagnum is placed. 



Other Cultural Points. The same general con- 

 ditions as advised i'or Aerides will suit most 

 Yandas, l>ut they love a little more shade when 

 growing, and somewhat drier conditions when 

 resting. Vanda teres is an exception ; it loves 

 abundant light, and should be grown unshaded, 

 except when in flower. Syringe and water freely 

 while- growing, but after growth is complete give 

 little water until the flower spikes appear. 



Principal Species and Varieties : 



[NdTK. s. = sepals, p. = petals, l. = lip.] 

 amesiana, 1J', early sum., sal s. and p. blush pk., 



s. and p. wh., blush, 1. stained buff yel., lower 



ro. s. greenish yel., crim., 1. 



alhii, pure wh. crim. pur. 

 caTiilea, 11' to 3', aut., alhata, ground wh. 



lil. labello-viride, 1. gni. 



fowleriana, large, suavis, 8', aut., various, 



rounded flowers, bl. s. and p. wh., spotted 



d. nisoniana, 11', sum., s. P ur -> 1- To - P ur -> T ery 



;iml }>. wh., tinged grn., fragrant (.vy/<. tricolor 



1. wh. of Hooker)'; the chief 



hebraiea. sulphur, vars. are Chatsworth, 



marked dark sulphur. much spotted; flava, 



hookeriana, 3', alit., s. and ground yel.; Gott- 



p. wh., marked ro., 1. schalckei, extra fine ; 



wh., marked magenta, and rubra, or., br. 



pur. teres, 2' to 6',spr., s. wh., 



'insignis (Blume), 3', late blush tinted, p. rosv ma- 



win., s. and p. br., spot- genta, 1. or., marked 



ted chocolate, reverse red, central lobe ro. 



yel., 1. wh. , marked nvi genta; alba, aurorea, 



ro. and Candida are whiter 



schroderiana, yel., wh. vars. 



kitnlialliana, 11', spr., s. tricolor, 4' to 6', various, 

 and p. wh., 1. rosy pur. s. and p. pale yellow, 



Parishii, 1', sum., s. and spotted reddish br., 1. 



p. greenish yel., spotted wh., magenta pur., 



br., 1. magenta, wh., marked br. Dalkeith, 



vio., fragrant. yel., pur.: Dodgsoni, 



t nmrriottiana, s. and p. very large, 1. vio. pur. ; 



red and br. , shading to insignis, yel., crim. ; 



ro., pur. and wh. at Patersoni, s. and p. 



bfuse ; 1. magenta pur., wh., spotted br. ; and 



wh., not .fragrant. plauilabris, extra fine, 



sanderiana, 3', sum., dor- s. and p. citron yel., are 



fine vars. 



Only Artificial Hybrid : 

 Miss Jnaquim (tores X hookeriaua), 3', spr., early 



sum., s. and p. rosy pur., 1. or., vio., rosy pur. 

 Other Species and Hybrids : 



Bati'immnii (now Staur- p. yellowish grn.. 



upsis lissochiloides). marked br., 1. rosy 



Bensoni, IV, spr., s. and pur., wh. 



ca-rulescens, 1', sum., s. 



and p. lil. bl., 1. vio. bl. 

 Cathcartii (now Arach- 



nanthe Cathcartii). 

 Charlesworthi, '2', spr., 



s. and p. bl., veined 



pur., 1. bl., pur., yel.; 



probably a natural 



hybrid (ca;rulea X Beu- 



soni). 

 Clarke! (now Arachuauthe 



Clarkei). 

 concolor, 5', sum., s. and 



p. yellowish br., 1. wh., 



red, yel. 

 cristata, 2', sum., s. and 



p. yellowish grn., 1. 



pur., veined wh. 

 gigantea (now Stauropsis 



giganteus). 

 lamellata, H", win., s. and 



p. wh., br., 1. pur. 



Boxullii, stronger, more 

 distinctly marked. 



limbata, I:', sum., s. and 

 p. cinnamon br., edged 

 yel., 1. ro., wh. 



Lowii (now Araclmanthe 

 Lowii). 



Moorei, iy, aut., s. and 

 p. light bl., 1. pur.; 

 probably a natural hy- 

 brid (kimballiana X 

 ceerulea). 



multiflora (now Acampe 

 longifolia). 



Roxburghii, 11', sum., s. 

 and p. grn., veined br., 

 1. vib. pur., wh. 



schiiideriaua (see insignis 

 var.). 



.tricolor of Hooker (see 

 suavis). 



umlnlata (now Stauropsis 

 uudulatus). 



VANDELLIA. 



Annuals (ord. Scrophularineae), requiring warm 

 greenhouse treatment. Propagation, by seeds in 

 spring, in loam and leaf mould, over gentle bottom 

 heat. Prick off the seedlings as necessary, and pot 

 in a light, rich compost. 



Principal Species : 



Crustacea, 1', Je.,bl. (ayii. 



Hornemanuia ovata). 

 diffusa, 1', Jy., wh. 



hirsuta, 1', Je., bl. (si/n, 

 Honiemannia viscosa). 

 pedunculata, 1', Jy., pur. 



(//. Roxburghii). 

 VANESSA. 



A genus of very handsome butterflies, and one 

 that seldom gives either farmer, forester, or 

 gardener any trouble. Such popular and beautiful 

 species as the Red Admiral (Atalanta), Peacock 

 (lo), and the Small Tortoiseshell (Urticaj), 

 feed on Nettles, and consequently deserve en- 

 couragement rather than destruction. A species 

 that was once common in London the Camber- 

 well Beauty (Antiopa) is now rarely found in 

 this country ; it feeds on Willows, and is sometimes 

 caught in the Fen districts. The Small Tortoise- 

 shell is one of the first butterflies to appear in 

 the spring. 



VANGUERIA. 



Stove evergreen shrubs (ord. Rubiacere). Prop- 

 agation, by cuttings of half-ripened growths, in 

 sand, beneath a bell-glass, over bottom heat. Soil, 

 fibrous peat and sandy loam, in equal parts. 



Principal Species : 



edulis, 10', Je., greenish wh. The Voa-Vanga of 

 Madagascar ; a dessert fruit of good quality. 



VANILLA. 



Strong growing plants (ord. Orchidacea?,) that 

 climb by means of their clinging roots and twining 

 stems. They require abundance of heat and mois- 

 ture, and should be allowed Larch poles or Teak 

 rods to climb np. Peat and sphagnum provide a 

 suitable medium for the basal roots. Propagation 

 is by division of the stems. 



Vnpmirer Mnth (gee Moths and Orgyia}. 

 Varennea (see Ey<*nhardtia). 

 Variegated Lavrnl (see Auovba). 

 Viiscoa (ee Jlafnia). 

 Vaconcella (nee Carica). 



