Plate 142. 



VANDA GIGANTEA, 



Gigantic Vanda 



Gen. Char. {Vide sup'a^ Plate 125.) 



§ 



foliis late loratis apice obtusissimis emarginatis subgequalibus^ racemis 



iiicurro 



Lindl 



Vanda J jj. 2. 



Lindl 



4 



Vanda Lindleyana. Gh-if. Noiul 



Walp 



The rare Orchid 



golden-yellow bloss 



pla 



here figured produced its noble pendent 



ke of 



oms 



believe for the first time in Europe 



chid-house 



of Veitch and Sons, in April, 1860. Mr. Griffith, in his Indian notes, observes of it; 

 it IS the only plant of its kind I have hitherto seen capable of rivalling the American 

 VandecB," which, as Dr. Lindley very naturally exclaimed, " must sm-ely be an exagge- 

 ration." Indeed, it would be easy to select many species from among the Dcndrohia of 

 Continental India, or from thQ air-plants of the East Indies that would— as fur as 



than our present subject with the 



lied 



compe 



more successfully 



best of the South American Vandece. The latter, however, are not the most bi 

 section of the orchid-flora of the New World, where the Cattleyas and Lmlias 

 ^^elonging to the tribe of JEmdmidtro') contribute the richest colours. In our 



^ gigmtea 



that 



I 



the 



tribe of Epidendrece) contribute the 

 grows slowly, but its habit is of the most stately character, and surpasses 

 3ct even F. Batemanni, which, with itself, Professor Reichcnbach refers 



resuscitated 



off the h 



Fieldia 



The large copious distichous rich g 



set 



arge golden flowers to great advantage 



It 



onld need an mi pen 



f. 



<^o justice 



the whole plant, 



It is an inhabitant of the Burman Emp 



gi'owmg on Lagerstroemia Begina, on the banks of the Ten 



near IJarlavo, 



ding to Griffith 



Be 



L 



SCR. A lai 



bi 



'ge species, with copious 



lorate, 



ved. a fi 



foliage growing in i 

 a half long, veiy obt 



disticl 



nmnner. 



