VANDA LAMELLATA BOXALLI. 
[PLATE 338. | 
Native of the Philippine Islands. 
Epiphytal. Stem erect, slender, furnished with numerous closely set, distichous, 
narrowly ligulate, channelled, and much recurved leaves, which are obliquely and 
acutely bidentate at the apex, coriaceous in texture, and light green. Spike 
axillary, erect, much longer than in the typical plant, raceme many-flowered. 
Upper sepals and petals reflexed and creamy white, the former oblanceolate, the 
lateral sepals the largest, sub-faleate, superior half creamy white, inferior portion 
reddish brown, tinged with purple; petals oblong cuneate ; lip sub-panduriform, with 
a retuse apex, anterior portion rich rosy-magenta, the dise ornamented with six 
streaks of purple, which extend backwards to the mouth of the spur. Spur short, 
cylindrical, hirsute internally. 
VANDA LAMELLATA Boxatut, Reichenbach fil., Gardeners’ Chronicle, N.8., xiii, 
1880, pot 748; Fe, Ny tee pe. ors a te Garden, xix., p. 574, t. 287; 
Williams, Orchid-Grower’s Manual, 6 ed., p. 604, with fig. 
Vandas are all natives of tropical Asia, and are amongst the largest-growing 
Orchids of the old world, although some species are of medium growth only. 
Some beautiful additions to this genus have been made during the past few years, 
amongst them being the variety of V. lamellata, which we now lay before our 
readers. Professor Reichenbach bas named it Bowalli, in honour of its discoverer, 
one of Messrs. Low & Co.’s most successful collectors, who sent it home in large 
masses, when it soon proved itself to be a most desirable acquisition to this 
ornamental section of distichous-leaved Orchids. This plant is a dwarf species, and 
never attains to any particular height, but it is a free grower and an abundant 
bloomer, whilst the flowers last in full perfection for a very long time; some 
plants continued in bloom with us during the past winter for upwards of two 
months. Although it cannot compete with such kinds as V. suavis, V. tricolor, 
and V. Sanderiana in size, yet when a good mass is obtained with many spikes 
of bloom, it produces a really charming effect, a statement which a reference to 
our artist’s drawing will amply verify. 
For the opportunity of figuring this beautiful Vanda, we are indebted to the 
kindness of G. W. Law-Schofield, Esq., New-Hall-Hey, Rawtenstall, near Manchester, 
in whose well-known collection it blooms very freely. | 
Vanda lamellata Boxalli is a dwarf evergreen variety; in growth, like the 
species, it has narrow leaves, some eight inches in length, of a pale green hue. 
The erect spikes proceed from the axils of the leaves, on both sides of the stem, 
