bearing from ten to twenty or even more flowers, which are very handsomely 
variegated with white, rich brown and magenta. The upper sepal and the two 
petals are directed backwards, the sepal being oblong-lanceolate, of a creamy white, 
the lower ones obovate with the inner side cut away; this part is reddish brown, 
tinged with purple. The petals are white, and the lip is rich rosy-purple, with 
streaks running back to the mouth of the tube. The creamy white of the outer 
portion of the lower sepals, contrasting with the reddish brown of the inner half, 
has a peculiar and charming effect. The flowers of this variety are produced — 
during the months of November and December, and they remain many weeks in 
full beauty. 
This small-growing Vanda, like several others which we have already figured in 
the Orchid Album, requires more care than some of the larger-growing kinds, which 
we have enumerated above; that is to say, it thrives best when grown in baskets 
or in pots, suspended from the roof near the glass, or if not suspended the 
plants should be arranged upon the side tables, where they may obtain an abun- 
dance of light. A thin shading in, order to break off the sun’s rays will be, 
however, necessary for the well-being of these plants, but the shading should never 
be down when the sun is not shining; attention to these few remarks will tend 
to produce strong and robust growth, and a profusion of flowers. On the other 
hand, if they are too heavily shaded, the foliage becomes weak, the growth does not 
ripen, and consequently has not strength to flower; besides this, it often causes the 
bottom leaves to fall off, and thus the plants lose much of their ornamental 
appearance, for a well-grown Vanda is an extremely beautiful object, even without 
its blooms. This plant, being a native of the Philippine Islands at no great 
altitude, requires the heat of the East India-house, and enjoys a moderate supply 
of water during its growing season, which is in the summer months. In the 
autumn and winter, less water will be necessary, but as these plants are growing 
more or less all the year round, and have no thick and fleshy pseudobulbs to 
support them through a period of drought, the material. must always be kept in a 
moist condition. We find living sphagnum moss the best material in which to 
grow this plant, and the pots or baskets must be well drained. 
