one specimen, and they will produce many flower-spikes. What can be more 
effective than this Vanda, with its fine graceful foliage and drooping spikes of gay 
sweet-scented flowers, some of the spikes bearing as many as fifteen blossoms 2 
We well remember seeing this species exhibited in wonderful condition for the 
first time by the late Mr. James Veitch, at one of the meetings of the 
Horticultural Society of London, when they were held in Regent Street. This 
splendidly bloomed specimen was a surprise to us all, including the late Dr. Lindley, 
who at that time was the greatest authority on Orchids in this or any other 
country. This is many years ago, and still Vanda suavis holds its own. There 
have been many varieties of V. tricolor introduced since those days, which are 
quite distinct from V. swavis, and which make noble objects. The varieties of 
these species make good companion plants, some of the varieties of V. tricolor being 
bright in colour, while a few varieties of V. suavis have larger spots than others, 
but otherwise they do not vary much. 
The present plate was prepared from a drawing taken from a finely-grown 
plant, as is shown by our sketch, in the collection of De B. Crawshay, Esq., 
Rosefield, Sevenoaks, who is a great lover of Orchids, and has many fine specimens 
and rare kinds in his collection. Vanda suavis is a noble evergreen plant, with fine 
green and graceful foliage ; it produces its flower-spikes, often with fifteen flowers 
on each, from the axils of the leaves on opposite sides, and often three times a 
year. The sepals and petals are white, spotted with crimson; the _lip bright 
magenta-purple. It blooms at different times of the year, each spike lasting six 
weeks in beauty, and it is useful for cutting, as each flower has a nice stalk, so 
that it may be easily used for dress purposes. - 
Vanda suavis requires the same treatment as that recommended for V. tricolor 
under Plate 77. Sphagnum moss we have found the best material to place about 
the roots, which, with good drainage, should be kept moist during the summer, 
giving less water during the winter, just sufficient to keep the plants in a growing 
state, as they have but little rest, being always either growing or flowering; if 
allowed to get dry they will lose their bottom, leaves. 
