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\landa. 



spur is rosy-pink. The plant flowers from May to August, 

 remaining for over a month in jierfection. India, 1850. (B. M,, 

 t. 2245.) 



V. Sanderiana (Rchb. f.). — The largest-flowered of all \^andas, 

 each flower measuring about 5in. across. The plant is erect in 

 growth, with recurved, leathery, strap-shaped leaves ift. in length, 

 from the axils of which the stout racemes proceed. Twelve or 

 even more flowers are borne on the raceme. The upper sepal 

 and the smaller petals are broadly oval, and of a pale rosy-lilac, 

 tinged with yellow and dotted with crimson at the base. The 

 lower sepals are larger, measuring 2in. in diameter, yellow 

 outside, fawn-tinted inside, where they are covered (except at 

 the edges) with a network of brownish-crimson. The lip is 

 small, concave behind, the anterior portion being flatter, but 

 curled up at the sides ; it is coloured dull crimson, and is 

 greenish-yellow towards the base. Altogether the coloration of 

 the flower is most remarkable, as well as beautiful. In outline 

 there is a considerable resemblance to Aliltonia vexillaria, the 

 large lip of the latter being represented by the two large sepals 

 of the Vanda. This species was discovered in i88t, on the 

 Island of ^lindanao, one of the Philippine group. It flowers 

 in September. From April to October-— the growing season — 

 the plants should be given the warmest and moistest position 

 available. (Fig. 169 ; B. M., t. 6983.) 



V. suavis (Liiid/.). — One of the oldest and best-known of 

 the genus. It is of tall, erect habit, and handsome when well 

 clothed with foliage and in perfect health ; it blooms profusely, 

 and the sweetly-scented flowers remain long in perfection : it is 

 a plant that ought certainly to be in every amateur's collection. 

 The stems are 2ft. to 5ft. high, with two rows of deep green, 

 strap-shaped, decurved leaves loin. to i2in. long. The axillary 

 racemes bear about a dozen flowers, each measuring 2in. to yn. 

 across Both the sepals and petals are spathulate, wavy, white 

 on the outside, thickly streaked and spotted with crimson-purple 

 inside.' The petals are bent and twisted back to front. The 

 lip is three-lobed, convex, the side lobes being of a deep rosy- 

 purple, the central one paler, and deeply notched at the apex. 

 The flowers are developed irregularly, but usually from March to 

 May. Java, 1847. (B. M., t. 5174-) 



V. teres {Lindl.).—.\ climbing species of singular and some- 

 what' inelegant habit, but of great beauty in flower. It has dark 

 green rounded stems, about the thickness of a goose-qufll, wuh 

 ricrid cylindrical leaves 6in. long. The raceme is axfllary, a few 

 in°ches from the top of the stem, erect, and bears from three to 



