DECEMBER, 1915.) THE ORCHID REVIEW. 361 
from the roof, such as Cattleyas and Oncidiums, the whole stock comprising 
a choice collection, the appearance of which does Mr. Rickards the greatest 
credit. 
It was interesting to see a complete bound set of the Orchid Review in 
Mr. Rickards’ room, which is in close proximity to the Orchid houses. 
T.W.B. 
(After the above was in the printers’ hands we had the pleasure of 
seeing a selection of the plants, for Mr. Rickards staged a small group at 
the R.H.S. meeting held on November 23rd, when-a Silver Flora Medal 
was awarded, a testimony both to the quality of the plants and the excellent 
culture. Three of the plants also received Awards of Merit from the 
Orchid Committee. A report appears on another page.. The Odontoglossums 
are grown with equal success, as may be seen by the illustration of the 
Odontoglossum house on the preceding page. Mr. Rickards informs us 
that the plants were not posed for the camera, but were photographed just 
as they were grown. Mr. Rickards must be congratulated on. his success, 
which should be an encouragement to other amateurs.—Ed.] 
eee VANDA SANDERIANA. Se 
(See Frontispiece.) 
HE Frontispiece to the present volume represents a magnificent 
specimen of Vanda Sanderiana,- which was exhibited by Messrs. 
Sander & Sons, St. Albans, at the R.H.S. meeting held on September 28th 
last, and to which the Lindley Medal was awarded in recognition of its 
excellent culture. It has been grown from a dwarf piece imported several 
years ago, and is now a sturdy specimen with four growths. When 
exhibited, the plant ‘bore six strong spikes and an aggregate of 42 flowers, 
while a seventh spike was pushing up. The species is by no means easy to 
&tow, and our readers may remember the graphic account given at page 
15 by the late Mr. J. C. Harvey of his struggles with it in South Mexico. 
Probably the treatment was not correct in some essential particular, though 
an attempt was made to reproduce the conditions under which it is said to 
occur in Mindanao, and the remarkable thing is that Aérides Lawrencee, 
said to grow in company with the Vanda, behaved quite normally. 
Phaleenopsis Sanderiana is also said to grow in the same ga a The 
locality is described as South-east Mindanao, the principal station being 
tecorded as Davao, where it grows on trees that overhang the beach, and 
where the long trailing roots are often within reach of the salt spray. The 
Species was discovered and introduced in 1882 by M. Roebelen, a collector 
for Messrs. Sander, and flowered for the first time in this country in the 
Summer of 1883, in the collection of Mr. W. Lee, of Leatherhead. 
