THE FLOWER GROWER'S GUIDE. 



V. Kimealliana. — Cylindrical leaves and stems. Se- 

 pals and petals pure white ; lip rosy-purple. A 

 popular and fine species. Shan States, 1889 (t). 



V. lamellata.— Flowers light yellow, blotched with 

 chestnut brown. Philippines, 1838 (h). 



V. Parishi. — A fine species, though not so showy as 

 some others. The flowers are yellowish, spotted 

 with brown. Moulmein, 1870 (h). 



V. Roxburgh!. — Sepals and petals pale green, tesse- 

 lated with brown ; bp violet - purple. Bengal, 

 1819 (/*). 



V. Sanderiana. — A most beautiful species, producing 

 large handsome flowers, quite distinct from any 



other Vanda. The upper sepal and petals are 

 rather small, pale rosy lilac ; the lower sepals 

 broad and handsome, yellow, closely covered 

 with red markings ; lip small, yellow, streaked 

 with red. Mindanao, 1882 (h). (Fig. 90.) 



sua vis. — A noble species, producing large panicles 

 of white flowers, spotted with crimson and purple. 

 Very sweetly scented. Java, 1847 (*). 



teres. — A fine species, with cylindrical stems and 

 foliage, and handsome flowers. Sepals and petals 

 rose ; lip rose and yellow. Sylhet, 1828 (h). 



tricolor. — Closely related to V. suavis, differing 

 only in colour. This is yellow, blotched with 

 brownish crimson and purple. Java, 1847 (/). 



vanilla.— A genus of orchids much grown in tropical countries for the sake of the 



commercial vanilla so much 

 used as a flavouring condi- 

 ment and perfume. Under 

 - x cultivation Y. planifolia is 



\ grown in moist, warm posi- 



\ tions such as on the roof 

 of an orchid house, or plant 

 stove, or trained on the 

 back wall. To obtain 

 vanilla pods the flowers 

 must be fertilized with 

 their own pollen and the 

 pods ripened ; but they 

 seldom have the same fine 

 flavour and aroma as im- 

 ported vanilla. 



WABSCEWICZELLA. 

 Charming orchids allied 

 to, and by some authorities 

 made synonymous with, 



Zygopetalum. The plants thrive in shallow pans or baskets, in peat and moss, 

 over good drainage. They must be kept moist all the year round, as they have no 

 pseudo-bulbs to sustain them over a resting season. They are rather difficult of 



DO. Vanda Sanderiana. 



