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Vanda Hcol^eriana. 



of the bushes and the roots chng gently to 

 them. The flower is always to be seen on 

 the top of the bushes, away from all shade, 

 in the blazing sun. I have passed through a 

 marsh, such as I have described, deep in mud 

 and water, and seen the whole undergrowth 

 covered with this Orchid in bloom. It is no 

 uncommon sight when staying in Kinta to 

 find the dining table covered with these 

 flowers ; every morning fresh flowers can be 

 gathered without making the slightest effect 

 on the appearance of the marsh. So common 

 is this flower in the district that it is called 

 the Kinta weed. 



" I have several plants growing in my 

 garden on high dry ground, well manured ; 

 also in wet marshy ground. Thick common 

 sticks are placed for them to climb up. In 

 every case the plants are thriving wonderfully. 



the stems bemg as thick as when in the 

 jungle. The plants are always in flower, and 

 the blossoms very large. The roots are 

 planted in the ground. This seems to upset 

 the theory that they must be grown in 

 marsh, which is their home, and the only 

 place where they are found existing m a wild 

 state." 



V. Hookeriana also grows abundantly as 

 an epiphyte on the trunks of the Pandanus, 

 which grow along the banks of rivers fully 

 exposed to the burning rays of a tropical sun 

 during the day, and to the heavy dews and 

 rains by night. The general appearance of 

 this species when not in flower partakes to 

 some extent of the character of V. teres, but 

 it may be readily distinguished by its more 

 slender and erect stems and sharper-pointed 

 glaucous-green leaves. 



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