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THE OARDTIHEES' CHRONICLE, June 24, 1993, p. 740. 
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NEW AND NOTEWORTHY PLANTS. 
Vanda Miss Joaquim. 
(Inter V. Hoo'fcerianam et V. teretem proles hybrida) 
A few years ago Miss Joaquin, a lady residing- in Singapore, 
well-known for her success as a horticulturist, succeeded in 
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crossing Vanda Hoojeriana Rchb. f., and " r . teres, two plants 
cultivated in almost every garden in Singapore. Unfortunately, 
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no record was kept as to which was used as the male. The 
result has now appeared in the form of a very beautiful plant, 
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quite intermediate between the two species, and as I cannot 
find any record of this cross having oe,,n made before, I des- 
cribe it herewith. 
Stem and foliage exactly that of V. teres, but rather 
more slender; raceme of several flowers over 2 inches across; 
dorsal sepajjob ovate, rounded, shorter and broader* than in 
VV teres; lateral sepals oblong, obovate; apices broad, rounded, 
blunter and broader at the ends than those of V. terns; ■ otals . 
obovate, spatulate, broad, not twisted.-at the base; all the 
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sepals and petals have the waved edges of V. Hookeriana; the 
dorsal sepal and petals are rosy-violet, the laterals paler; 
the lip is very largo and broad, and widely expanded as in 
V, Ho&eriaha, the spur being much shorter than in V. teres: 
