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y Whits is the symbol of its 
* purity and its simplicity 
enhances its beauty. 
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upright spikes from the bottom of the bulbs, which 
are very large. The flowers are also large, and of 
a beautiful yellow end brown colour. C. atapel iIf - 
lorua J. J • S. ic the wellknowu "Row -OrcTiid? r with 
dark-coloured poiidulons flowers t Java, Celebes, 
Ms. lay Peninsula). 
_ _, „_ popular- wm, m _ 7r - 
atus Lour., "Anggerck lilin" in Java, because The 
pendulous terete dense light coloured or whitish 
inflorescences, see from a distance, remind some¬ 
what of candles (illin). 
Ihalaenorsi# amabilis L. ( Java,_ Kangean_Ar- 
chipelago, Borneo, Celebes, Amboen, Boer go, Ceram, 
Kai Islands,, Bov-uuiiioa, Philippines in several 
varieties). Thu epiphyt "Anggeri.k Boo Ian" or 
,T K 00 . 1.1 ight-Orchid ff grows in Soomtera only in 
some islands at the west- and east-coast (Merita- 
wai, Iambelan). Its culture is not easy, because 
it whishes low-land and soa-air. The at nosphere 
mist bo laden with salt. Kuvertholes* I may fur¬ 
ther point to cliffuruiit viws about trie growth of 
this Orchid In many professional Journals 23. Mr. 
Frd, Buylu Kent ions rea&rkble things about T, Pha- 
laencpsis-houses" in Bngland in his bock 3 ). 
In former times growing copiously in many 
x ,arts of Java and Ment&wni (also ;iLaa near Moa- 
tawai) but at present almost exterminated by the 
numberless orchid-gatherers and orchid-dealers. 
Indeed, this "title on of Orchids" is a magnificent 
plant, produces its graceful spikes of flowers 
nearly all the year .7 The flowers are each three 
inch across, and arranged in a distichous manner 
along the spike $ The lip of the sane colour, but 
beautiful streaked Ire*idu with rone piith. They 
c 01 ,tinue ii; perfecti 0:1 tx loi ig Lime (4-6 weebs;. 
Jh, viol a cu - ae T. et B. (Borneo, la lay Be - 
.uinsula) gives the prettiest of all Ih&laenopg- 
is, declared Mr. G. Wueramantry., IB. Sc. in his 
article in Orc hi iolo-fla Toy hea ler;. But unfort¬ 
unately, the sp Ike produces Bhly one or two exp¬ 
anded flowers at a time 4). - 
The genus Va nda contains lovely species 
with magnificent-coloured flowers some of which 
ure very large ( k anda suavis Mndl./ land •. 'Vanda 
i ) Thu word n anggorok ,f is Javanese. "Aiigkrok" is 
suudnnese &nd ’Lugger It" is Indonesian. 
F. i. to hr. K.Dotike: Ihulnuuo;n;I f . Lin kurser 
2 ) 
Be it rag zu Direr Kultur , in "TreEIs TT , ’Blotter 
TSr Orckideunhincie, ik/br. 1940, and to hr. 
Frank U. lalfroy: Ihalaenopsis are easy to 
Grow, in Thu American Orch1 d;Society Bulletin, 
3)o c. 1919. , ■■ \ - 
p) Fred, noyle, About Orchids, A Chat, London 1&9y 
4) G * W e oramant ry, B. Sc. ( ^oj ;d.), Experience a of 
aji Gr chiffi l lurch 19 p 7. yi 
