June, 23 . 
I have tw) ojl your letters to acknowledge and I must apolo¬ 
gise for the delay. 
The first is dated 2nd April, and contains determinations 
of Kenanthera monachica and Aeridea odoratum v, s aavisolmu m,for which 
many thanks. 
I do not know R. augustifolia .H.f . The type specimens 
(wray’s ) are not in Herbarium Sin-_ap., and as far as I can discover, we 
have not it in cultivation, Wray f s specimens are prooably in Calcutta. 
Your second letter is dated 2Jrd April. I shall try to 
procure good specimens of the unnamed Vanda when it flowers. 
I am sending J specimens fo* which I sh uld be grateful for 
names. 
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There is a Vanda found’ by Mr. Laycock at Jor, Batarg, Padang 
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Perak, F.M.S. at an altitude of about 1800 f ■ . It is common there on tall 
trees. There is a flower in spirit, two lack and white photographs and 
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a coloured photograph which gives some idea of the coikours. I should 
like to have the enlargement and the coloured photo returned. A des¬ 
cription of the colours of the flower is attached. 
The second plant is a Den' robium near capituliflorum.Rolfe. 
Mi*;* L&ycoek obtained it from the Philippines. The flowers are borne in 
a condensed raceme which resembles a capitulum. The flowers in,oud are 
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greenish yellow. They became entirely orange yellow when first expanded 
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and then develop reddish lines on the lip and petals. The plant is 
stout, the inflorescences being borne on leafless branches up to 2-J feet 
long, which are Sulcate, and constricted at the nodes. Leaves rather 
i , lanceolate ovate-lanceolate, v - r oexicn , p minutely 
inuequila. nl, ~ k i nr loo, auo ■ 1 in ororf* 
' he third p^nl is a ? Srrcant 1 us four- by a lor- 1 orchid 
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525/29. 
18th 
Dear Dr. Smith, 
