The lop picture is 
of Vanda Tan Chay 
Y an (V anda Jose¬ 
phine van Brcro x 
Vanda dearei) which 
was awarded a First 
Class Certificate at 
the Royal Horticul¬ 
tural Society’s show 
at Chelsea in 1951. 
The middle picture 
shows Vanila Prolific 
(Vanda Nam Kee x 
Vanda Singapore), a 
very free flowering 
hybrid. It first flow¬ 
ered ii. September 
in 1949, two and a 
half years after the 
seed was sown — 
four y eai s is an 
average for Singa¬ 
pore hybrids. 
The pictures on this 
page are of tropical hy¬ 
brid orchids grown in 
Singapore. It is com¬ 
mon for amateurs to 
effect their own crosses 
and in many cases to 
hand over the seeds 
they produce to the 
Botanic Gardens for 
germination. 
G. H. Addison 
The bottom picture is 
of Vanda Kapoho 
{Vanda famellata var 
boxallii X Vanda tri¬ 
color) raised simultane¬ 
ously in Singapore and 
Hawaii. It is a free 
flowering hybrid with 
an attractive scent. Or¬ 
chids have been raised 
in Singapore since 192b 
and are a regular fea¬ 
ture of the Singapore 
Annual Flower Show. 
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