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VANDA teretifolia. 
Cylindrie-leaved Vanda. 
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GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 
Nat. ord. ORCHIDER. Jussieu gen. 64. Brown prod. 1. 309. Div. IV. 
Anthera terminalis mobilis decidua. Masse pollinis demim cereacez. 
Brown in Hort. Kew. ed. 2. 5. 205. : 
VANDA. Supré vol. 6. fol. 506. 
V. teretifolia, perianthii (corolle) Jaciniis interioribus brevioribus. Lindley 
collect. 6. tab. 6. 
Epidendrum teretifolium. Link enum. hort. berol. 2. 3722 
Rami stricti, teretes, foliosi, radices pallidas tortuosas promentes. Folia 
’ teretia, biuncialia, internodiis 2-4-plo longiora, cum caule et vagind articu- 
lata. Spica simplex, horizontalis, foliorum longitudine (vel plurimum lon- 
gior) 5- (v. laxits multi-) flora. Flores majusculi, ante anthesin cuneati, 
resupinati: lacinie oblonge, reflexe, lurido-lutee, obtuse, dorso et tribus. 
nervis intus sanguineis; 2 interioribus breviortbus. Labellum album, ovatum, 
dependens, laciniis longius, cum processit villoso columne elasticé articulatum, 
basi in calcare obiuso, sanguineo-lineato productum, versus apicem utrinque 
unidentatum, dentibus erectis apice coloratis, Caicar dimidia inferiore 2- 
loculare, membrané transversd foraminibus duobus pertusd, pro receptione 
baseos corporis carnosi compress triangularis, margine et apice bicornt pilo- 
sis, dorso interioris calcaris affixi. Columna /aciniis multo brevior, lurido- 
lutea, parte anteriore villosé, pland, apice utrinque unidenticulatd, lined 
pilost ab utraque dente decurrente; anticé circa faucem stigmatis membrana 
quadrata erecta cartilagined. Anthera terminalis, opercularis, persistens, 
anticé elongata, 2-loculuris, loculis discretis, Massz pollinis 2, ceree, dure, 
integre (posticé lobato-circumscisse, Nob.), postice obscure foveate, pedicello 
affixe apice falcato compresso ; basi in membrand cartilaginea trilaterali di- 
latato, que, ejus lateribus membranis faucis stigmatis applicatis, fit quoad 
stigma horizontalis. Stigma infundibulare, purpureum, viscidum: glandula 
massarum pollinis pedicello medio proximad. Ovarium (germen) pertanthio 
(corolla) longius, contortum (vectum Nob.). Lindley loc. cit. 
Figured and described by Mr. Lindley in the publica- 
tion we have quoted. 
Native of China, and but lately introduced into our 
gardens, where it grows readily and blossoms in perfection. 
The annexed figure is from a sample we were favoured 
with by Sir Abraham Hume, from his hothouse at Worm-_ 
leybury. 
The flower is curious in the structure, as well as or- 
namental. The foliage is very different from that of the 
two species already published in our Register. ‘The roots 
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