PLATE XXIII. 
VANDA CATHCARTI, Lindt. 
: Nat. Ord. Orcuipza. 
Longe caulescens, foliis lineari-oblongis planis subundulatis apice rotundatis oblique bilobis racemo laxo erecto paucifloro 
brevioribus, sepalis petalisque oblongis rotundatis sessilibus eequalibus, labello coriaceo basi mutico auriculato, 
auriculis nanis rotundatis lobo intermedio cordato obtuso margine elevato tomentoso rugoso per axin bicostato 
ante auriculam carnosissimo.—Lind/. Fol. Orchid. pt. 4; Vanda, p. 8. 
Tas. In vallibus calidis Himalayze orientalis: Sikkim, alt. 24000 ped. FU. Aprili. 
Dr. Lindley says of this that “no more remarkable Orchid has been found in Northern India ;° and 
though not so showy as the gorgeous Dendrobia (chrysanthum, Devonianum, Farmer, etc.), amongst which 
it grows, it exceeds any of these in its singularity, and its chaste elegant appearance. living specimens 
which I sent to Calcutta flowered in the Botanical Gardens there, but did not survive the voyage to 
England. | : 
Prats XXIII. Fig. 1. Ovary, column, and labellum. 2. Front view of column. 3, 4. Pollinia. 5, 6. Anther. 
7. Capsule :—all but fig. 7 magnified. 
