VANDAS 
Vandas have won a place of importance at the Orchid Ranch. We 
have found no other group of orchids that exceeds their combination of 
vigor of growth, gracefulness of habit, and floriferousness in a rainbow 
array of colors. 
We grow our small Vandas in either charcoal or osmunda; larger 
plants are all grown in charcoal. Small plants—through 3’—are usually 
shipped in pots. Larger plants are more economical to ship bare rooted, 
but can be shipped in pots if you prefer. 
If you have not grown any Vandas before, these few notes may be 
of help. We find they grow exceedingly well in charcoal. Larger pots 
than usual should be used, thus avoiding~ frequent repotting. Flowering 
sized plants should be placed in 8” to 10” pots so that they need not be 
disturbed for several years. Due to the extremely free drainage of the 
charcoal medium, frequent watering is necessary. Vandas are heavy feed- 
ers and benefit from a light sprinkling of bone meal over the charcoal 
occasionally in addition to regular feeding every week or so with soluble 
fertilizer solutions. Hyponex, Hygro, or other balanced food is satisfactory. 
Many growers are finding excellent results in the use of fish 011 emulsion. 
Fairly strong light conditions are necessary for optimal flowering. 
UNFLOWERED VANDA SEEDLINGS 
These Vanda crosses consist of a number of the later types in which 
breeding has been done with an eye for new and unusual color types as 
well as floriferousness and vigor. 
No. 337R V. ELLEN NOA x V. TRIMERRIL 
No. 345R 
Red, yellow, bronze types expected; with good chance for unusual 
salmon and apricot tones in flat flowers. 
2” —$1.00, $1.50 ready to shift: 2'2”—$2.50 
No. 339R V. HENRIETTA HO x V. TRIMERRIL 
This cross expected to produce flat flowers in mahogany to red tones. 
2"°—$1.00, $1.50 ready to shift; 2¥2"—$2.50 
No. 340R V. PROFUSION (V. TRICOLOR x V. ROTHSCHILDIANA) 
An extremely free flowering hybrid, as the name implies. Color 
quite variable, some have white background beautifully marked 
with blue. 
2°—$1.00, $1.50 ready to shift; 2%2"—$2.50 
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