. The orchid-grower's manual, containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants in cultivation ... Orchids. VANDA. 749 V. SUAVIS RUBRA, Rodigas.—A. distinct variety; the sepals and petals being suffused with orange instead of having the dark-brown marblings usually seen in the type, whilst the lip is red.—Java. Fig.—nil. ffort., xxxii. t. 579. V. TERES, Lindl.—A very handsome and distinct species, of curious aspect, being of a scrambling or climbing habit of growth, extending several feet in length, the stems as well as the leaves being terete or cylindrical, and
. The orchid-grower's manual, containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants in cultivation ... Orchids. VANDA. 749 V. SUAVIS RUBRA, Rodigas.—A. distinct variety; the sepals and petals being suffused with orange instead of having the dark-brown marblings usually seen in the type, whilst the lip is red.—Java. Fig.—nil. ffort., xxxii. t. 579. V. TERES, Lindl.—A very handsome and distinct species, of curious aspect, being of a scrambling or climbing habit of growth, extending several feet in length, the stems as well as the leaves being terete or cylindrical, and dark green. lbs large flowers are produced in ascending mostly two-flowered. VANDA TBEES. racemes from May to July, and last four or five weeks in beauty; the sepals are oblong obtuse, the dorsal one erect, white slightly tinged with rose, the lateral ones twisted, parallel with the lip, creamy white; the petals are larger, sub-orbicular and undulated, rosy-magenta, lighter towards the margins; the lip is large, oucuUate, bright rosy-magenta, strongly veined, the throat orange, striped and spotted with crimson, with a conical spur at the base, and a rounded, dilated and emarginate apex. The racemes of flowers issue directly from the stems at a point opposite the leaves. It is rather a shy-flowering species with most people, but we think this may be traced to the plant being too much dried up during the growing season. We have found that the best way to cultivate and flower it successfully is to place the pots which contain the plants under a covering of damp sphagnum moss in a warm sunny house, as near the glass as possible. An abundance of .water and air should be given to it while it is. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Williams, Benjamin Samuel, 1822-1890; Williams, Henry. London,
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