VANDA TERES LML
(Te reti rol io;.) Caule lorcli rigido, foliis Icrotibus oblusiusciilis.pcdiinculii folia longc
"•'""t's. sellali« cuneatu oblongis apice aucnimtis, latcralibus aubgibbis, tci>al¡ü subo
ciilatuni descendente Irilìdo, laciniis lateralibus obtusaiipilis obliqiiis, lacinia mwliana i
.1 (Wall. Cai., 7334.) ; L.O., 217!; Lindi. Rol. Rc-g., 1836, 1S09I; Hook. Hot. Mag.,
. . ,185(3.22: WarncrSel. Orch., l'I. III.,2l<var. Andcrsoni).
Caulis ptdes plures dcnium lorgus, lirmus, ac in specimcnibus quibusdnm sponlancis calaimim aciuiliniiin propc cr
Vagina vulgo Iransvcrae nigosa;, ac cura foli'is sxpissime flavoviridcs. l'iores longe pulcliorriini. Sépala
e lateral« extus violMCO|>iirpurea;, nunc siibbninnc.-e, nunc siinpltcitcr pallide
que duodcciralloris (11), Emndifloris,
is [»Ilio iindLlalis, labcllo in calcar
dil.ilal.i rclus.1 bifido pubcsceme,
14 (giiili-lcavod Vanda) ! ; l'axlon
s, quod in horlis no.strii
inediana superne (medio) (lava punciis at
Exstant varictates qusdani : V.ir
punctonim atropurpureoruin ; columna d<
florida coloribus intensioribus pollens.
Crcscit in peninsula It
ola slrri5 radiantibus attopurpurcis. I la: striola; radiami^
'. C, flores pallidissimos gerii r labellum partim roscolum, p;
tercs candida, Rclib, f, candidissima. Vawla tcres Ande
icipue in
i I Majo, G. Mann ! — Pegu Janiiario, Brandis I Mergtii, Criffilh I
Pianta pra;rcrtiin tempore, quo Orchidc.-c prinium fretiuenlius ctilL-c, incredibili amore adn
lumberland, Syon Mouse, oppos. Ken ! In Continenti prima fioruisse videlur apud egrcgiiim T.
issimum, prasertiro Camclliis, Ericis, Rliododcndris celebcrriraiiro. Tcnco specimen bene cxsicci
dedil. l'ianta lucis cupidissima apud Gallos multo facilius florere solel, quam in Anglia. De et
Í sur la culture des Orchid(!cs. pag. 507, >08, 509. Idem laciiiiam labelli anticam felicisii
me un rtibas de prèti
Figura; analylico.-.
mica ac Uirmanica. Silhct, W.ilUch ! Assam,
Anglia prima florea cxiwnait apud Duccin
cndensem, vlnim de horticullur^ continenlali
jcnovolcnliraimus faulor mihi 19 Julio, 1840,
<10 cr. Comte du Uuysson. l.'Orchidophilc ;
palagio Unico dclexo felicissime couiparat :
ia polline
SIXTY years ago, «-heii tropical Orcliids in European fcrardcns «'ere great rarities, the taper-leaved Vanda, even now
unsurpassed in splendour, was introduced by Dr. Wallich to England from the Biinne.se Empire. A few years later it
produced flowers for the first time, and one can imagine what interest and admiration the sight of such lovely tropica!
flowers excited. This event happened in the Duke of Northumberland's garden at Syon House, which at that time was
one of the wealthiest storehouses of exotic plants in Europe. When the jjlant was figured in the Botanical Register. Dr.
I.indley thu.s described it: " Nothing can exceed the flowers of this plant in delicacy of texture or softne.ss of colour; the
deep purple of the petals softens away to the margin and seems to melt, as it were, into the pure white of the sepals;
while the rich crimson and yellow of the lip renders the brilliancy of the other parts still more conspicuous. " This lucid
description of the flowers can only be surpassed by the bru.sh of the arti.st.
The peculiarity of growth of this Vanda renders it distinct from the multitude of tropical Orchids which have been
brought to our gardens from the flowery lands of eastern Asia. The singular taper-like growth is peculiar to other
Hast Indian Orchids, one being the lovely Vanda Hookeriaiia, which inhabits the swamps of Rorneo and Cochin
China, and is a SGirccly less beautiful plant than V. teres. Another taper-leaved Orchid is Aerides Vandarum, which so
much resembles V. teres in growth that it suggested the specific name to Prof. Rclchenbach. Vanda teres is not confined
to Burmah, but is found in parts of northern India, at Sylhet, Khasya. and Martab.in. It grows in the plains where there
are few trees; it is strictly an epiphyte, and is usually met with on the larger branches, always fully exposed to the .?un.
Our collector J, Torstermann once saw a tree la<len with plants of V. teres in bloom, the aggregate number of flowers
upon which could not have been fewer than a thousand.
There is a good deal of variation as I'egards the colour of the flowers of this Vanda, and a few forms are so distinct
in this respect as to justify varietal names l>eing applied to them. The finest is that known as Andersoni, which has
larger anil more richly coloured flowers than the type, it is also dwarfei- in growth and more free in blooming, as many as
five and six flowers being borne on each spike. This variety is Burmese. The variety aurorea has the sepals of the flowers
white, petals also white and ro.sy tinted, and the lip of a light ochre yellow colour; this is a lovely variety and very rare.
A third variety is Candida, the flowei-s of which arc wholly white, flu.shed with rose pink. V. teres flowers in Europe in
June, but in Burmah about February. It is grown to great perfection in some gardens, notably at Ferriires, in France,
where there is every season a gorgeous display of bloom.
This lirchid is generally considered a difficult plant to manage and a shy flowerer, but this may often be attributable
to wrong ti-eatment. It used to be the practice to dry the plants every season, now, however, treatment the reverse
of this periodical drying is found to he the best. The plants must be grown in a hot and moist house, and in a position
fully exposed to the sun ; they must be syringed several times during hot and dry days, and must never be allowed to
become dry at any season. They may be grown in either pots or boxes, the compost being roughly-broken charcoal, fibry
pe;it, and living sphagnum moss, and the moss .should always be kept in a green state on the surface. When the plants
outgrow the placc allotted them, if the stems are cut down and their upper parts placed in the soil they root readily.
Our i.lale represent a plant in the possession of A, Heine, Usq., Birchfield, Fallowiield, Manchester.