. Orchids: their culture and management. Orchids. AND THEIR MANAGEMENT. 50s Vanda, grown in pots. During summer they should be frequently syringed about four in the afternoon, shutting the ventilators. The temperature should not fall below 7odeg. during the night, and water must be given unstintingly. In winter a temperature of ssdeg. to 6odeg. will suffice, and the plants should be kept dry. (Fig. 170; B. M., 4114-) V. tricolor](Z/«(//.).—In foliage, habit, and inflorescence, this Orchid is very similar to V. si/avis : Reichenbach considered them both varieties of one species. The chief disti
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. Orchids: their culture and management. Orchids. AND THEIR MANAGEMENT. 50s Vanda, grown in pots. During summer they should be frequently syringed about four in the afternoon, shutting the ventilators. The temperature should not fall below 7odeg. during the night, and water must be given unstintingly. In winter a temperature of ssdeg. to 6odeg. will suffice, and the plants should be kept dry. (Fig. 170; B. M., 4114-) V. tricolor](Z/«(//.).—In foliage, habit, and inflorescence, this Orchid is very similar to V. si/avis : Reichenbach considered them both varieties of one species. The chief distinction lies in. Fig. 171. Flower of Vanda tricolor Patf.rsoni (nat. size). the colour of the flower, V. siuwis having a white ground, V. tricolor a yellow; but the two are linked by mtermediate forms, ihe racemes usually bear about twelve flowers, although m vigorous specimens as many as eighteen have been obtained. bach flower is 2in. to sin. in depth. The sepals and petals are obovate, narrowed towards the base, wavy, yellow (of various shades), spotted and blotched with brownish-crimson. The lip is about lin. long, notched at the apex, and of a bright magenta-purple, with white, parallel Imes at the base ; the small, erect side lobes are. 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 work.. Watson, William, 1858-1925; Chapman, H. J. , ed. London, L. U. Gill; New York, C. Scribner's sons