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no. 19. Bot. Reg. t. 1314. L. no. 40) ; caulibus erectis 
ramosis, internodiis tumidis, foliis oblongis obliqué 
emarginatis obtusis, floribus geminatis foliis longioribus, 
sepalis petalisque oblongis acutis, labello cucullato acuto 
serrulato intus pubescente.— —-Japan. —. This is very 
near D. cerulescens, from which it is mainly distin- 
guished by its stem contracted at every joint, and its 
serrated lip. 
3. D. cerulescens (Lindl. Sertum, t. 17); facie omnino D. 
nobilis, floribus nunc ternatis, petalis angustioribus mar- 
gine reflexis vald& undulatis, labello ovali acuminato 
intus villoso——.E. Zndies.—— The form of the petals, 
and especially of the lip, principally distinguish this 
from D. nobile. Its flowers are also smaller. 
4. D. nobile (Lindl. Gen. no. 94. Sertum, t. 3); caulibus 
teretibus: erectis, foliis oblongis oblique emarginatis 
obtusis, floribus geminatis, sepalis ovalibus, petalis duplo 
majoribus undulatis, labello ovato subrotundo cucullato 
villoso.—— China.—-— Flowers large, showy, violet, with 
a very dark purple stain in the interior of the lip. 
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5. D. pulchellum (Roxb. L. 35. Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 1935) ; 
caulibus teretibus pendulis, foliis oblongo-lanceolatis 
subplicatis, racemis lateralibus strictis multifloris, bracteis 
brevibus ovatis obtusis, sepalis ovatis acuminatis sub- 
costatis, petalis oblongis obtusis tenuioribus et latioribus, 
labello unguiculäto cochleariformi obtusissimo ciliato. 
Sylhet. Sepals whitish. Petals pink. Lip pink 
at the edge with a yellow centre. A most charming 
species. 
6. D. Devonianum (Paxton Mag. 7. 169) ; caulibus pendulis, 
foliis ovato-lanceolatis acutis, pedunculis | 2-3-floris, 
sepalis oblongis acutis integris, petalis dupló latioribus 
fimbriatis, labello maximo  cochleariformi margine 
plumoso_—_Khoseea Hills of India.—— The King of 
Dendrobiums. Sepals rose-colour. Petals and lip 
 lemon-colour, tipped with purple, the latter with a broad 
- yellow blotch in the middle. ` 
7. D. Pierardi (Roxb.! Fl.ind. 3. 482. Hooker Exotic 
- Flora, t. 9. Bot. Reg. t. 1756); caulibus. pendulis 
glabris, foliis ovato-lanceolatis acutis, floribus geminatis, 
sepalis acuminatis membranaceis, petalis sepalo supremo 
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