Dendrobium.]  oxuvni. ORCHIDEE. (J. D. Hooker.) 737 
Warner Orch. Alb. vii. t. 319; Veitch Man. Dendrob. 58, with Jig. ; Walp. 
Ann. vi. 290, 
è CEYLON ; in forests between Ratnapoora and Galle, Thwaites. 
Stems 1-2 ft., internodes 11-2 in., mott'ed. Leaves 21-4 in., thin. Racemes 
2-3 in.; rachis stout, flexuous ; bracts i in. ; flowers 3-1 in. long, flattened dorsally, 
not spreading widely ; d sk of lip dark purple or maroon. 
108. D. sphegidoglossum, Reichb. f i» Bonpland. ii. 58; stems 
rather slender grooved, leaves linear-oblong, flowers small in few-fil. 
racemes on the leafless stems white, sepals oblong acute lateral keeled, 
ius broadly ovate acute erose, mentum short, lip cuneately obovate, 
obes subequal short rounded villous and ciliate with long gland-tipped 
hairs. Walp. Ann. vi. 290. D. stuposum, Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1838, Misc. 
92, and 1844, 59. 
KnasrA His, alt. 3-5000 ft. TENASSERIM, Parish, . 
, Stems 6-10 in., internodes l-l} in. Leaves 3-4 in., rather thin. Raceme j- 
1n. ; bracts linear-oblong, obtuse; flowers 1 in. long; pedicels capillary ; lip white 
With red veins and a yellow band, 
B. Flowers solitary or 2-4 on a very short peduncle. 
109. D. Spathaceum, Lindl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. iii. 15; stems very 
slender flexuous, leaves lanceolate obtuse, bracts lanceolate, flowers on the 
eafless stems 1-2 on a short sheathed peduncle white, dorsal sepals linear- 
‘ong acute, lateral lanceolate from a broad base acuminate, petals 
0 vate-oblong obtuse, mentum rounded, lip oblong-lanceolate subacute 
waved with 2 rounded lobes above the middle, disk between the lobes with 
elongate calli. 
SIKKIM HIMALAYA ; on rocks by the Lachen River, alt. 6-7099 ft., J. D. H. — 
tems 6-10 in., terete, as thick as a crow-quil!, internodes 1-13 in.; roots fili- 
orm, long and matted. Leaves 3 in., tip obliquely 2-fid. Fiower odorous; 
pedicel j in., slender; sheaths of peduncle j-j in., hyaline.—Apparently a very 
tinct species, with the habit of D. amænum, of which it is perhaps a narrow-lipped 
Sta ` i 
te. The specimens are very scanty. 
110. D. heterocarpum, Wall. in Lindl. Gen. 4 Sp. Orchid. 78; 
PL As. Ray, ij, 84, t. N96; stems subelavate suberec:, leaves oblong- 
?nceolate, flowers 1-3 on a very short peduncle from the leafless stem 
White or Straw-cold., lip yellow, sepals linear-oblong acute, petals 
Ovate-lanceolate acuminate, mentum large conical truncate, lip ovate- 
anceolate acute recurved, base with incurved sides, disk pubescent. 
indl. in Bot. Reg. 1844, Mise. 49; Bot. Mag. t. 4708 and 4870 
(var. Henshallii) ; Fl. des Serres viii. t. 842; Jard. Fleur. iv. t. 386 ; 
Sard. Chron. 1885, i, 472, fig. 84 B. D. aureum, Lindl. Gen. § Sp. Orchid. 
‘13 în Bot. Reg. 1839, t. 20 (var. pallida) ; Wight Ic. t. 1646; Veitch Man. 
ndrob. 19 with fig.; Reichb.in Gard. Chron. 1880, 72 (var. philippinensis) ; 
Deg kenbackia ii. $. 63. D. rhombeum, Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1843, t. 17.— 
eudrob, 8P., Griff. Notul. iii. 304; Te. Pl. Asiat. t. 306. 
Mig MOPICAL HIMALAYA, from Nepal eastwards, AssaM, the KHASIA and PATKOYE 
i BURMA, MALABAR, and CEYLON.— DISTRIB. Java, Philippine Islands. 
suba 9-18 in., ribbed; internodes j-lj im. Leaves 4-5 in. zd wit g en; 
ke cute or emarginate. Flowers 2-2} in. diam., fragrant, often tinged wit green ; 
pedicels short; lip variable in colour, yellow, or white with a yellow disk and 2 rec 
Purple blotches on the disk, 
