733 CXLVIII. ORCHIDER. (J. D. Hooker.) [Dendrobium 
ill. D. transparens, Wall. Cat. 2008/1; stems slender pendulous, 
leaves linear-lanceolate acute, flowers in pairs on the leafless stems white 
and pink, lip purple within, bracts very large, sepals lanceolate acute, 
petals broader ovate, mentum conic, lip clawed elliptic-oblong from a pu 
lute cuneate base obtusely lobe! recurved pubescent. Lindl. Gen. F A 
Orchid. 79 ; in Bot. Reg. 1844, Misc. 62; in Journ. Linn. Soc. m. Bi Pi 
Mag. t. 4663; Part. Fl. Gard. i. 134, t. 27; Jard. Fleur. t. 68; 36— 
Man. Dendrob. 81. D. Henshallii, Reichb. f. in Bonpland. m. 226. 
Dendrob., Griff. Notul. 198, No. 1135. 
TROPICAL HIMALAYA; from Kumaon, alt. 3000 ft., eastwards; Assam, the 
Kunasa and Garrow HILLS. . +. diati.; 
Stems 11-18 in., internodes 1-1} in. Leaves 3-4 in. Flowers là in. le ee 
bracts 1-4 in., oblong, acute; pedicels short; lip with a broad purple sing 
double blotch. 
112. D. amcenum, Wall. in Lindl. Gen. § Sp. Orchid. 78 (exel. sy); 
stems slender pendulous, leaves linear-lanceolate acuminate, ata t 
on a short peduncle from the leafless stems white with violet P aG, 
purple lip, bracts small, sepals oblong-lanceolate obtuse, petals larger M 
mentum conic stout, lip shortly clawed ovate obtuse undulate, a. See. 
ciliolate, disk villous. Lindl. in But. Reg. 1844, 49; in Journ. Lint, oe 
ii. 12; Bot. Mag. t. 6199; Floric. Cab. t. 117; Reichb. Sf. in Gat ob. M. 
1875, i. 305, figs. 57, 58 ; 1881, ii. 625, fig. 126; Veitch Man. E Gent i 
D. mesochlorum, Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1847, under t. 36; Pact. Ft. 
63, fig. 43. D. Egertoni», Lindl. l. c., Pact. l. c., fig. 44. 
TROPICAL HIMALAYA, from Garwhal eastwards to Bhotan, SILHET, Leine as: 
Stems 1-2 ft.; internodes 1-2} in., smooth. Leaves 2-4 in., mem Lip 
Flowers 15-23 in. diam., violet-scented; bracts on the peduncle imbre Ee. si 
amethyst-purple bordered with white, base yellow.— Flowers very variable in 
colour. 
5, 492 ; stems 
s (white wit 
blong from a 
113. D. marmoratum, Reich). f. in Gard. Chron. 187 
stout greyish black terete, flowers 2-nate on the leafless stem 
purple tips, lip purplish in front), mentum short retuse, lip © 
cuneate base ciliate densely velvety towards the base. 
Burma, Bozall (Hort. Low). 
Description from the author, l.c. 
. eu ror 
tttt Petals much broader than the sepals. Lip as broad as tong 
broader. 
celled. 
§ Flowers solitary or 2-3-nate on a short peduncle or simply pedi 
Margin of lip entire or slightly erose. 
a. Internodes cylindric. 
114 D. Pierardi, Roxb. in Hook. Exot. Flor. t. 9; FI. Ind. Y 
stems slender pendulous, leaves sessile lanceolate acuminate, 
on a sho:t peduncle from the usually leafless stems rose-cold.s der oblong, 
bracts small, sepals oblong-lanceolate subacute, petals broa 
mentum short, lip orbieular cucullate pubescent ciliate, 1, Cat. ; 
Lindl. Gen. & Sp. Orchid. 79; in Bot. Reg. t. 1756; Li a itch Mar. 
Bot. Mag. t. 2584; Wight Ic. t. 908; Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 750; Ve 
Dendrob, 69. 
