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Tas. 6119. 
BOLBOPHYLLUM DAYANUM. 
Native of Tenasserim. 
Nat. Ord. OrcnuiprEa.—Tribe DENDROBIES. 
Genus Bousopuyttum, Thouars ; (Lindl. Gen. § Sp. Orchid., p..47). 
Botzoruyttum Dayanum ; rhizomate crasso cylindrico repente, pseudobulbis 
globoso-ovoideis sulcatis, folio oblongo obtuso crasse coriaceo-carnoso 
enervi costa subtus prominente floribus 2-3, 1 poll. diam. ringentibus 
in racemulo abbreviato subsessilibus, sepalis ovatis obtusis saturate 
viridibus purpureo-maculatis longe ciliatis, petalis multo minoribus 
lineari-oblongis acutis purpureis ciliatis, labelli parvi pallide viridis vix 
unguiculati lobis lateralibus parvis auriculeformibus crenulatis, terminali 
late oblongo obtuso crenato-dentato, disco cristis 3-elevatis centralibus 
crenatis ornato, et utrinque intra cristas et margines seriebus 3 spinu- 
larum aucto, columna apice dentata. 
Bo.sopuyttum Dayanum, Reichb. f. in Gard. Chron., 1865, 434; Xenia 
Orchidacea, p. 128, t. 144. 
This singularly coloured species of Bolbophyllum was 
introduced by Mr. Day from Moulmein, and published in the 
Gardeners’ Chronicle for 1865, by Professor Reichenbach; and 
it has now again been sent to England by our old friend 
Mr. Parish, who has returned to the scene of his clerical and 
botanical labours, which he has resumed with his wonted 
energy and former success. Itis very much to be wished that 
these might culminate in a general work from his pen on the 
Orchids of the Tenasserim provinces, that have proved such a 
mine of wealth in these plants, and for which Mr. Parish s 
special acquirements admirably suit him. Asit is, Orchidology 
is falling into a hopeless condition, and but for the generous 
assistance of Professor Reichenbach, both cultivators and 
botanists would be very badly off sndeed. A synopsis of the 
genera and species, or even a classified catalogue of these, with 
synonyms and habitats and references to publications, would 
be a boon to Botany and Horticulture. Of Bolbophyllum 
alone no less than eighty-four species were brought together 
by Prof. Reichenbach in the sixth volume of Walper’s 
SEPTEMBER, 1874, 
