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the abortive stamina. Although the structure of the flower is entirely 
that of the genus to which I have referred it, still the habit and cha- 
racter of the inflorescence would appear to differ from those of Dendro- 
chilum, and in these latter respects, as I have already said, are entirely 
similar to many Dendrobia, living to the same age, and flowering at the 
same time, 
DENDROBIEX. 
2. Dendrobium Dalzellii, Hook. (D. fimbriatum, Dalz. non Hook.); 
pseudo-bulbis cæspitosis orbiculatis valde depressis reticulatis epider- 
mide albida, foliis paucis (4-5) linearibus obtusiusculis mucronatis 
basin versus complicatis, scapo centrali solitario tereti apice florifero 
folio intimo breviore, bracteis alternis bifariis subulatis ovario sessili 
triplo longioribus, floribus 10-20 secundis stramineis minutis, se- 
palis petalisque subæqualibus faleatis acutis patentibus margine 
glandulis capitatis fimbriatis, labello petalis duplo breviore oblongo 
basi carnoso etubereulato medio suleato apice margine membra- 
nacea lacerata reflexa alba terminato. 
Folia suprema (1-2) 3-6 poll. longa, 5 lin. lata, inferiora valde abbre- 
viata. Flores 24 lin. longi.— Crescit in arboribus ad Ram Ghat; 
fl. Julio. | 3 
On my first gathering this Orchid I thought it was merely a robust 
variety of Dendrobium microchilos (mihi), described in vol. iii. of this 
Journal, but a nearer examination proved it to be a distinct species. 
The margins of the petals and sepals are beautifully fringed with 
capitate glands in a double row, while in D. microchilos the margin is 
naked; but the greatest distinction is in the lip, which in D. microchi- 
los is fleshy throughout, much narrower towards the apex, and fur- 
nished with two tubercles at the base. The habit of both plants is 
well illustrated by Wright’s * Icones, No. 1642, which represents one 
of them, though I am really unable to say which. - 
2. D. nodosum ; caulibus plurimis simplicibus pendulis nodosis pseudo- 
bulbos oblongos compressos monophyllos gerentibus, foliis lineari- 
oblongis obtusiusculis sessilibus, floribus vel axillaribus vel ad folii 
tergum solitariis breve pedicellatis, sepalis petalisque subæqualibus 
linearibus acutis, labelli trilobi lobo intermedio apice lateraliter 
. valde dilatato plicato emarginato, disco lamellis 2 carnosis cristatis 
à basi usque ad medium notato, 
