1644, Dendrobium Jerdonianum (R. W.), erectj 



stems jointed, thickening upwards, internodes about 

 the length of the leaves : leaves ovate lanceolate, 

 succulent, forked at the apex: racemes axillary, 

 short, 2-^-flowered: bracts minute; flowers long 

 pedicelled, calcarate, lateral sepals much produced 

 at the base, posterior one and petals equal, all linear 

 lanceolate, acute: lip sinuately undulated on the 

 margin, obovate, forming with the long base of the 

 column a short conical spur. Flowers deep orange 

 colour, lip conforming, or a little redder. 



I only know this plant from dried specimens and 

 it is not improbable many of the leaves have fallen 

 off, giving it a more naked appearance in the plate 

 than when growing. Judging from the specimens, 

 it seems to attain a height of from 18 inches to 

 2 feet and is ramous from the base. It seems quite 

 distinct from all the described species, and I have 

 seen no other like it in India. 



1649. Dekdrobium gramiisifolidm (R. W.), 

 rhizoma creeping, stems ascending, leafy: leaves 



Coorg Jungles, Jerdon. lyamally Hills, flowering sheathing at the base, linear, lanceolate, acute: 



August 



The specimens from the two stations differ in the 

 size of the flowers, but in both they are spurred, flowers calcarate; sepals and petals equal, acute: 



raceme terminal, slender, 4-6-flowered, flexuose: 

 bracts much shorter than the pedicels, ovate, acute : 



and have the same long narrow form and agree in 

 colour, hence I consider them mere varieties. 



1645. Dendrobium album (R.W»), erect, jointed: 

 stems enlarging from the base to the apex, inter- 

 nodes much shorter than the leaves : leaves oblong, 

 eUiptic, acuminate: flowers axillary, paired, long 

 peduncled : sepals ovate, acute ; lateral ones fal- 

 cate: petals obovato-elliptic, obtuse, larger than the 

 posterior sepal: lip 3-lobed, lateral lobes entire, ob- 

 tuse, middle one cucnllate, ovate, acute, saccate at 

 the base, ciliate. Flowers pure white. 



lyamally Hills, flowering September. 



petals narrow, lanceolate: lip cucullate, 3-lobed; 

 lateral lobes small, blunt, middle, orbicular crenate, 

 somewhat crisp on the margin ; claw united with 

 the prolonged process of the column forming a con- 

 ical spur. 



Courtallum, August and September. 



This is a grassy looking little plant from 4 to 8 

 inches high, flowers white. The circumstances in 

 which it grew, whether on trees or mossy stones, 

 was not noted, but the mode of its extension seems 

 rather unusual in the genus; a long slender creep- 

 ing jointed rhizoma, from the joints of which spring 

 tufts of roots and an upright grass-like stem, bearing 



n^uir, Xc ^v.« «^4U^ u^^A^. * r*u^ T 1 ^ on the apex a short flexuose raceme, from the angles 



This IS one of the handsomest of the genus I have . ^„u:Xfha fl^^r^rc cnrSn^ 



yet met with, the large pure white flowers and dark 

 foliage are very conspicuous. It seems to be rather 

 rare, as I have only once obtained specimens. 



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1646. De.vdrobiuivi auriuivt (Lind.), stems round 



pendulous, internodes short, leaves linear, oblong, 

 obliquely emarginate at the point: flowers paired: 

 sepals ovate, obtuse : petals undulated, obtuse, larger 

 than the sepals : lip cucullate, limb ovate, obtuse, 

 undulated, entire pubescent within. 



Ceylon, flowering in January. 



I am indebted to Mrs, Colonel Walker for the 

 very beautiful and characteristic drawing of this 

 handsome species. 



1647. DEiVDROBiUM MACROSTACHTUM (Lind.), stems 

 terete, pendulous : leaves oblong, acute, flat : flow- 

 ers paired, fragrant, forming a spurious raceme : 

 sepals linear oblong, acute, the upper sepal larger : 

 lip unguculate, limb somewhat fiddle-shaped, silky 

 to the touch, middle lobe elongated, acuminate, flat. 



Ceylon, growing on trees, flowering in July. 



In a beautifully coloured drawing of the plant 

 here represented, the flowers are greenish-yellow 

 coloured, with the lip and points of the sepals and 

 petals tipped with pink. 



I am indebted to the same accomplished lady, 

 Mrs. Walker, for the drawing from which the plate 

 is taken. 



1648. Dendrobium ramossissinum (R. W.), 

 erect? ramous, lower part of the stem naked, 



smooth, dark shining brownish-coloured, ramuli 

 leafy : leaves nauow, linear, lanceolate, acute : ra- 

 cemes terminal, short, few-flowered: flowers small: 

 sepals ovate, lanceolate, acute, broader than the 

 lanceolate acute, entire petals: lip oblong, obtuse, 

 contracted near the apex, forming a sub-orbicular 

 terminal lobe. Flowers yellow. 



Coorg Jungles. Jerdon. 



of which the flowers spring. 



1650. BoLBOPHYLLUM Neilgherrense (R. W.), 



rhizoma creeping, pseudo-bulbs ovate, irregularly 

 angled, somewhat conugated: leaves oblong, ellip- 

 tic, obtuse, emarginate : spikes cylindrical, shorter 

 than the leaves: flowers numerous, congested: 

 bract lanceolate acute : lateral sei)als much larger 

 than the posterior, oblique ; posterior broad, ovate, 

 sub-acute: petals small, broad at the base, ovate, 

 acuminate, sub-denticulate : lip 3-lobed, lateral ones 

 spreading, triangular, acute, much smaller than the 

 broad ovate obtuse, somewhat tongue-shaped, hispid 

 middle one. Flowers dull yellowish-green. 



Neilgherries and Malabar. As my specimens were 

 obtained through the Native Collector the exact 



station is not known. 



The drawing was unfortunately taken from a 

 dried specimen, and does not give a very perfect 

 idea of the inflorescence and flower, and the lip 

 is too acute. 



In the growing plant the raceme is dense and 

 cylindricaL The sepals of a dull brownish-yellow 

 colour, the lip broad pointed and of dirty brownish- 

 green, sprinkled with short hairs. It is evidently 

 very nearly allied to B. Careyanum^ but apparently 

 quite distinct. 



1651. BOLBOPHTLLUM FUSCOPURPUREUM (R. W.), 



rhizoma creeping, pseudo-bulbs ovate, angular, con- 

 gested: leaves broadly elliptic, contracted at both 

 ends, emarginate: raceme much longer than the 

 leaves, 4-6-flowered, drooping towards the apex: 

 flowers longish pedicelled : lateral sepals about 

 twice as large as the ovato-lanceolate posterior one : 

 petals ovate at the base prolonged into a long fili- 

 form acumen, terminating in a little fleshy nob : lip 

 3-lobed, lateral lobes short obovate or sub-spathu- 

 late; middle one fleshy, nearly equaling the se- 

 pals, sub-spathulate or tongue-shaped, entire, hispid. 



Flowers dark reddish-brown, lip brownish-purple. 



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