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no. 19. Bot. Reg. t. 1314. L. no. 40) ; caulibus erectis 

 ramosis, internodiis tumidis, foliis oblongis oblique 

 cmarginatis obtusds, floribus geminatis foliis longioribus, 

 sepalis petalisque oblongis acutis, labello cucullato acuto 



serrulato intus pubescente. Japan. This is very 



near D. coerulescens, from which it is mainly distin- 

 guished by its stem contracted at every joint, and its 

 serrated lip. 



3. D. casrulescens (Lindl. Sertum, t. 17); facie omnino D. 



nobilis, floribus nunc ternatis, petalis angustioribus mar- 

 gine reflexis valde undulatis, labello ovali acuminato 



intus villoso E. Indies. The form of the petals, 



and especially of the lip, principally distinguish this 

 from D. nobile. Its flowers are also smaller. 



4. D. nobile (Lindl. Gen. no. 24. Sertum, t. 3) ; caulibus 



teretibus erectis, foliis oblongis oblique emarginatis 

 obtusis, floribus geminatis, sepalis ovalibus, petalis duplo 

 majoribus undulatis, labello ovato subrotundo cucullato 

 villoso. China. Flowers large, showy, violet, with 



a very dark purple stain in the interior of the lip. 



* # # 



5. D. pulchellum (Roxb. L. 35. Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 1935) ; 



caulibus teretibus pendulis, foliis oblongo-lanceolatis 

 subplicatis, racemis lateralibus strictis multifloris, bracteis 

 brevibus ovatis obtusis, sepalis ovatis acuminatis sub- 

 costatis, petalis oblongis obtusis tenuioribus et latioribus, 

 labello unguiculato cochleariformi obtusissimo ciliato. 



* Sylhet. Sepals whitish. Petals pink. Lip pink 



at the edge with a yellow centre. A most charming 

 species. 



6. D. Devonianum (Paxton Mag. 7- 169) ; caulibus pendulis, 



foliis ovato-lanceolatis acutis, pedunculis 2-3-floris, 

 sepalis oblongis acutis integris, petalis duplo latioribus 

 fimbriatis, labello maximo cochleariformi margine 



plumoso— Khoseea Hills of India The King of 



Dendrobiums. Sepals rose-colour. Petals and lip 

 lemon-colour, tipped with purple, the latter with a broad 

 yellow blotch in the middle. 



7. D. Pierardi (Roxb. ! Fl. ind. 3. 482. Hooker Exotic 



Flora, t. 9. Bot. Reg. t. I756) ; caulibus pendulis 

 glabris, foliis ovato-lanceolatis acutis, floribus geminatis, 

 sepalis acuminatis membranaceis, petalis sepalo supremo 



