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DENDROBIUM Jenkinsii. 

 Captain Jenkins's Dendrobium. 



GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 



Nat. ord. OrchidacEjE, § Malaxide;e. 

 DENDROBIUM. Botanical Register, vol. l.fol. 548. 



D. Jenkinsii ; pseudobulbis aggregatis oblongis tetragonis monophyllis, foliis 

 oblongis coriaceis marginatis retusis, pedunculis subradicalibus unifloris vel 

 racemosis, sepalis ovatis obtusis petalis multo minoribus, labello cucullato 

 rotundato basi pariim producto limbo dilatato serrato villoso emargiiiato. 



D. Jenkinsii. Wallich. in litt. 



This pretty plant has been sent by Dr. Wallich to many 

 persons in this country, and is now by no means uncommon* 

 The accompanying drawing was made in September, 1838, 

 from a plant in the possession of Messrs. Loddiges, and I 

 have since received it from other places. To Sir Charles 

 Lemon I am indebted for the following account of the species 

 from the pen of Dr. Wallich. 



** This elegant little Orchidaceous plant grows in large 

 tufts on trees. The pseudo-bulbs are densely aggregated 

 on a creeping rhizoma, oblong, marked with one or two 

 rings and vestiges of sheaths, about an inch long, each 

 bearing an oblong, shining, coriaceous, obtuse, sometimes 

 slightly retuse, sessile leaf, about 1^ inch long, sometimes a 

 little longer. Flowers spreading, large, yellow, inodorous, 

 on long and slender peduncles, geminate from the side of 

 the pseudo-bulb on a very short cylindric common peduncle, 

 having a few scales at its base. Partial peduncles filiform, 

 two or three inches long. Sepals and petals obtuse ; the 

 latter broadest, oval. Lip very large, reniform, retuse, 

 slightly pubescent and ciliate, measuring nearly an inch 

 across, almost sessile, a little channelled at the base, other- 

 wise spreading flat. 



"I received the plant from Capt. Jenkins in November, 

 1836. He had obtained it at Gualpara. It flowered finely 

 at this garden in the middle of March following. I liave 

 since had abundant supplies from the same liberal and 

 indefatigable source. 



