Supplement. 



Dendrobium— fonh'wuecf. 



Ife'iiH' *'"'*.''■' ^^*^^^ ™"'^'» '^'•ger, oblong, acute ; lip trifld the 



H^-nlt^'^^'f *"^'.'?»'a'-. rounded outside, tie anter or'one liAear- 



iKu ate, acute ; inflorescence lax, more than 1ft lon^ " ohlon^ 



sSnlfi'^I^^ZSi. ^'^""^ <=^'-^l"-^- attenuateTmanVlea^v^d.- 

 D. leucopterum (white-winged). A variety of D. euosmum. 



Oblong, acute, the lateral ones having two mauve-purple lines ' 

 retus^e or?ritTi ' T'^^ '^"^^''^ "P cuneate-diUt^dror bS 



°DarMfp"nn (fiH^JI-tongued). Jl. nrobably rosy, the anterior 



at thp ti P. A?^^^y '''f "u^-' '? '*^ <^°"^'e. lamellar appendages 

 at the base. Malayan Archipelago, 1882. 



D. Loddisesii (Loddiges'). This is the correct name of the plant 

 de^cribef on p. 457. Vol. I., as D. pickkeUum. (B 1. 5 ; l! W a 



D. Lowu pleiotrichum (several-haired). A variety wanting the 

 red^veins o:. the lip, and having short hairs on thlba^ufbes! 



533 



pale 

 1883. 



D. luteoZum cmorocentrum (y ell omsh -spurred) a 



primrose, having greenish hairs on the disk of the lip 

 (u. C. n. s., iix., p. 3^0.) ^' 



D. Macfarlanei (Rev. S. M. Macfarlane's). /f. 4in. to Sin across - 

 sepals and petals white the formerlanceolate, the latter on^er and 

 broader sub.rhomboidal, acuminate ; lip nearly as Ion <^ as the 

 petals, three-lobed, the side lobes white, with a large pu?ple soot 

 at the anterior margin, the middle lobeVhite? purple at base^as 

 IS the ligulate furrowed callus ; column white, bordered ptTrple 



^bS*'*'^*^^""™ Dayanum (Day's). A superior variety. 



D. m. giganteam (gigantic). Jl. solitary or twin, 4in. in expanse • 

 sepals and petals rosy-mauve, tinted lilac, the eye (as "ell as the 

 fringed lip) rosy-purple. Manilla, 1886. 



D. m. Stenoptemm (narrow-winged). In this variety the 



wi?hd>r.';f PH'f'ir "cbreous-yellol", the outside being marked 

 with dark reddish-brown spots ; the lip is yellow, with numerous 



f.«^l .r*^ '^°*?,T *-^«- °"l^'^« ^°^1 rather pale niarkin^s on the 

 inside of the mid-lacinia, the side lacini» being maiko^d with a 



oTL'e^uITr/rsTua^e"' '^^'"^ -rrow-triangularl shape instead 



D. marginatum (margined). A synonym of Z>. xanthophlehhim , 



D. melanodiscus (dark -disked). /. resembling those of D Ains- 

 worthii; sepals and petals marked purple at the top : lip havin^ 

 a poor purple spot at the top. 1887. Hybrid. 



D. mesochlorum (green-centred). /. IJin. across, in fascicles of 

 two or three; sepals and petals white tinted pale rose-purple 

 towards the tip, the former linear-oblong, the latter oval-obW ; 

 lip white, with a large, yellowish-green disk, and a few purple 



^stre.'iks near the base, clawed, broadly oblong, rolled over the 

 column m the form of a fannel. May. l. linear, acute, 4in to 



/?>°V *^^: ^^f^? slender, 15in. to 20in. long. India, 1847. 

 (f. r. Cr. 1., p. 63.) 



D. micans (glittering), fl. about Sin. in diameter ; sepals and 

 petals mauve-purple, paler towards the base ; lip white, with a 

 maroon-purple disk, and a rose-purple blotch at apex. A hybrid 

 between D, Wardiamim and D. Utuiflorum. 



D. Moorci (Chas. Moore's), ft. pure white ; sepals and petals 



Unear-lanceolate ; lip similar but shorter, and with a small 



triangular lobe on each side below the middle ; scapes filiform* 



bearing at their apex a raceme of six to ten flowers. Stems 



terete, 4in to 6in. long, with three to five oval-oblong, leathery 



leaves at their apex. Lord Howe's Island, 1878. A dwarf, tufted 

 species. 



^;??i^^*^?^!^.™ Calceolaria (slipper-like). The correct name 

 of the plant described on p. 452, Vol. I., as D. Calceolaria. 



D. moulmeinense (Moulmein). A synonym of D. in/undibulum. 



^iu^r!t^^^^\^^^P^ (piirplish). /., sepals and petals snow-white, 



hil«^f^^-H^^ ' ^'P ^'^*^ * ^^^^^' P^'^P'^' obcordate blotch at 

 «^^t A V ,'-^,T^? darker lateral stripes, and a light purple 

 apex. A hybrid between D. iiobile and />. Wardianum. 



t^^f h^"^ ^^^^ (white). A trifling variety, with very pale edges 

 to the sepals, petals, and tip of the lip. 1884. ** 



vp^; Cooksonianum (Cookson's) /.. middle area of the petals ' 



npfM >fP Pi'^'P]?'. ^^^'"^ tijps with purple borders; bases of the 

 petals hastate, thickened in the middle and velvety. 1885. A 

 grana variety. 





^endrohium—continued. 



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D. n. formosannm (Formosa), d. white the netils in-i My^ 



^h-nw,^.*"^^^'""""' (Pale-flowerod). A synonym of D. primu- 



°th?'ktt^^S".'J?J®^">'-'";''^-, f-' ^^P^l^ ^"'' petals purple, 

 if- u ■ '^''^** ^^ hasa; disk of Ip covered bv a dark blotrh 



Knt'%';?rd^"^^'^^^^ ro^ypurplef except a /mill white are^ 

 part 1884 ^"^''^ ' ^""^ ^^^^ ^ '"^'^^ ^^'^^^^ *^ *^^ superior 



D. n. Schneiderianum (Schneider's). A variety havinc^ a 

 base."" ISSr'"' ' ^^'''''^ ^ ^^'^ n/auve-purple Lark at^tt 



D. n,ToUlanum (Toll's). /?., petals bordered with purple and 



l&t' A\"ne1"riet? ^"'^'' '" '''' '"^ "'^^ "' '^'^^^' 



D. nycteHdoglossum (dark-lipped), fl. produced in fascicles 

 oeti?<f IT" «?^^ ^^timately leatl% plrt of The stem ; seSnd 

 nf f hp f Lf^' ^^"i*^? -^^'*^' ^*^"^. ""^'^ : lip ^'•^^'^. ^ith a dark spot 

 c^\^aMot.'"4ut^ '^^^'^ ^^'^^^^ ^°^ ^ ->^^^^-^' -t- 



D.PalpeUrsa (eyelids). /. French Mhite, with an orange-yellow 

 disk near the base of the lip, faintly scented like Hawthorn 

 sepals oblong, narrower than the oval petals ; lip oblong, with a 



hn?.«*«?"?T,^^i^ '^^''■' ,^^^''"y ^^^^^' ^"^1 ^^*t^ a fringe of long 

 hairs near the base ; column yellowish ; racemes loose, six to ten- 

 flowered, produced from the joints immediately below'the leaves 

 Late summer. I oblong-lanceolate, acute. Stems clavate, four! 

 angled, attenuated below, 7in. to 9in. long, with three to five 

 leaves at their summit. Birma, 1849. 



D. pardalinum (leopard-spotted), fl., sepals and petals ochre, 

 spotted dark purple; hp having a very long stalk, with two lon<^. 

 wavy, plicate keels, the front lobe pentagonal, both sides running 

 backwards producing a sagittate appearance. Stem climbin^ 

 covered with narrow, ligulate, one-leaved pseudo-bulbs. 1885. "" 



^:i?^i^**'®^^H°^ (Parthenium). /. white, with a purple blotch at 

 the base of the lip ; sepals lanceolate-triangular, with obscure 

 keels; petals oblong, obtuse, longer than the sepals; racemes 

 two-flowered. I, IJin. long. Stems thin. Borneo, 1885. 



^* jPaxtoni (Paxton's), of Lindley. A synonym of D. chrysan- 



i^iC f c Jit t 



D. percnanthum(black-spotted.flowered). j?., sepals and petals 

 pale yellow, the former triangular, the chin blunt, the petals 

 oblong, obtuse, longer than the sepals; lip white, ligulate tri6d 

 at apex, the mid-lobe and borders of the upper part yellow the 

 side lobes blunt -rhomboid, the keels brown and purple ■ racemes 

 numerous. Stems strong, shining. Moluccas, 1886. 



D. Phalaenopsis (Phalf^nopsis-like).* fl. about 2in. in diameter ■ 

 perianth spreading ; sepals pale pink, with reticulated nerves ■ 

 petals rose-red, much larger, rhomboid-orbicular, acute ■ lip dark 

 purplish-blood-red, the lateral lobes rounded, the middle one 

 tongue-shaped; racemes pendulous, loosely six to ten-flowered 

 September. I. alternate, distichous. 6in. to Sin. long Stems 

 tufted, 1ft. to Uft. high. North Australia and New Guinea 

 (B. M. 6817; G. C. n. s., xxvi., p. 556 ; W. O. A. iv. 187.) ^'''''^^• 



D.Pltclierianum (Pitcher's). ;!., sepals'and petals pinkish-white 

 tipped purple, the petals having a broad, rosy mid-line from tip 

 to base ; lip light sulphur, with purple apex ; disk with a callous 

 abrupt, whitish line in the middle, on either side of which are 

 parallel, dark purple stripes. I. tiomewhat resembling those of 

 D. noUle (which is supposed to be one of the parents of this 

 hybrid, D. primidimnn being believed to be the other), 



D, pogoniates (bearded). a. small ; sepals and petals 

 yellowish, the former lanceolate, acute, the latter cuneate- 

 oblong; lip orange, with a long mid-lobe, bearded. I. linear- 

 lanceolate. Stems fusiform, 1ft. high. North Borneo. 1886. A 

 miniature plant, of more botanical than horticultural interest. 



D. polycarpum (many-fruited), ft. yellowish, with purplish-red 

 borders to the side laciniie; sepals ligulate-trianguiar ; petals 

 longer, ligulate-spathulate ; lip having roundish, angulate side 

 lacini?e, and a rounded, triangular, undulated central one; racemes 

 many-flowered, loose. Stems 3ft. long. Sunda Islands, 1883. 



D. poly pill ebinm (many- veined). /., sepals and petals rosy; 

 lip rounded, shorter than the sepals, a little fringed at the 

 border, full of stiff hairs at the anterior border, purple-veined, 

 with a light brownish-purple area. Pseudo-bulbs 1ft. to l^ft. 

 long. 1887. Probably a hybrid. (W. O. A, vii. 299.) 



D. porpliyrogastrtini (purple-bellied), ft, 2in. to 3in. across; 

 sepals and petals pale rosy-mauve, similar and sub-equal, the 

 petals a little more deeply coloured than the sepals; lip pale 

 rose-purple and white, with a deep purple, spotted disk, the 

 margin ciliolate, the spur short and funnel-shaped. A hybrid 

 between D. ffttttonii and D. Dalhoxtsieanum. 



D« primuliuum giganteum (gigantic), /f, white, tipped pink. 



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