Dendrobium continued. 
io success. In pots, they enjoy a liberal supply of water 
during their period of growth; but care must be exer- 
ue sheaths of the young pseudo-bulbs, and cause injury. 
The plants are subject to the attaeks of Yellow Fly 
when young, and to Scale when they are mature. The 
first-named pest must be exterminated on its earliest ap- 
pearanee, by slight fumigations with tobacco or tobacco- 
. paper; and the Scale should be carefully washed off 
. with a mixture of soft soap and tepid water. 
. . Dendrobiums, when in flower, may be used for almost 
| апу purpose of decoration. They beautify the plant 
. homse, the majority of them lasting several weeks in per- 
. . fection, if not sprinkled with water from the syringe. 
. They may be taken into the dwelling house, and will be 
. found charming subjects for the drawing-room or boudoir ; 
while many of them take first rank as subjects for 
. exhibition. - 
The enumeration of species is confined to such as are 
of known excellence, or are offered in trade lists. Many 
species, and some of the varieties and hybrids that are 
periodically figured and described at length, are frequently 
rare and often unique; and, for various reasons, it is pro- 
bable that the majority of these do not become common 
or obtainable for many years afterwards. То give any- 
thing like an exhaustive review of the entire genus would, 
in itself, amount to a moderate-sized volume. 
D. aduncum (hooked). Л. white, tinged with rose, small, ap- 
pearing at different times of the year. A. 2ft. Manilla, 1842. An 
evergreen species, with a rather straggling habit. (B. R. 1846, 15.) 
D. aggregatum (clustered).* d 
in PUE meee about О ee March Ein p borne 
bulbs thick and deep green, bearing a solitary leaf. A. 3in. to 4in. 
Northern India, 1857. Greenhouse. This plant is best grown 
fastened on a large block of wood. (B. $ arie 
majus in a very d АЫ (B. R. 1695.) The variety 
D. albo-sanguineum (white and crimson). fl, soft creamy-white. 
twin or tern, very large, about 4in. across ; Peres twice e broad 
аз the sepals, with а few blood-red streaks at the base ; labellum 
with a e ish-erimson blotch in the middle. May and 
June, Pseudo-bulbs from a few inches to 1%. long, and nearly 
lin. in diameter. Moulmein, 1851. Stove. (P. F., G. 51.) 
D. album (white). А synonym of D. agueum. 
— Jt. white, tipped with violet-purple, 
lift. long, Himalaya, 1843. A 
€ deciduous species. (В. M. 6199.) 
Aphrodite),* ff, ambe 
nodes of the а ша не d 
| white, and with a. 1 
Pseudo-bulbs 4in. to 8in. 
the base. 
Jin. in diameter throu 
distinguishing feature nthe present 
е deciduous species. 
tery). Л. creamy-white, solitary or tw í 
from the axils of the ны: Te a. NE 
ly : td; two lateral 
Eur. 
eised when syringing, as the water is apt to lie in the 
Dendrobium-—continued. 
459 THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
lip white, with an orange centre, and 
with two large velvety-black blotches. 
1867. An erect, stiff-growinz, v 
0-35 
Кт lft. to lift. lc 
79.) Two varieties of this tine 
ong, and abc 
ornamented near the base 
May and June. Burmah, 
reenhouse deciduous species, with 
ut sin. in diameter. (B. M 
plant have been introduced: 
aurantiacum (orange, brown), Moulmein, 1874; and zanthinum 
(white, yellow), 1878. 
D. bigibbum (double-spurred).* 
across, disposed in six to twelve- 
are produced from the le 
with white flowers. 
D. (two-eyed 
tip 
) Л. copper-coloured, rather small; 
ne large brownish or purplish 
disk; raceme sub-erect. Summer. 
Burmah, 1869. A tall, slender-growing greenhouse species, 
D. Boxallii (Boxall's)* /. scattered along the previous year's 
knotty growth, 2in. across; sepals and petals white, beautifull | 
pel with purple; lip same colour, with a large blotch of ri Eo 
ellow. February and March. Pseudo-bulbs from 2ft. to 3ft. — 
. binoculare 
apex of the lip golden-yellow, with o 
blotch on each side of its 
There is also a form (candidum) 
greenhouse evergreen species, 
n grows somewhat stiffer and 
Л. rich rosy-pink, lin. to 2in. 
flowered arching spikes, which 
afy part of one-year and older bulbs. 
September and October. Pseudo-bulbs lft. to 14ft. long, carrying 
on their upper part from four to six closely-arranged leaves, h. 
lft. Queensland, An erect-growing 
(B. M. 4898.) Тһе variety superbur 
stouter than the type, and has superior flowers, both in size and 
colour. 1878. (Е. M. п. s. 229.) 
ong, and jin. through the nodes. Moulmein. Ап elegant stove 
deciduous species, particularly adapted, from its dp habit, 
for growing on a block, although it thrives we. 
ture. (F. M. n. в. 114.) 
D. 
a oe ID th t of two-year and 
es o rees ani ours from e upper part o Wo- | 
ol wel furnished 
under pot cul- 
Л. solitary or in pairs, or in short 
der bulbs ; sepals and petals glossy yellow ; lip yellow, 
with a very deep, branched, 
1. about 5in. long and lin. bro: 
high, and Jin. in diameter, 
Burmah, 1875, A very remarkable and handsome 
6383.) 
stove evergreen species. (B. M 
D. Bullerianum (Buller’s), A synonym of D. grat 
. Calceolaria (slipper-like), 
large, produced on a raceme twel 
Pseudo-bulbs about 4ft. high. 
evergreen species, Its name is usually misspelt D. lus. 
D. Cambridgeanum (Duke of Cambridge’s). A synonym of 
D 
C. ochreatum. 
D. canaliculatum (channelled). Л. sweet-scented, порана 
а stem about 1ft. long; sepals and petals yellow and white a 
Sin. North-east Australia, 1 2 
A pretty little greenhouse species, of easy culture, SYN. D. 
white, with a mauve disk. 
Tattonianum. (В. M. 5537. 
^ (keel-bearing).* jf. white, in branches of four or _ 
more from one-year and elder Danh ; sepals tinged with yellow at 
the tips; labellum orange, tipped with urnished € 
a cinnabar-red crest. April Pseudo-bulbs erect, evergreen, 1 
Burmah, 1859. Greenhouse. : 
D. с. Wattii (Watt’s).. This differs from the type in its larger 
flowers, rather longer spur, the longer narrow mid-lobe, the yellow 
bands of the lip, and the faintly hairy sheaths, Munipore, 
long by jin. in diameter. 
(B. M. 6715.) 
(green-eyed). 
D. ; 
bright pea-green, small - 
flowering stove species. 
dark crimson 
. in Septem A 
6ft. long, about jin. in diameter. Nepaul, 1828. . 
— deciduous species, most successfully grown 
et, ded from the roof. 
mi um has the fri 
two or four, pallid brown, 1879. 
D. chrysotis (golden)* Л. about 2in. across; sepals 
long and narrow, rich Pr en-yellow ; lip or 
Pus heavily f 
from one 
Summer. Pseudo-bulbs 2ft. to 6ft. long, jin. in 
dark, rather prominent nodes to nch 
rod-like stem. Assam, 1878. 
purple blotches at the 
drooping, several springi 
evergreen sj 
under name of D. 
UK 
) 
D. erectus : idan-flowered 
rees on the y stems; 
blotch. 
* Л. deep rich 
jinbef nae and anis 
India. 
nge 
illose 
ad, light green. Pseudo-bulbs 2ft. - 
bearing from eight to twelve leaves. 
fringe. March and A 
a uniform bright yellow, 
of 
к, or more together. Summer. 
e nankeen-colour ; base of lip 
‚ 1842, 
ht yellow, with a 
1820. A lar wing stove 
on 
li 
white, and f. 
1883. 
A very pretty free- 
yellow, in twos 
з from Sft. | 
А 
R. 1299. 
; racemes 
bate ed to eight-flowered. 
ег, 
8 
spikes from th 
ft. to Sft. | 
