AN ENCY« 
Dendrobium—continued. 
D. lasioglossum (woolly-tongued Л. somewhat small, pro- 
duced in twos and threes from the joints; sepals and petals 
creamy-white ; lip yellow in the centre and brown at the sides, 
streaked with purple lines. Pseudo-bulbs 8in. to lZin. long. 
Burmah, 1868. An erect slender-growing greenh p , but 
rather difficult to cultivate. (B. M. 5825.) 
D. Linawianum (Linaw’s).* fl. pale rosy-lilac, nearly white 
in the centre, produced freely in pairs; lip tipped with crimson. 
Winter. А. 1. or more. China, 1824. А very meng gy е 
growing enhouse evergreen species, requiring po ure. 
(B. R. Із B. М. 4153, under name of D. moniliforme.) There 
is a variety majus, which has larger and richer-coloured flowers. 
FIG. 637, SINGLE FLOWER ОЕ DENDROBIUM LITUIFLORUM. 
D. lituiflorum (trumpet-fiowered).* jl. very much like those of 
D. nobile, but smaller; sepals and petals rosy-purple, very acute ; 
lip white, bordered with purple, having a dark purple centre, and 
remarkable in being curved like a trumpet, with the mouth up- 
wards. April Pseudo-bulbs 18їп. to 20in. long, jin. in diameter ; 
node-like joints about ljin. apart. East Indies, 1856. A rare 
pendulous stove deciduous spe . succeeding best when sus- 
pended from the roof іп a basket of sphagnum. See Fig. 637. 
(B. M. 6050.) 
D.1. candidum (white) Л. pure white, with the faintest tinge 
of green on the lip. 1880. Very rare. 
. 1, Freemanii (Freeman's) A deep-coloured form, with zone of 
Б yellow, and erect, short, stiff pseudo-bulbs. Assam, 
1878. 
FIG. 658. DENDROBIUM PULCHELLUM. - 
PADIA OF HORTICULTURE. 
Dendrobium- continued. 
with a yellow 
in. high. India. 
Stove. According to Mr. B. S. Williams, **there are two varieties, 
but the one now described is the best." Not unlike D. Jormosum, 
but not so robust in growth. (The type is figured B. R. 1315.) 
D. Lowi (Low’s). Л. bright yellow, with reddish veins on the 
upper part of the lip, large, 2in. across, uced in racemes 
from the side of the stem near the top. Summer and autumn. 
Pseudo-bulbs 1ft. to 1jft. high, jin. in diameter. Borneo, 1862. 
A very distinct erect stove evergreen species, well-grown plants 
of which are very rare. It succeeds in a pot or basket, or on 
& block. (B. M. 5303.) 
D. luteolum (yellowish).* 1. Primrose-yellow, witha little orange 
and crimson on the lip, lin. to 2in. across, produced in threes or 
fours from the upper part of the last-made pseudo-bulbs and 
branches. March. Pseudo-bulbs lft. to 24ft. long, Jin. in dia- 
meter. Moulmein, 1864. An erect (or usually so) greenhouse 
evergreen.» The bulbs of some plants of this species throw out 
many earl but there is a variety which makes an erect bulb 
50їп. h. e first-named form never does well unless, éach 
ear, the nodes from which these new growths proceed are 
rought down so that the roots can enter the peat an sphagnum. 
(B. M. 5441.) 
D. MacCarthiz (Mrs. MacCarthy's).* Л. ика жазу Sin. in 
racemes of from three to five blossoms; sepals and petals very 
white, din. long, scoop-shaj 
otch within. 
D.maerophyllum (large-leaved).* Л. greenish-yellow, hairy out- ——— 
ide, р uced in long terminal eréct racemes ip reete 
and spotted with purple. Philippines, M 
growing stove species, with club-sha) stems, which bear two 
or three broad leaves. (B. M. 5649.) = 
D. marmoratum (marbled). Л. white, ti with purple; lip 
purplish, ciliated. Burmah, 1875. A "y p aie species, 
allied to D. transparens. up 
D. moniliforme (beaded)* jt. white, with a few purple spotson _ 
the lip, deliciously fragrant, borne on the of the — 
previous year's leafless stems, in clusters of two or more blossoms - 
from a joint. May. Pseudo-bulbs thin, about 10in. high, clot 
with grass-like leaves. China and Japan, 1824. reenh 
(B. M. 5482, under name of D. japonicum.) The D. moni 
of Lindley (B. R. 1314) is D. Linawianum. 
D. moschatum (musk.scented) Л. creamy-white, t 
East Indies, 1844. А deli 
species. SYN. D. triadenium. M. 5 " а. i E 
D. nobile (noble).* ji. large, very freely р eu. cime 
old posu do buida EN and petals The, tipped with rosy- 
pink; lip white, rosy 
E velvety crimson. ча 
big im ШЫН T ng from t 
eaves, 1836. 5 d Ж Жү 
species is аб ош ШЫ о! ИШЕ ; 
est known, one of the lest | t 
comme: and, withal, one of the most beautiful, It 
evergreen, and should be treated with pot culture if a large 
specimen is required; smaller examples may be grown 
basket. When growth is complete, remove it to à cool 
