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99. Dendrobium crepidattjm. A beautiful species from the Indian Archipelago, with slender 
erect stems, and pink white and yellow flowers. Blossomed with R. S. Holford, Esq., March 1850. 
(Kg. 45.) 
D. crepidatum ; caulibus teretibus erectis, foiiis . . . , floribus geminis, sepalis petalisque oblongis obtusis firmis, 
labello oblongo integro subsinuato obtuso lateribus erectis intus levissinie pubescente basi utrinque plicato-venoso, 
coniu brevi obtuso. 
Although we have an imperfect knowledge of this extremely pretty plant, we are able to state that it is perfectly 
distinct from all others. It first came to us in a letter from Mr. Bassett, Gardener to R. S. Holford, Eft}., ami 
afterwards the whole plant was transmitted by that gentleman's orders. The leaves however were absent, and the 
flowers much faded. It has slender erect stems ; and the flowers, which are white, tipped with delicate pink, but deep 
yellow in the middle of the lip, appear in pairs as in D. Pierardi and its allies. They have a very firm texture, more 
like that of a Lycaste than a Dendrobe, and are 
a peculiar form very much like that of the old- 
foot, were merely latched round the instep. 
about as large as those of D. aduncum. The lip has 
fashioned slippers, which, without a hollow for the 
In order to assist the reader in distin- 
less 
figures have been added, viz. Fig. 41, flower 
drobe 
species of Dendrobe, the accompanying 
and magnified lip of the Snow-white Den- 
misc. no. 54) ; Fig. 42, a flower of the Revolute Dendrobe (2>. revolutum, Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1840, misc. U0) ; * >g. *6, 
Flower and magnified lip of the Green-centred Dendrobe (D. mesochlorum, Lindl in Bot. Reg. 1847,1 36) ; Fig. 44, 
R* 
winged 
APHY 
Hooker. An ugly legu 
figur 
bush from Swan River, with 
d from New Holland materials. 
Mag 
101. Tsoloma breviflora. {alihs Genera brevillora, IAndlaj ; aluis Gesneria Seemanni, Hooker.) 
