[Plate 27.] 
THE TEANSPAEENT DENDEOBE. 
(DENDROBIUM TRANSPARENT.) 
A Stove Epiphyte from Northern Hindostan, belonging to the Natural Order of Orchids 
£pcrific Characters, 
THE TRANSPARENT DENDROBE. — (True Den- 
drobes). Stems erect, tapering, smooth. Leaves ovate- 
lanceolate, acuminate, oblique a the point. Flowers in 
pairs or threes. Sepals linear-oblong ; petals broader, 
blunt. Lip acute, oblong, downy, with the sides erect and 
rolled inwards. 
DENDROBIUM TRANSPARENS ; (Eudendrobium.) 
Caulibus erectis teretibus glabris, foliis ovatolanceolatis 
acuminatis apice obliquis, floribus 2-3nis, sepalis lineari- 
oblongis, petalis latioribus obtusis, Iabello acuto oblongo 
pubescente lateribus versus basin erectis involutis. 
Dendrobium transparens : Wallich, Catalogue, No. 2008 : Lindlcy, Genera A Species Orchid., p. 79. 
ane of the most delicate and beautiful 
first 
Wallich. whose collectors found it in Nepal : and from very imperfect specimens 
the habit of the Pierard Dendrobe. 
species, with 
has been introduced by Messrs. Vcitch and Co 
elevation of 5300 feet. 
Mr 
unding 
ft 
Itinerary 
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liirtv-four species are named as having been uncommon 
gathered by him, and among them are eleven orchids, of which tins Dendrobe was probably his 
No. 1013, growing on rocks and trees ; at least we find it among his Khasija plants. 
From tin 
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is ri 
with it we may infer that it is by no means a tender kin 
among its race by its short erect stems, obliquely emarginate 1< 
wide spreading pinkish llowers stained with crimson 
anything vegetable well can be. It flowers most i 
acquisition. 
Lbundautlv, and must be regarded as a great 
