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Dendrobium—continued. 
D. cruentum (blood-red). =. whitish, with a strongly-marked, 
cinnabar callus; sepals triangular, acuminate, the lateral ones 
with a nearly rectangular chin; petals linear, acuminate ; lip 
deeply tritid, the side laciniv faleate, erect, the middle one ovate, 
apiculate; column broader at the base than at the tridentate top. 
1. oblong, obtuse, bilobed. Stems sulcate. 1884. (W. O. A. 174.) 
D. cucullatum giganteum (gigantic). A synonym of D. primu- 
linum gigantewn, 
D. cumulatum (crowded). fl. rosy-purple, suffused white, lin. 
in diameter, collected into crowded, sub-globose corymbs ; sepals 
and petals oblong; lip obovate-oblong, longer and broader than 
the petals, prolonged at base into a slightly curved, obtuse spur; 
rachis and pedicels deep reddish-purple. Autumn. J. oblong, 
acuminate, din. to 4in. long. Stems tufted, slender, pendulous, 
sft. to 2ft. long. Moulmein, 1867. (B. M. 5703.) : 
D. Curtisii (Curtis’). //. magenta-rose, produced in short racemes. 
Stems tall, erect, slender, leafless ; younger shoots furnished with 
linear-lanceolate leaves. Borneo, 1882. 
D. Cybele (Cybele). ., sepals and petals white, slightly tipped 
with light rose-colour; lip nearly white, slightly suffused with 
pule yellow, and having a large blotch of deep crimson-purple 
at the base. 1887. A hybrid between D. Findlayanwm and 
D. nobile. 
D. cymbidioides (Cymbidium-like), fl. medium-sized, showy ; 
sepals and petals ochreous-yellow, linear-oblong, spreading ; lip 
white, blotched purple near the base, much shorter than the 
sepals and petals, oblong-cordate, three-lobed, bearing on the 
disk tubercles arranged in two or three lines or series, the side 
lobes short, incurved, the terminal lobe ovate, obtuse ; column 
short ; peduncles terminal, erect, loosely racemose, five to seven- 
flowered. Pseudo-bulbs ovate or oblong-ovate, angled, bearing at 
the summit two oblong, obtuse, coriaceous leaves, longer than the 
pseudo-bulbs, Salak, Java, 1852. A rare species. (B. M. 4755.) 
D. dactyliferum (finger-bearing). fl. ochreous-white; sepals 
lanceolate, longer than the petals; side laciniw of the lip long 
and narrow, going out into angles, quite approximate to the thick, 
square, emarginate, anterior blade. Upper parts of the stems 
on with old, thickish peduncles, the lower parts full of roots. 
D. D’Albertisii (D’Albertis’). . odorous, distinctly spurred ; 
sepals pure white; petals emerald-green, long, narrow, erect, 
twisted; lip striped magenta-purple; racemes erect. Stems 
square, tapering. New Guinea. A dwarf species. (G. C. n. s., 
X., p. 217.) 
D. Dearei (Col. Deare’s). (jl. white, 24in. in diameter, on whitish 
pedicels; sepals lanceolate, acuminate, with recurved tips; petals 
oval, nearly three times as broad as the sepals; lip oblong, 
obtuse, obscurely three-lobed, with a pale yellowish-green, trans- 
verse zone between the base and the anterior margin ; peduncles 
racemose. July and August. Stems robust, 2ft. to 5ft. long, the 
upper third clothed with sessile, oval-oblong leaves, 2in. long. 
Philippine Islands, 1882. (M. O. iii., p. 37; W. O. A. iii. 120.) 
D. densiflorum Walkerianum (Walker's). /l., racemes 2ft. 
long, more than fifty-flowered. Stems 3ft. high. Moulmein. 
(W. S. O. iii. 21.) 
D. erythropogon (red-bearded). jl. whitish-ochre and ochre, 
the keels on the mid-lines well-developed; petals oblong, undu- 
lated ; side laciniz of lip white, edged crimson, much developed, 
blunt, rectangular, the middle one obcordate, toothleted, with 
seven thick, crimson keels on the disk, the two outer ones haying 
short, crimson hairs on each side; column nearly white, with two 
scarlet spots at base. Sunda Islands, 1885. 
D. euosmum (richly-scented). jl. cream-coloured, marked purple, 
powerfully scented; tips of the middle sepal and of the petals 
purple; lip with a rich purple disk and apex, and some purple, 
parallel veins on each side, 1885. A hybrid between D. endo- 
charis and D. nobile. 
D. e. leucopterum (white-winged). A beautiful hybrid, raised 
from the same capsule as D. cuosmum, but the flowers are 
larger, with white sepals and petals, and the disk of the lip is of 
arich purple. 1886, 
D. e. roseum (rosy). /l., sepals and petals toned with rose- 
purple, which is of a much deeper shade at the apex; apical 
blotch on the lip deeper than in the type. 
D. Farmeri albiflorum (white-flowered). /l., sepals and petals 
almost pure white; lip orange, downy. India. (B. H. 1860, 
p. 521.) Syn. D. I. album (R. G. 595.) 
D, F. album (white). A synonym of D. F. albiflorwm. 
D. F. aureum (golden). fl. clear yellow, with an _orange- 
yellow lip, freely produced in rich racemes. Moulmein, 1883, A 
charming variety, of dwarf habit. (W. O. A. iii. 99.) 
D. formosum Berkeleyi (Berkeley’s). jl. scentless, more 
funnel-shaped than those of the type; petals narrower and 
shorter. Andamans, 1883. 
D. f. giganteum (gigantic). jl. 6in. in diameter ; lip 2in. broad, 
with a bright golden blotch. Stems reaching 3ft. in length. 
Upper Birma, 1882. A very fine variety. (G. C. n. s., xvii., 
p. 369.) 
D. Friedricksianum (Friedricks’). fl. light yellow, with a 
darker yellow centre to the lip, where there is a dark purple, 
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Dendrobium—continued. 
semicircular blotch, resembling those of D. auwrewm in shape ; 
lip rolled around the column, oblong, full of asperities on the 
disk, and with a clavate line in front of the base ; raceme four- 
ceed: slender. Stem rather thick, much-furrowed. Siam, 
D. fuscatum (fuscous). /l. deep orange-yellow, 2in. across; sepals 
and petals oblong, somewhat incurved; lip shorter, broadly 
oblate, cucullate, with two crimson spots at base, downy, the 
margins fringed ; racemes produced from the nodes of the leafless 
stems, drooping, 4in. to 7in. long, sometimes fifteen-flowered, the 
rachis zigzag. /. lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 4in. 
to 6in. long. Stems fascicled, grooved, 2ft. to 3ft. long. Khasya 
and Sikkim. (B. M. 6226.) 
D. Fytchianum roseum (rose-coloured). jl. rose-coloured, 
about sin, in diameter, having processes on the lip of a rich 
purple. Birma, 1887. (W. O. A. 336.) 
D. Goldiei (Goldie’s). fl. rich claret-purple ; sepals lanceolate, 
with dark tessellations ; petals whole-coloured, broader, oblong ; 
lip whole-coloured, longer and narrower than in D. superbiens 
(which this plant resembles). J. longer and narrower. Stems 
taller and slenderer. Torres Straits. (Gn. xiv., p. 244.) 
D.Griffithianum Guibertii((Guibert’s). 7. larger and brighter- 
coloured than in the type; racemes longer. J. more coriaceous. 
Stems less densely tufted and more abruptly attenuated below. 
(L. H. ser. iii, 258; R. H. 1876, p. 431, under name of D. Guibertii.) 
D. Guibertii (Guibert’s). A variety of D. Grijithianwm. 
D. Hanburyanum (Hanbury’s). A synonym of D. lituijlorwm. 
D. Harrisoniz (Mrs. Harrison’s). A synonym of Bifrenaria 
Harrisonice. 
D. Harveyanum (Harvey’s). /l. deep chrome-yellow, with two 
orange blotches on the lip; chin short, emarginate ; sepals tri- 
angular-lanceolate, acute; petals oblong, acute, fringed; lip 
round, a little involved at base, with strong fringes, a rough 
surface, and an obscure callus at base; peduncle lateral, filiform, 
four-flowered. Pseudo-bulbs fusiform, 6in, long. Birma, 1883. 
D. Hasselti (Hasselt’s). 1. pale purple; dorsal sepal lanceolate, 
the lateral ones connate in a sac; lip linear, acute. J. rigid, 
lanceolate, deeply and obliquely emarginate. Stems erect. 1885. 
(I. H. 1885, 545.) 
D. Henshallii (Henshall’s). A variety of D. aurewm. 
D. hercoglossum (fence-lipped). l. similar to those of D. adun- 
cum, but with a more oblique spur; sepals and petals delicate 
mauve ; lip white, with a mauve-purple, recurved apex, the basal 
part cup-shaped, hairy inside, separated from the front part by 
a transverse fringe of hairs. Stems slender, bearing lateral 
racemes at the top. Malacca, 1886. 
D. Hillii (Hill’s). A variety of D. specioswm. 
D. Hookerianum (Hooker's). The correct name of the plant 
described on p. 452, Vol. I., as D. chrysotis. (1. H. 1873, 155; 
W.S. O. iti. 6.) 
D. Huttonii (Hutton’s). /. white, bordered purple, solitary or 
in fascicles of two or three from the uppermost joints; sepals 
and petals oval-oblong; lip obovate-oblong, with a deeper- 
coloured border than on the sepals and petals. J. sessile, linear- 
lanceolate, acute, 3in. long. Stems slender, erect, 20in. to 30in. 
long, leafy along the upper half. Malayan Archipelago, 1868. 
D. inauditum (incredible). /l. two, arising from the base of the 
leaf ; sepals and petals pale yellowish, 14in. long, narrow linear- 
lanceolate; lip pale ochreous, spotted brown, the side lobes 
square, obtuse, the front one lanceolate, acuminate; pedicels 
(including the ovary)about2in. long. J. elliptic, obtuse. Pseudo- 
bulbs tufted, fusiform-ovate, narrowed at apex into a slender, 
brownish leaf-stalk Sin. to 4in. long. New Guinea, 1886. A 
singular species. 
D. infundibulum carneo-pictum (flesh-colour-painted). A 
variety having a flesh-coloured hue on the lip, and a thick 
central line and a few streaks on the sides. 1885. 
D. i, Jamesianum (James Veitch’s). The correct name of 
the plant described on p. 454, Vol. I., as D. Jamesianum. 
D. i. ornatissimum (very ornamental). /l. large, waxy, having 
brown stripes and spots on the lip instead of yellow. 1883. A. 
grand variety. 
D. ionopus (purple-spurred). ji. deep yellow ; sepals triangular, 
the lateral ones elongating ina faleate chin ; lip marked with a 
few purple and red blotches, and with a red hue along the 
thicker back of the falcate, spur-like extension of the disk ; 
raceme short. Birma(?), 1882. 
D. japonicum (Japanese). jl. white, speckled purple at base of 
lip, fragrant, ljin. in diameter, solitary or in pairs; sepals 
oblong, acute; petals similar but broader; lip ovate-oblong, 
acuminate, reflexed. J. linear-lanceolate, acute, lin. to 2in. long, 
deciduous. Stems tufted, 6in. to 12in. long, slender, attenuated 
downwards. Southern Japan, 1860. (B. M. 5452.) 
D. Johannis semifuscum (half-fuscous). /l., sepals yellow ; 
petals brown; lip yellow, with reddish-brown borders and lines 
on the side lobes. 1883. 
D. leucolophotum (white-haired). /. white, resembling those 
of D. barbatulum, but much larger; chin small, acute; sepals 
