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ORCHID- GROWEK S MANUAL. 



and thrives well on a block with moss. A distinct Orchid, and 

 a fine showy plant for exhibition. Will do well growing in 

 baskets with sphagnum, and seem to be quite at home, for 

 the bulbs are very strong. It requires plenty of water 

 during the growing season, enjoys an abundance of light, and 

 likes the warmest house. Native of Moulmein. 



D. amccnum. — A very pretty species, producing long bulbs, 

 sepals and petals pure white, tipped with magenta ; throat 



Dendrobium Amcenum. 



yellow, labellum white, with a slight tinge of magenta at the 

 base. Native of the East Indies. 



D. anosmum. — A magnificent species from Manilla, and 

 which grows in the way of D. sujoerhum, but the sepals and 

 petals are broader, thus forming fuller and better shaped 

 flowers, and it has no rhubarb scent. The flowers are large, 

 and produced in pairs down the stem, the colour a beautiful 

 rose ; they last two or three weeks in perfection. Even now 

 this is a scarce plant ; it blooms during the spring months. 



