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P. clirysanthum. — A handsome species from India, deci- 

 duous and pendulous, growing from three to four feet long, 

 generally producing flowers along the stem at the same time 

 it is making its growth. The colour of the flowers is a bright 

 yellow, with a dark red spot on the lip. It blossoms at dif- 

 ferent times of the year, lasting two weeks in perfection, and 

 is best grown in a basket suspended from the roof. 



I), chrysotis. — This plant resembles D. fimhrlatwn very 

 much in the colour of the flowers and in general appearance. 

 It grows from three to four feet high ; the stems are slender 

 and rod-like ; leaves dark green ; spikes slender, bearing five or 

 six large flowers, which measure upwards of two inches across; 

 sepals and petals long and narrow, rich deep yellow ; lip 

 large, of the same colour as the petals, or of a deeper apricot 

 yellow, having two blotches of purplish-black towards the base, 

 and deeply fringed at the margins. A native of Assam. 



D. chrysotoxum. — An upright-growing plant, a foot or more 

 high, and evergreen. It produces its pale yellow flowers on a 

 spike from the top of the stem, blooms during the winter and 

 spring months, and lasts two or three weeks in flower. Of 

 this there are two varieties, one much better than the other ; 

 pot and peat culture suits it best. Native of Moulmein. 



D. clavatum. — A remarkably handsome evergreen species 

 from India ; grows two feet high, and produces spikes of 

 flower from the top of the stems ; colour bright yellow, with 

 a crimson spot in the centre of the lip. This is one of the 

 finest of the yellow kinds, and it continues in perfection three 

 weeks, thus making a fine exhibition plant. Pot culture in 

 peat suits it best. 



D. crassinode. — A very fine and distinct species, with stout, 

 erect stems, varying from six to eighteen inches in length, and 

 having large swollen or knotted joints or nodes, whence the 

 name. The flowers are stout and shining ; sepals and petals 



