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of D. Parishii; the pseudo-bulbs, however, are much longer; 

 flowers pink, tinged with rose. Native of Burmah. 



D. saiifjuinolentum. — A good distinct evergreen species, 

 the stems and leaves of which are violet or lilac-coloured. 

 It grows some three or four feet high, and blooms from the 

 end of the old stems, which continue flowering for years ; 

 sepals and petals fawn colour, tipped with tops of deep violet ; 

 lip of the same colour. It blooms during the summer and 

 autumn months, and lasts two weeks in good condition. 

 This will do either in a basket or pot, with peat or moss. 



D. sanguinolentum superbum. — This plant is a great im- 

 provement upon the previous one ; handsome as that is, this 

 is much stronger in growth, producing longer spikes of very- 

 much larger flowers, which are of a creamy white, tipped 

 with dark rich purple. This variety was sent me a few years 

 ago from Borneo, with a consignment of Phalanopsis. 



D. senile. — This is another of the productions from that 

 rich land of Orchids, Moulmein, and is one of the most 

 curious, the stem and leaves being densely covered with white 

 hairs ; its flowers are of a bright yellow colour, produced in 

 pairs, and continue in full beauty for a considerable time. 

 When we get it imported in quantity, it will, I think, become 

 a general favourite, although its constitution is probably 

 rather delicate. 



D. superhum. — A fine deciduous species from the Philippine 

 Islands, of pendulous habit, losing its leaves just as it begins 

 to show its flower-buds. The spreading or drooping stems 

 grow about two feet long, from which the flowers proceed in 

 a row on each side ; they are pink, tinged with rose colour, 

 each three or four inches across, and lasting two weeks in 

 perfection if the flowers are kept dry. The flowers have a 

 strong smell of rhubarb. It is best grown in a basket, with 

 moss. This makes a noble plant for public exhibition. It is 



