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D. Veitchiamun. — See D. Macrophyllum . 



D. Wallichianum. — This is a beautiful kind, resembling D. 

 nohile in general appearance ; it has, however, much taller stems, 

 darker foHage, and richer coloured flowers. It blooms during 

 the winter and spring months, and may be retarded until the 

 summer with care, when it makes a noble and valuable spe- 

 cimen for exhibition purposes. The treatment recommended 

 for B. nohile suits this plant also. Native of the East Indies. 



D. Wardianum. — A magnificent species. A splendid match 

 for the beautiful D. Falconerii, which it somewhat resembles 

 in its thickened and knotted stem. It is pendulous in growth, 

 making strong stems from two to three feet long, on which the 

 flowers are produced in twos and threes, each flower mea- 

 suring upwards of three inches and a half in diameter. The 

 colour of the sepals and petals is white, tipped with magenta; 

 the lower part of the lip rich orange, spotted on each side with 

 crimson. It blooms about May, and continues a considerable 

 time in perfection ; thrives best suspended in a basket, or on 

 a block. This fine plant was figured in Warner's '' Select 

 Orchidaceous Plants'' from a specimen flowered by T. Ward, 

 Esq., of Southampton. Native of Assam. 



D, Wardianum candidum. — A white variety of this fine 

 species flowered by E. G. Wrigley, Esq., Broadoaks, Bury, 

 Lancashu'e ; it was imported" amongst a large consignment of 

 Orchids from Assam. 



D. Williamso7iii. — This plant belongs to the nigro-hirsute 

 section of this genus, and is somewhat difficult to establish. 

 The stems are erect, bearing strap-shaped leaves clothed with 

 short soft hairs ; flowers large, ivory white, slightly tinged 

 with brown, and bearing a large blood-red spot on the lip. 

 Native of Assam. 



D. xanthohlehium. — This species grows about a foot high, 

 making very small stems ; it produces its flowers in pairs 



