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upon the old stems ; sepals and petals white ; lip medium- 

 sized, spotted with orange, and having a white margin. 

 This species was, when it first bloomed, named D. marginatum. 

 It is a native of Moulmein. 



Dendrochilum. 



A small genus of graceful growing plants. They are small 

 and compact in habit, and ought to be in every collection, 

 having evergreen narrow leaves about six inches in length, and 

 small pseudobulbs ; their flower spikes, which are graceful and 

 pendulous, are produced from the top of the bulbs, hanging 

 down in long elegant racemes. These plants should be 

 grown in the East Indian house, potted in peat and 

 sphagnum, with good drainage. They like plenty of water 

 during the growing season ; but after having finished their 

 growth, less will suffice. They are propagated by dividing the 

 pseudobulbs just as they begin to grow. 



D. filiforme. — A charming species, which grows about 

 six inches high. The flowers, which are produced in June 

 and July, are of a yellowish green hue, and are prized for 

 their gracefully drooping habit. When arrived at a good size 

 it makes a nice exhibition plant. This is beautifully flowered 

 by J. Day, Esq., a great number of the elegant flower spikes 

 hanging round his large specimen. Native of Manilla. 



D. fjlumaceum. — Another pretty species, with small ever- 

 green foliage, and producing graceful spikes of greenish white 

 flowers, which are dehcately scented ; it flowers in spring, and 

 continues three or four weeks in perfection. Native of the 

 Philippine Islands. 



Epidendrum. 



Many of the species of this large genus are scarcely worth 

 cultivating, excepting for botanical purposes. Some of these 



