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much larger. There is D. Albertesiz, snow-white ; 
D. Broomfieldianum,curiously like Lelia anceps alba 
in its flower—which is to say that it must be the 
loveliest of all Dendrobes. But this species has a 
further charm, almost incredible. The lip in some 
varieties is washed with lavender blue, in some with 
crimson! Another is nearly related to D. digib- 
bum, but much larger, with sepals more acute. Its 
hue is a glorious rosy-purple, deepening on the lip, 
the side lobes of which curl over and meet, forming 
a cylindrical tube, while the middle lobe, prolonged, 
stands out at right angles, veined with very dark 
purple ; this has just been named D. Statterianum. 
It has upon the disc an elevated, hairy crest, like 
D.bigibbum, but instead of being white as always, 
more or less, in that instance, the crest of the 
new species is dark purple. I have been particular 
in describing this noble flower, because very, very 
few have beheld it. Those who live will see 
marvels when the Dutch and German portions of 
New Guinea are explored. 
Recently I have been privileged to see another, 
the most impressive to my taste, of all the lovely 
genus. Itiscalled D. atvo-violaceum. The stately 
flowers hang down their heads, reflexed like a 
“Turban Lily,” ten or a dozen ona spike. The 
colour is ivory-white, with a faintest tinge of green, 
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