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waxy white, tipped with rich purple ; lip white, with an orange 

 blotch at the base. Native of Moulmein. 



D. crepidatum. — A splendid deciduous drooping species 

 from India, and which is best grown in a basket or on a 

 block. The stems grow a foot or more long ; sepals and 

 petals white, tipped with pink ; lip stained with yellow ; 

 blooms in April and May, and continues three weeks in 

 perfection. A species which will make a good plant for 

 exhibition, as it may be easily retarded by keeping it cool in 

 winter. 



D. cretaceum. — A compact deciduous-growing plant, which 

 produces its white flowers during June and July, lasting six 

 weeks in perfection. This will do either in a pot or basket, 

 with peat or moss. From the East Indies. 



D. crystallinuin. — A new and distinct species, said to be 

 related to D. Wardianum ; the stem-like pseudobulbs are 

 stout, but destitute of the knotted joints so conspicuous in the 

 last named plant ; flowers of moderate size, and freely pro- 

 duced ; sepals and petals white tipped with purple ; lip orange 

 at the base, and also tipped with purple. It is a most desirable 

 plant. Native of Burmah. 



D. Dalhousianum. — This is a beautiful Indian evergreen 

 species ; the stems, which are elegantly marked with reddish 

 crimson, grow from four to eight feet high : it blooms from 

 the old growth in April and May, producing numerous flowers 

 on a spike. The flowers are large ; sepals and petals of a 

 pale lemon colour ; lip the same colour, with a pink margin 

 and two dark crimson spots in the centre : it lasts four or five 

 days in beauty. This will grow either in a pot or basket, with 

 moss. Specimen plants of this are scarce, and justly prized 

 by those who possess them, as it makes a good plant for exhi- 

 bition purposes. 



D. densiflorum. — A magnificent compact and free-flowering 



