206 ORCHIDS. 
the sepals and petals are pale nankeen-yellow, tinged with 
rose; the large, downy lip is of the same colour, marked 
at the base with two large blotches of dark crimson, and 
margined with rosy pink. We have seen glorious speci- 
mens of this plant exhibited bearing upwards of a hundred 
of its splendid blooms. It requires tropical treatment and 
abundance of water whilst making new growth; afterwards 
Fig. 52. Flower of Dendrobium Dalhousieanum 
(% nat. size). 
it should be kept dry till the flowers appear. It thrives 
best in baskets, and usually blossoms in April and May. 
Introduced from India in 1837. It was named by Dr. 
Wallich in honour of the late Countess Dalhousie, from 
whom he first received it. 
Fig. 52; Botanical Register, 1846, t. to. 
