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soft fern stem, or in a shallow teak basket with a little 
sphagnum about its roots. It develops its blossoms in 
autumn. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 5303. 
D. Macarthie.—This is certainly one of the very finest 
of the genus. The stems are 2ft. long, as thick as a 
goose-quill, erect, grey, purplish at the joints. Leaves 
narrow, 4in. long. The flowers are large, nearly 3in. in 
length, and rather more in width; the sepals and petals 
Fig. 57. Flower of Dendrobium Macarthiz 
(4 nat. size). 
are very pointed, not so spreading as in D. nobile, and 
coloured rosy mauve and white; the lip is tongue-shaped, 
as long as the sepals and petals, pale lavender, striped 
and blotched with purple, a blotch of deep maroon occu- 
pying the middle. The beautiful colouring of this species 
and the fact of its lasting many w ks in_ perfection 
render it a most desirable Orchid. Unfortunately, it is 
difficult to manage under cultivation, and is therefore 
somewhat rare. It should be planted in baskets in peat 
