DENDROBIUM. zon 
D. nobile.—This species is at once one of the oldest in 
cultivation, one of the best-known, one of the easiest- 
grown, one of the cheapest in commerce, and one of the 
most beautiful. The pseudo-bulbs are from rft. to 3ft. 
in height, as thick as a man’s finger, jointed, leafy. The 
leaves are about 4in. long and tin. broad, and they remain 
Fig, 58. Flower of Dendrobium nobile 
(% nat. size). 
on the stems till two years old. The flowers are from 
2in. to qin. across, full, the sepals and petals equal in 
length, the latter as broad again, and they are white, 
tinted with amethyst; the lip is funnel-shaped, spreading 
in front, downy inside and out, maroon-purple in the 
throat, the front portion white, with a purple tip. The plant 
is evergreen, and should be grown in a pot or pan 
