hairy and yellowish green. The flowers are very fragrant with a scent like that 
of parma violets. They flower in Summer and last about a fortnight. A3. B3. 
G3, D2. EZ; {(ea) 25. 
DENDROBIUM ANOSUM. Native of Philippine Islands. 
A large flowered species with long, stout, pendulous stems; leaves glossy green; 
ovate-oblong in shape. The flowers appear after the leaves begin to fall, and 
spring from the nodes, usually in pairs. Sepals and petals magenta-lilac, the lab- 
ellum having a large dark purple spot at the throat. Altogether it resembles 
D. superbum very closely, but the flowers are a more pleasing shape. It has not 
the strong, rather unpleasant odour of superbum. A3. B1. C1. D1. E2. (eb) F2. 
DENDROBIUM APHRODITE. Native of Moulmein. 
A shy blooming species with slender stems about a foot in length, the nodes being 
prominently swollen. Leaves about 3 inches in length, oblong and rounded at 
the ends, deciduous, the flowers appearing from the nodes after the leaves have 
fallen, the stems flowering for several years in succession once the plant has 
commenced to bloom. Flowers appear singly as a rule, and are from 2} to 24 
inches across, Sepals and petals are white. The labellum is large and spreading, 
the front lobe being golden yellow with a white disk on the claw, and white 
margins, the sides curl inwards, and there is a deep blood-red spot at the base. 
Flowers in Spring. A2. B2. C2. D2. El. (ea) F2. 
DENDROBIUM ARACHNITES. Native of Tenasserim. 
A rare species of unusual colouring. The stems are short and slender, the leaves 
being narrow and pointed, about 24 inches long. The racemes are short, and 
usually two or three to each stem and they generally have two or three flowers on 
each raceme. The sepals and petals are uniform in shape and size, the labellum 
being broader. In colour they are a coppery red and are about 14 inches across 
when fully expanded. Flowers appear in late Spring. A2. Bl. Cl. D2. El. 
(ed) F8. 
DENDROBIUM AUREUM (See D. heterocarpum). 
DENDROBIUM ATROVIOLACEUM. Native of New Guinea and Pacific 
Islands. 
An unusual species with fusiform club-shaped pseudobulbs topped with two or 
three leathery, green leaves up to about 4 inches in length by about 14 inches in 
width. The leaves are oblong-ovate, the apices being bilobed. Flower scapes 
proceed from the apex of the pseudobulb and carry 5-6 good sized flowers. The 
sepals and petals are creamy-white (sometimes tinged with pale green), closely 
spotted with intense violet. The lip is fine of texture, is three-lobed, the lateral 
lobes curving inwards. It is rich violet-purple on the inside and green on the 
outside. The flowers appear in Spring and last a good time. Their somewhat 
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