and about § an inch through—with one or two whitish stripes. Leaves deciduous 
—about 3 inches long—oblong and pointed. Flowers spring from the nodes of the 
recently matured stems after the leaves have fallen—usually in pairs, sometimes 
singly and sometimes in threes. Stalks purplish. Sepals and petals (the latter 
being the broader) are white, flushed with pink. The lip is heart-shaped and 
downy, the base being pursed—in colour white, tinted pink in front and yellow 
in the throat. Flowers in late Spring or early Summer. Al. B2. Cl. D2. E2. 
(ed) F4. 
DENDROBIUM CRETACEUM. Native of Assam and Khasi. 
A species with long lasting flowers. Stems 12 to 14 inches long, pendulous and 
somewhat curved leaves with greyish streaks are about 34 inches long, narrow, 
rounded and notched at the apex. After the leaves fall the flowers are produced 
singly from the nodes. The sepals and petals are narrow and pointed, rather heavy, 
dull white in colour. The labellum is roundish and hoodlike, downy, and fringed 
with yellowish hairs, white edged with a yellow centre marked with crimson lines. 
JAS. B2: Cl. D2. E2. (ed) FI. 
DENDROBIUM CRUMENATUM. Native of Malaya. 
A beautiful species with long, slender, erect stems with black-haired membran- 
eous sheaths between the nodes. Leaves long, narrow and pointed. Blooms pro- 
duced (usually in pairs) from the nodes on the two-year old leafless stems. Sepals 
and petals large and broad, yellowish green in colour, netted with darker green. 
The lip is also yellowish green with scarlet margins, crests and fringes. Flowers in 
late Summer and Autumn. A2. Bl. C1. D2. El. (eb) F1. 
DENDROBIUM CRYSTALLINUM. Native of Burma. 
A free flowering species of delicate beauty. Stems terete, striped, pendulous, 
rather slender and about a foot in length. Leaves are about 4 inches long, 
narrow and acutely pointed. Flowers grow (in twos and threes) from the apex 
and nodes of the young matured stems. They are of delicate texture with white 
sepals and petals, brightly tipped with amethyst purple. The labellum is roundish, 
yellow, margin white, front lobe blotched with purple. Flowers late Spring and 
early Summer. A2. B1. C4. D2. El. (ea) F6. 
DENDROBIUM CUCUMERINUM. Eastern Australia. 
A quaint species whose leaves resemble (in shape) the small gherkins often seen in 
delicatessen stores. They grow from a branching, creeping rhizome and are about 
2 inches in length. The short racemes spring from the rhizome at the base of the 
leaves and are about an inch across. Sepals and petals narrow and pointed, yel- 
lowish to creamy white in colour, marked with light reddish-brown lines. The 
labellum is short and curved, the margins of the side lobes being denticulated. 
The flowers are fragrant and often appear in Autumn and Spring, and occasion- 
ally in Summer. This interesting species is now comparatively rarely met with 
in a natural state.. AS. B3.C3. DI. E4. or 5. P13. 
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