90 THE ORCHID-GROWER'S MANUAL. 



D. Cambridgeanum. A remarkably handsome Orchid from 

 India : a deciduous species, of a drooping habit, about a foot 

 long. The flowers are produced on the young growth in 

 March and April : the sepals and petals are of a bright 

 orange ; the lip has a crimson blotch in the centre : it lasts 

 in beauty two weeks, and is best grown in a basket, with 

 moss, suspended from the roof. 



D. chrysanthemum. A charming species from India, deci- 

 duous and pendulous, growing about three or four feet long, 

 and generally flowers along the stem at the same time it is 

 making its growth. The colour of the flowers is a bright 

 yellow, with a dark red spot on the lip : it blossoms at dif- 

 ferent times of the year, lasting two weeks in perfection, and 

 requiring the same treatment as Cambridgeanum. 



D. chrysotoxum. From India. An upright- growing plant, a 

 foot or more high, and evergreen. It produces its pale 

 yellow flowers on a spike from the top of the bulb ; 

 blooms during the winter months, and lasts two or three 

 weeks in flower. Of this there are two varieties, one much 

 better than the other : pot and peat culture suits it 

 best. 



D. clavatum. A remarkably handsome species from India ; 

 grows two feet high, evergreen, and produces spikes of flower 

 from the top of the bulbs ; colour bright yellow, with a 

 crimson spot in the centre of the lip ; this is one of the 

 finest of the yellow kinds, and it continues in perfection 

 three or four weeks ; makes a fine exhibition plant ; pot 

 culture in peat suits it best. 



D. crepidatum. A splendid deciduous drooping species 

 from India ; the bulbs grow a foot or more long ; it is best 

 grown in a basket, or on a block ; sepals and petals white, 

 tipped with pink ; lip stained with yellow ; blooms in April 

 and May, and continues three weeks in perfection : a very 

 rare species, and one which will make a good plant for 

 exhibition if grown to a good size, 



