DESCRIPTIVE LIST. 26$ 



A. Dendrochilum glumaceum. Philippines. 



B. M., 4853. 



Bat. 2d Cen., 134. 



A very elegant plant, and one of the most graceful of 

 Orchids, of neat habit, so that when out of bloom the 

 foliage is attractive. The flowers are in close drooping 

 spikes, coming out of the young foliage, whitish and deli- 

 ciously fragrant. Blooms in February and lasts long in 

 beauty. We consider this plant one of the most desira- 

 ble of Orchids. Our specimen plant is a foot in diame- 

 ter, and is a mass of graceful pendent spikes. 



Other varieties are, Dendrobium aurantiacum, longifo- 

 lium, latifolium, oculatum, and pallicliflavens, all natives of 

 the East Indies. 



These plants require plenty of water when in growth, 

 less when at rest, but must never be dry the pseudo-bulbs 

 are small, and if allowed to shrivel the plants would be 

 lost. All the species should be grown in pots in rather 

 strong soil, peat and moss, with a preponderance of the 

 former, and good drainage. They require the warmest 

 house. 



The following genera are to be recommended to those 

 desiring a great variety : 



Dichcea. Lindley. Epiphyte. 



Name from 5lxn> in two, alluding to arrangement of the leaves. 

 Dichosa dubia. D. graminoides. 



D. glauca. D. ochracea. 



