DENDROBIUM 



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DENDROSERIS 



D. specio'sum ni'tidum (shining). Cream- white. Taller 



than D. s. Hillii. 1910. 

 specta'bile (showy). Yellow and white, veined purple. 



New Guinea. 1899. 



sphegidoslo'ssum (wasp-lipped). See D. STUPOSUM. 

 squa'lens (squalid). See XYLOBIUM SQUALENS. 

 ,, Stratio'tes (Stratiotes). Ivory-white, green, cream. 



Sunda Isles. 1886. 

 Streblo'ceras (Strebloceras). White, green, cream. 



Sunda Isles. 1886. 

 rossta'n/n(Rossian). White, pale green, yellowish. 



New Guinea. 1888. 



stria'tum (striated). Whitish tinged rose. Philip- 

 pines. 1905. 

 stricklandia'num (Stricklandian). Pale yellow, purple, 



red. Japan. 1877. 

 striola'tum (finely-lined). White. June. Australia. 



1845. 

 strongyla'nihum (round-flowered). Yellow-green, 



violet- brown. Burma. 1878. 

 stupo'sum (astonishing). Yellow-white, orange-red. 



Burma, Siam. 1838. 



suavi'ssimum (sweetest). See D. CHRYSOTOXUM. 

 subclau'sum (nearly closed). Brilliant orange. 



Moluccas. 

 sulca'tum (furrowed), i. Orange. April. Khasia. 



1837. 



Sumne'ri (Sumner's). N.E. Australia. 

 supe'rbiens (superb). Purple ; lip five-ridged. N.E. 



Australia. 1876. 



, ano'smum (scentless). Philippines. 1840. 

 , Bu'rkei (Burke's). White ; lip yellow, rose. 

 gigante'um (giant). Large-flowered. 

 , Richa'rdi (Richard's). Greenish- buff. 1900. 

 , supe'rbum (superb). Pink, flushed rose. Philip- 

 pines. 



tattonia'num (Tattonian). See D. CANALICULATUM. 

 tauri'num( bull-headed). 5. White, purple. October. 



Philippines. 1837. 

 amboine'nse (Amboynan). Yellow, spotted brown. 



Amboyna. 1899. 



Colma'nii (Cohnan's). White, rose-pink. Philip- 

 pines. 1909. 

 teretifo'lium (round-leaved), i. Purple. July. N.E. 



Australia. 1823. 

 termina'le (terminal). Burma. 

 ,, tetrachro'mum (four-coloured). White, ochre-yellow, 



purple. Borneo. 1880. 

 tetrago'num (four-angled). 2. Yellow, green. May. 



Moreton Bay. 1838. 

 thyrsiflo'rum (thyrse-flowered). Burma. Fl. Mag., 



1881, t. 449. 

 tipuli' 'ferum (Crane-fly-bearing). Pale purple. Fiji. 



1877. 

 tonkin Jnse (Tonquin). Straw yellow. Tonquin. 



1906. 

 to'rtile (twisted). Rose and white. N. India. 



1847. 



ro'seum (rosy). Rose. 

 transpa'rens (transparent). Rose. Nepaul. 

 a'lbum (white). White. 1889. 

 treackeria'num (Treacherian). Rose-purple. Borneo. 

 triadefniwn (three-gland-lipped). See D. MUTABILE. 

 trigo'nopus (three- angle-stalked). Golden-yellow ; lip 



with red lines. Burma. 1887. 

 undula'tum (waved). Yellow, brown. March. 



Manilla. 1838. 



fimbrila'bium (fringed-lipped). N.Australia. 1878. 

 vagina' turn (sheathed). Straw, purple. Singapore. 

 vandiflo'rum (Vanda-flowered). White, lip rose. New 



Guinea. 1882. 



veitchia'num (Mr. Veitch's). See D. MACROPHYLLUM. 

 veluti'num (velvety). Yellow ; lip velvety. Burma 



1895. 

 veratrifo'lium (Veratrum-leaved). Lilac. October. 



New Guinea. 1843. 

 versi'color (chang ing-coloured). Greenish-yellow, 



changing to pure yellow. Assam. 1895. 

 vexa'bile (vexing). Light yellow, with orange blotch 



India. 1878. 

 ve"xans (vexing). White, changing to pale lilac. 



Annam. 1909. 

 Victo'ria Regi'na (Queen Victoria's). Dark blue and 



white. Philippines. 1897. 

 villo'sulum (slightly hairy). Orange. Penang. 



D. virgi'neum (virginal). Ivory-white, green, red. 



Burma. 1884. 

 ,, wardia'num (Wardian). White, tipped rose. Assam 



and Burma. 1863. 

 ,, ,, a'lbum (white). White, with orange-yellow throat. 



India. 

 ,, au'reum (golden). Sepals and petals light yellow 



1901. 



,, ,, ca'ndidum (white). Entirely white. 

 ,, fowleria'num (Fowlerian). Lateral sepals, with 



yellow blotch and purple spots at base. 1902. 

 ,. ,, Lo'wii (Low's). White, tipped purple-rose ; lip 



with two purple-brown eyes. 1876. 

 xantholeu'cum (yellow- white). Pure white, orange- 

 yellow disc. 1904. 

 Wa'ttii (Watt's). White, with yellow lines on the 



lip. B. M., t. 6715. 

 ,, williamsia'num (YVilliamsian). White, rosy, purple. 



New Guinea. 1878. 

 Williamso'ni (Williamson's). White, blood-red. 



Himalaya. 1869. 

 Wilso'ni (Wilson's). i to 2. Delicate pink, or white. 



Western China. 1906. 

 xanthophle'bium (yellow-veined). White, yellow. 



Burma. 1857. 



DENDROCA LAMUS. (From dendron, a tree, and 

 calamos, a reed ; in allusion to the tall, tree-like habit of 

 these Bamboos. Nat. ord. Gramineas.) 



Stove, evergreen Bamboos of easy culture. Most of 

 them may be grown in pots, but all may be planted out, 

 especially D. giganteus, to enable them to attain some- 

 thing like their natural dimensions. Seeds ; and suckers 

 when commencing growth. Good fibrous loam, with 

 sand for pot culture. 

 D. gigante'us (giant). India and Malaya. 



,, membrana'ceus (membranous). Burma. 



,, sikkime'nsis (Sikkim). Himalaya, 



,. stri'ctus (upright). India and Java. 



DENDROCHI'LUM. (From dendron, a tree.and cheilos, 

 a lip. Nat. ord. Orchidaceae. See also PLATYCLINIS.) 



Stove epiphytal Orchids. Divisions. Sphagnum, fibre 

 of peat, and crocks. 



D. grandifto'rum (large-flowered). Pale yellow. Philip- 

 pines (?). 1910. 

 krausea'num (Krausean). Pale brownish-yellow. 



Sumatra. 1910. 



pandura'tum (fiddle-shaped). Pale yellowish, small. 

 Sumatra. 1910. 



DENDROME'CON. (From dendron, a tree, and tnecon, 

 a poppy ; the plant being shrubby. Nat. ord. Papa- 

 veracea?.) 



A shrub requiring a warm wall or a greenhouse. Seed ; 

 cuttings of ripe wood in sand in gentle warmth. Light 

 loam and leaf-mould. 

 D. ri'gidum (rigid). Yellow. June. California. 



DENDROPA'NAX- (From dendron, a tree, and panax, 

 all-heal ; some of the plants being used in medicine by 

 the Chinese. Nat. ord. Araliaceae.) 



Stove shrubs or trees requiring treatment similar to 

 Aralia,, 

 D. arbo'reum (tree-like). 12. Pale yellow. Colombia. 



1820. 

 ,, arge'nteum (silvery). Leaves silvery above. Brazil. 



1878. 



japo'nicum (Japanese). Greenish-yellow. Japan. 

 ,, pendulum (drooping). Green. Colombia. 1824. 



DENDROPHY'LAX. (From dendron, a tree, and 

 phulax, a guard or defender. Nat. ord. Orchidaceas.) 



Stove Orchids. For treatment, see ORCHIDS. 

 D. Fawce'ttii (Fawcett's). Greenish, white. W. Ind. 



1888. 

 ,, funa'lis (corded). Greenish, white. W. Ind. 



DENDROSE RIS. (Derived from dendron, a tree, and 

 seris, an endive-like plant ; in allusion to the persistent 

 character of the stem. Nat. ord. Composite.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs of tree-like aspect, 

 having simple or branched trunks surmounted by a 



