738 OXIATII. OKOIIIDK.E. (J. D. Hookor.) [Dendrubiuni. 



ill. X>. transparens, Wall. Cat. 2008/1 ; stems slender pendulous, 

 le-ives linear-lanceolate acute, flowers in pairs on the leafless stems white 

 ;md pink, lip purple within, bracts very large, sepals lanceolate acute, 

 petals broader ovate, mentum conic, lip clawed elliptic-oblong from a convo- 

 lute cuneate base obtusely lobe I recurved pubescent. Lindl. G-en. $" S/>. 

 Orchid. 79; in Bot. Ttcq. 1814, .I//v. 62; in Journ. Linn. Soc. iii. 12; Hot. 

 Mag. t. 46b'3 ; Paxt. Fl. Gard. i. 134, t. 27 ; Jard. Fleur. t. 68 ; Vdtch 

 Man. Dendrob. 81. D. Henshallii, Reichb. f. in Bonpland. iii. 226. 

 Dendrob., Griff. Notul. 198, No. 1 1 35. 



TROPICAL HIMALAYA; from Kuinaon, alt. 3000 ft., eastwards; ASSAM, the 

 KHASIA smd G ARROW HILLS. 



Stems 11-18 in., interaodes 1-1 J in. Leaves 3-4 in. Flowers 1J- in. diam.; 

 bracts %-\ in., oblong, acute ; pedicels short ; lip with a broad purple single or 

 double blotch. 



112. D. amoenum, Wall, in Lindl. Gen. $ Sp. Orchid. 78 (excl.-sijH.) ; 

 stems slender pendulous, leaves linear-lanceolate acuminate, flowers 2-3 

 on a short peduncle from the leafless stems white with violet tips and 

 purple lip, bracts small, sepals oblong-lanceolate obtuse, petals larger ovate, 

 mentnm conic stout, lip shortly clawed ovate oltnse undulate eremite 

 ciliolate, disk villous. Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1844, 49 ; in Journ. Linn. Soc. 

 iii. 12; Bot. May. t. 6199; Floric. Cab. t. 117; Reichb. f. in Gard. Chron. 

 1875, i. 305, figs. 57, 58 ; 1881, ii. 625, fig. 126; Veitcli Man. Dendrob. 17. 

 D. mesochlorum, Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1847, tinder t. 36 ; Paxt. Fl. Gard. i. 

 63, fig. 43. D. Egertonise, Lindl. I. c. ; Paxt. I. c., fig. 44. 



TROPICAL HIMALAYA, from Garwhal eastwards to Bhotan, SILHET, BURMA. 



Stems 1-2 ft.; internodes l-2a- in., smooth. Leaves 2-4 in., membranous. 

 Flowers 1^-2^ in. diam., violet-scented; bracts on the peduncle imbricating. Lip 

 amethyst-purple bordered with white, base yellow. Flowers very variable in size and 

 colour. 



113. D. marmoratum, Reichb. f. in Gard. Chron. 1875, 492; stems 

 stout greyish black terete, flowers 2-nate on the leafless stems (white with 

 purple tips, lip purplish in front), mentum short retuse, lip oblong from a 

 cuneate base ciliate densely velvety towards the base. 



BURMA, Soxall (Rorf. Lotv). 

 Description from the author, I.e. 



tttt Petals much broader than the sepals. Lip as broad as long or 

 broader. 



Flowers solitary or 2-3-nate on a short peduncle or simply pedicelled. 

 Margin of lip entire or slightly erose. 



a. Internodes cylindric. 



114. D. Pierardi, Ruxb. in lLo<:k. Exot. FJor. t. 9; Fl.Ind. iii. 482; 

 stems slender pendulous, leaves sessile lanceolate acuminate, flowers 2-3 

 on a sho.t peduncle from the usually leafless stems rose-cold., lip yellow, 

 bracts small, sepals oblong-lanceolate subacute, petals broader oblong, 



