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D. cruentuin, Rchb. f. — A very distinct and beautiful species 

 belonging to the nigro -hirsute section, which we first saw in 

 the collection of R. H. Measures, Esq., Streatham. The stems 

 resemble those of D. Jamesianum, the membrane sheathing 

 the intemodes being covered with small hairs as in that species. 

 The flowers grow in pairs from the nodes on the ripened leaf- 

 less stems. The sepals and petals are yellowish green, reticu- 

 lated with a darker green ; and the lip is yellowish green, 

 margined distinctly with bright crimson- scarlet, and having 

 the crests and side lacinae of the lip of the same colour. It 

 flowers during the autumn months. — Malayan Peninsula. 



Fig.— Orchid Album, iv. t. 174. 



D. crystallinimi, Rchb.f. — A distinct and beautiful species, 

 with terete somewhat slender striate pendulous stems, which 

 are destitute of the knotted joints so conspicuous in some of 

 the allied plants. The distichous linear-lanceolate acuminate 

 leaves are produced on the young stems, and fall away before 

 the flowers are developed. The flowers are of moderate size, 

 and freely produced, the sepals and petals white tipped with 

 magenta, the lip orange at the base, and slightly tipped with 

 magenta. It is a most desirable plant, flowering during the 

 summer months. — Burmah. 



'Fia.—Bot. Mag., t. 6319 ; Xenia Orck., ii. t. 193, 



L. cupreuin. — See Dendrobium moschatum cupeeum. 



D. D'Albertisii, Rchb.f. — A very pretty and distinct species 

 introduced by us from New 

 Guinea. It is rather dwarf in 

 habit, and has the peculiarity 

 of producing square tapering 

 stems. The flowers are pro- 

 duced in erect racemes, and 

 are distinctly spurred ; the 

 sepals are pure white, and the 

 lip striped with magenta-purple, 

 forming a pleasing contrast to 

 the long narrow erect twisted 

 emerald green petals, which 

 have been compared to the 

 horns of an antelope. It is dendrobium d'albertisii. 



said to have an odour like that of D. amcenum. — New Guinea. 

 YiG.—Gard. Ckron., N.S., x. 217, fig. 41 (flower). 



