ORCHID SPECIES 



DENDKOBIUM TOBTILE, Lindl. 



Lindl. in Gard. Chron. 1847, p. 797, fig. ; Bot. Mag. t. 4477 ; Veitchs' Man. Orch. PI. 

 pt. iii. p. 81 ; Orchid Review, 1900, vol. viii. p. 201, fig. 33. 



Introduced through Thomas Lobb in 1847 from the Mergui district in 

 Tenasserim, British Burmah. 



The twisted sepals and petals of the flowers suggested the specific name. 

 In colour they are rosy lilac, with a pale yellow lip blotched with purple 

 at the base. 



DENDEOBIUM TEANSPAEENS, Wall. 



Paxt. PI. Gdn. vol. i. t. 27 ; Bot. Mag. t. 4663 ; Veitchs' Man. Orch. PL pt. iii. p. 81. 



Discovered by Dr. Wallich in the early part of the last century, but not 

 introduced to European gardens till 1852, in which year Thomas Lobb 

 sent plants to Exeter. 



It was shortly afterwards sent to Kew, by Simons, from Assam. 



DENDEOBIUM XANTHOPHLEBIUM, Lindl. 



Syns. D. marginatum, Batem. 



Lindl. in Gard. Chron. 1857, p. 268; Bot. Mag. t. 5454; Veitchs' Man. Orch. PI. pt. iii. 



p. 84. 



Introduced from Moulmein through Thomas Lobb, and later by the 

 Eev. C. Parish. It is now rarely seen in gardens. 



EPIDENDEUM BICAMEEATUM, Echb.f. 



Syns. E. Kwrwinskyi, Rchb. f. 



Rchb. in Gard. Chron. 1869, p. 710; id. 1871, p. 1194; Veitchs' Man. Orch. PL pt. vi. 



p. 90. 



A native of Mexico in the neighbourhood of Oaxaca, where it was first 

 discovered by Karwinsky, and subsequently by Galcotti and others. 



It was introduced in 1868, amongst an importation of Epidendrum 

 vitellinum. 



EPIDENDEUM CNEMIDOPHOEUM, Lindl. 



Gard. Chron. 1864, pp. 292 and 364 ; Bot. Mag. t. 5656 ; Veitchs' Man. Orch. PL 



pt. vi. p. 92. 



Discovered in Guatemala by Mr. G. Ure-Skinner, who sent a few plants 

 to some of his personal friends, and to Chelsea in 1864. The plant, rare 

 in its native country, attains a height of 6 ft. or more, and the strongly- 

 scented flowers are among the handsomest of the genus. 



EPIDENDEUM CEINIFEEUM, Echb.f. 



Rchb. in Gard. Chron. 1871, p. 1291 ; Bot. Mag. t. 6094 ; Veitchs' Man. Orch. PL 



pt. vi. p. 95. 



Introduced through Endres, by whom it was discovered in Costa Eica 



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