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DENDROBIUM 



DENDROBIUM 



at the obtuse apex, the disk with a large purple spot. 

 India. B.M. 4663. J.F. 1:68. C.O. 27. 



25. Pierardii, Roxbg. (D. cucullatum, R. Br.). 

 Pseudobulbs up to 3 ft. long, slender, pendulous: fls. 

 commonly in pairs, up to 2 in. across; sepals and petals 

 pale rosy mauve, acute, the sepals lanceolate, much 

 narrower than the elliptic-oblong petals; lip obscurely 

 3-lobed, pale primrose-yellow, pubescent on the upper 

 surface, purple-streaked at base. India. B.R. 548 

 (as D. cucullatum); 1756. Gn. 55, p. 405. F.S. 9:955. 

 L.B.C.8:750. C.O.pl.26. B.M. 2242 (as D. cucullatum); 

 2584. Var. latifdlium, Hort. Lvs. broader. 



26. Parishii, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs up to 15 in. 

 long, curved, rather stout: fls. solitary, or in 2's or 3's, 

 amethyst-purple with 2 maroon spots on each side of 

 the throat of lip; sepals oblong-lanceolate, narrower 

 than the oval-oblong petals; lip downy, apiculate. 

 Moulmein. B.M. 5488. 



27. primulinum, Lindl. Pseudobulbs up to 20 in. 

 long, erect or nearly so, rather stout: fls. solitary or in 

 pairs, 2-3 in. across; sepals and petals pale mauve- 

 lilac, oblong, obtuse; lip pale primrose-yellow, purple- 

 streaked at base, the middle lobe very broad. Nepal 

 andSikkim. Gt. 1861:326. J.H.III.50:377. B.M. 5003 

 (as D. nobile, var.). Var. giganteum, Hort. Pseudobulbs 

 pendulous, more slender: fls. larger, the lip sometimes 

 veined with pale rose. 



28. crepidatum, Lindl. Pseudobulbs up to 1% ft. 

 long, nearly erect, rather stout, longitudinally marked 

 with white lines: fls. in 2's or 3's, about 1^ in. across; 

 sepals and petals white, tinted lilac, obtuse, the sepals 

 oblong, narrower than the petals; lip white tinted lilac, 

 sometimes downy, the front lobe obtuse or retuse, the 

 middle orange-yellow. Assam. B.M. 4993, 5011. C.O. 

 40. Var. rdseum, Hort. Fls. darker. Var. album, 

 Hort. Fls. white. 



29. Bensoniae, Reichb. f. (D. Dartoisianum, De Wild. 

 D. signdtum, Reichb. f.). Pseudobulbs up to 32 in. long, 

 erect, rather slender: fls. solitary, or in 2's or 3's, 2- 

 2^4 m - across, white, the disk of the lip yellow with 2 

 maroon spots; sepals oblong, obtuse, much narrower 

 than the petals; lip with the front lobe orbicular, 

 denticulate, downy on the upper surface. British 

 Burma. B.M. 5679, 8352. O.R. 11:241; 16:68. F.M. 

 355. Var. majus, Hort. Fls. larger. 



30. cretaceum, Lindl. Pseudobulbs up to 15 in long, 

 rather stout, curved, pendulous: fls. solitary, about 1^ 

 in. across, cream- white, with a large light yellow spot 

 on lip streaked with orange-red; sepals and petals 

 lanceolate, obtuse; lip with the front lobe orbicular- 

 ovate, obtuse, downy. Khasia Hills. B.R. 33:62. 

 B.M. 4686. F.S. 8:818. J.F. 4:344. 



31. gratiosissimum, Reichb. f. (D. Bdxattii, Reichb. f. 

 D. Bulleridnum, Batem.). Pseudobulbs up to 1% ft. 

 long, somewhat thickened from a slender base: fls. in 

 2's and 3's, 2-2}^in. across, white, the sepals, petals 

 and lip tipped with rose-purple; sepals oblong-lanceo- 

 late, narrower than the ovate-lanceolate petals; lip 

 with the front lobe broadly ovate, acute, a large yellow 

 orange-streaked blotch in the center. Burma and 

 Moulmein. B.M. 5652. F.M. 315. G.W. 1, p. 227. 



32. nobile, Lindl. Fig. 1236. Pseudobulbs up to 2 ft. 

 long, ; erect or nearly so, tufted, nearly round : fls. in 2's 

 or 3's, 2J^-3 in. across; sepals and petals white, the 

 upper portion, varying in extent, amethyst-purple, the 

 sepals ligulate, the petals broader, oblong-oval, wavy- 

 margined; lip with a broad nearly orbicular blade, 

 downy, a large rich maroon spot in the center, inclosed 

 by a cream-white zone, the apex amethyst-purple. Him- 

 alayas to China. P.M. 7:7. C.O. 1. O.R. 5:209; 9:73. 

 G.M. 47:425. J.H. III. 48:511; 56:511. Var. albi- 

 fldrum, Hort. Fls. white, with a black-purple spot on 

 thelip. O.R.2:113;9:73. Var. album, Hort. Fls. pure 

 white. Var. Amesiae, Hort. Similar to the preceding, 



but fls. larger. Var. Armstrongiae, Hort. Sepals 

 and petals pure white, of great size; lip very dark 

 maroon-purple. Var. Ashworthianum, Hort. Fls. pure 

 white, except the green mouth of the lip. Var. Ballia- 

 num, O'Brien. Sepals and petals white; lip yellow- 

 ish white or white with 2 crimson spots. C.O. 1 b. 

 Var. ccerulescens, Reichb. (D. ccerulescens, Lindl.). 

 Shorter and more slender pseudpbulbs : fls. smaller 

 and of a deeper color, and the lip-blade more oval. 

 Var. Colmanianum, Hort. A large, pure white variety 

 with a sulfur-yellow disk to the lip. Var. Cooksonianum, 

 Reichb. f. Petals concave, approaching the lip in 

 form, erect, with a large basal maroon blotch. C.O. 

 la. O.R. 2:113; 9:73. Var. elegans, Hort. Fls. 

 larger and more symmetrical; petals broader, the base 

 white; a pale sulfur-yellow zone inclosing the maroon 

 spot on lip, which has a rose-purple apex. Var. for- 

 mosanum, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs somewhat longer, 



1236. Dendrobium nobile. ( X %) 



pendulous: fls. with longer pedicels, the tips of the 

 petals and lip only purple, the mouth and mentum 

 green. Var. jaspidium, Hort. Fls. very showy; apex 

 of segms. red variegated with purple. Var. murrhi- 

 niacum, Hort. Like var. Ballianum, but finer: sepals 

 and petals slightly tinged violet; disk rich violet, 

 finely veined with rose-violet. Var. nobilius, Reichb. f. 

 Fls. larger, the sepals and petals, except at the base, 

 deep purple; lip large, rose-tipped, deep purple in the 

 mouth. C.O. Ic. G.M. 46:193. O.R. 2:113; 9:73. 

 Var. Owenianum, Hort. Var. Rajah, Hort. Like var. 

 albiflorum, but sepals and petals broader and flushed 

 with delicate pink. Var. Rothwellianum, Hort. Var. 

 Sanderianum, Reichb. f. Resembles var. noUliusbut, 

 fls. smaller, the color more intense, the sepals and 

 petals broader, the lip with a large black purple spot, 

 the surrounding white zone larger. R. 58. O.R. 2:113: 

 9:73. Var. Schneiderianum, Reichb. f. Lip suffused 

 with yellow, and with a deep purple spot. Var. Schroe- 

 derianum, Hort. Larger fls. with broader segms., the 

 sepals and petals white, sometimes tipped with ame- 

 thyst; lip with an almost black spot, bordered with 

 pale yellow, passing into white. Var. summitense, 

 Hort. Var. Tollianum, Reichb. f. Pedicels twisted, the 



