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D. Leechianuni and D. splendidissimum are beautiful, distinct 

 garden hybrids, obtained by fertilizing D. nobile with D. aureum. 

 Fevf Dendrobes are more beautiful than D. crassinode^ the pure 

 white of the petals tipped with purple, and the delicate yellow of the 

 throat, are colors that harmonize so well as to give the flower an 

 unusually handsome appearance. 



D. Melanoptlialmum is a natural h3'^brid between D. Wardianum 

 and D. crassinode. 



D. densijiorum (dense flowered) has flowers of a rich clear 

 amber color, produced in long pendulous racemes springing from 

 immediately below the junction of the leaf and stem. The lip is 

 orange colored and delicately and beautifully fringed. This is a 

 very handsome free flowering species. 



D. Farmeri is a beautiful compact evergreen orchid, with dark 

 green foliage ; the flowers are pink, with a yellow centre. 



D. chrysotoxum is a strong erect evergreen species. The 

 sepals and petals are of a pale yellow, and the lip a deeper 

 yellow. It is a fine upright growing variety. 



Other fine species are Phalcenopsis SchiUeriana, a charming spe- 

 cies from Manila, with beautifully vnriegated foliage, quite dis- 

 tinct from all other kinds. The flower spikes are produced 

 from the axils of the leaves, and the blossoms are arranged in 

 two rows down the spike. The sepals and petals are a beautiful 

 light mauve edged with white ; the lower part of the lip is of the 

 same color witli darker spots, while the upper part is yallow 

 spotted with reddish brown ; the inside is handsomely spotted and 

 the whole plant is exceedingly attractive. 



P. amabilis has been called the Queen of all Orchids. The spikes 

 of flowers are very graceful. The flowers are produced nearly the 

 whole year round, and are arranged in two rows down the spike. 

 The sepals and petals are pure white ; the lip is of the same color, 

 but has the inside streaked with rose pink. The flowers keep in 

 perfection a long time. 



P. Boxallii has sepals and petals of sulphur color, the former 

 barred and blotched with brown ; lobe of lip white and crescent 

 shaped. 



P. Stuartiana. Flowers cream colored, except that the sepals 

 outside and the inferior halves of the lateral sepals inside are of a 

 light sulphur color with dark cinnamon blotches, while the lip is 

 pure white at the top. 



