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DENDROBIUM 



DENDROBIUM 



DDD. Petals and sepals rose-color. 



43. n6bile, Lindl. Fig. 691. Stems stout: Ivs. oblong: 

 sepals and petals white, suffused with rose at the apices ; 

 labellum white, with a blotch of amethyst-purple at dis- 

 tal end, throat dark crimson. Himal., China. G.C. II. 

 11:565; III. 23:341. J.H. III. 34:295. R.B. 23:25. A.F. 

 4:415; 13:620. 



Var. nobilius, Hort., has larger fls., which are more 

 intense in color, the sepals and petals pale only at the 

 base. I.H. 42:36. 



Var. Cooksonianum, Hort., is a pelorian form, the 

 petals having acquired at the base the rich coloring so 

 characteristic of the labellum. Gn. 55, p. 445. 



Var. Balleanum, Hort. Sepals and petals white; la- 

 bellum yellowish, with pale crimson blotches on either 

 side of the throat. Sikkim. 



691. Dendrobium nobile. 



D. Ainsworthii, Moore, is a beautiful and popular hy- 

 brid of D. heterocarpum and D. nobile. Blossoms in 

 small, lateral racemes ; sepals and petals white ; lip 

 with a feathered, purple blotch, white. Gn. 51, p. 338. 

 G.C. II. 16:624. 



44. Linftwianum, Reichb. f. Stems long, clavate: Ivs. 

 narrow, several inches long: sepalsoblong; petalsovate, 

 white at base, otherwise rosy mauve; distal end of la- 

 bellum pale mauve, anterior portion white, with 2 mauve 

 spots. China, Jap. B.M. 4153. 



45. Parishii, Reichb. f. Stems thick : Ivs. oblong- 

 lanceolate: sepals and petals rose-mauve; labellum or- 

 bicular, amethyst-purple, blotched on each side with 

 maroon. Burma. B.M. 5488. 



46. Findleyanum, Parish & Reichb. f . Stems shining, 

 yellowish, internodes slender : Ivs. oblong-lanceolate . 

 fls. large, in pairs ; lateral sepals and petals overlapping, 

 pale pink-lilac; labellum yellow margined with white- 

 Burma. B.M. 6438. Gn. 49:1070. 



47. tdrtile, Lindl. Stems clavate, irregular when old: 

 Ivs. oblong-lanceolate, about 3 in. long: fls. 3 in. across; 

 sepals and petals pink-lilac; labellum pale yellow, with 

 a deep crimson blotch in the throat. Burma. B.M. 4477. 

 Var. roseum, Hort. Fls. delicate rose color. The next 

 is very similar. 



cc. Lvs. deciduous. 



48. albo-sanguineum, Lindl. Stems about 1 ft. high, 

 stout: Ivs. linear-lanceolate: fls. 2 or 3 together, 2-3 in. 

 across, whitish; petals streaked with red at the base ; 

 labellum with 2 blotches in the middle. Burma. A.F. 

 11:1350. B.M. 5130. 



49. rhodopter^gium, Reichb. f . Pseudobulbs cylin- 

 dric, erect, about 1 ft. long : Ivs. linear-lanceolate : 

 fls. about 2 in. across ; sepals oblong-lanceolate ; 

 petals ovate, both pale purple mottled with white; 

 labellum crimson-purple, striated, bordered with 

 white. Burma. Supposed natural hybrid between 

 D. Parishii and D. Pierardi. 



BBS. Pseudobulbs drooping. 

 c. Lvs. persistent : fls. yellow. 



50. heterocarpum, Wall. (D. aureum, 

 Lindl.). Stems erect, attenuated at base, 

 or nearly so: Ivs. oblong-lanceolate: sepals 

 and petals pale yellow ; labellum orange- 

 yellow, blotched and streaked with crimson. 

 Assam, Khasia Hills, Nepal, Philippine 

 Isls. B.M. 4708. 



51. Ruckeri, Lindl. Pseudobulbs slender, 

 about 1% ft. long, attenuated below: Ivs. 

 linear-lanceolate : fls. either solitary or in 

 pairs; lateral sepals triangular; sepals and 

 petals yellowish; labellum with white lateral 

 lobes streaked with rose, yellow. Philip- 

 pine Isls. 



52. Iasiogl6ssum, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs 

 about \% ft. long, attenuate above and be- 

 low: Ivs. lanceolate : fls. 1% in. across, in 

 2's or 3's, white ; lateral lobes of labellum 

 lined with red. Burma. 



53. aqueum, Lindl. Pseudobulbs decumbent: Ivs. 

 ovate-oblong : fls. solitary or in pairs, yellowish 

 white, with a yellow disk on the labellum; upper 

 sepal elliptic-oblong, acute; lateral sepals falcate; 

 petals ovate. Nilghri Hills, India. 



cc. Leaves deciduous. 

 D. Flowers yellow. 



54. chrysanthum, Lindl. (D. Pdxtonii, Lindl.). Pseu- 

 dobulbs slender, tall, flexuose, leafy to the base: Ivs. 

 ovate-lanceolate : fls. yellow ; sepals oblong ; petals 

 broader, oval, denticulate ; labellum orbicular, fringed, 

 throat maroon-purple, base infolding the column. 

 Burma. B.R. 15:1299. G.C. III. 15:565. 



55. ochreatum, Lindl. Pseudobulbs with swollen 

 joints : Ivs. narrowly-ovate : fls. in pairs; sepals and 

 petals about equal, golden yellow ; labellum orbicular- 

 concave, yellow, with maroon-purple blotch. India. 

 B.M. 4450. 



DD. Fls. white or pinkish. 

 E. Labellum glandular, dilate. 



56. L6ddigesii, Rolfe (D. pulchtllum, Lodd.). Habit 

 dense, dwarf: stems very slender, 3-4 in. long: Ivs. ob- 

 long-lanceolate: fls. on slender pedicels, solitary ; se- 

 pals and petals pale pink or rose-lilac ; labellum with 

 an orange-yellow disk bordered with rose-lilac. India. 

 NotD. pulchellum, Roxburgh, for which species it often 

 passes in gardens. B.M. 5037. 



57. Devonianum, Paxt. Stems pendulous, about 3 ft. 

 long: Ivs. linear-lanceolate : sepals and petals white, 



