470 



DENDROBIUM 



Diiu. Petals and sepals rose-color. 



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

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

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

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

 11:565; III. 23:.S41. J. H. III. 34:295. R.B. 23:25. A.F 

 4:415; 13:620. 



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

 intense in color, the sepals and petals pale only 

 base. I.H. 42:36. 



Var. Cookaoni&num, Hort., is a pelorian form, the 

 petals having acquired at the base the rich coloring sc 

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



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

 bellum yellowish, with pale crimson blotches on eilhei 

 side of the throat. Silikim. 



the 



,^J^-. 



D. Ainsworthii, Moore, is a be 

 brid of 1). heterocarpum and / 

 small, lateral racemes ; sepals and peta 

 with a featliered, purple blotch, white. < 

 G.C. II. 16:624. 



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

 narrow, several inches long: sepals oblong; 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. 



DENDROBIUM 



45. P4risMi, Reichb. f. Stems thick : Ivs. oblong- 

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

 bicular, amethvst-purple, blotched on each side with 

 maroon. Burma. B.M. 5488. 



46. Findleyanum, Parish cS; Reichb. f . Stems shining, 

 yellowish, internodes slender : Ivs. oblong-lanceolate : 

 lis. large, in pairs; lateral sepals and petals ovorlapping, 

 pale pink-lilac ; labellum yellow margined with wuite- 

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



47. tbrtile, 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. rbseum, Hort. Fls. delicate rose color. The next 

 is very similar. 



rr. Lvs. decidttoiis. 



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

 stout: lvs. line:u-Ianceolate: fls. 2 or 3 together, 2-3 in. 

 ici ss nhitisli I et lis streaked with red at the base ; 

 lalielhim with Ml ti hes m the middle. Burma. A.F. 

 11 13% B M Tl II 



41 rhodopterygium, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs cylin- 

 dric erec t al mt 1 ft long : Ivs. linear-lanceolate : 

 fls about ^ HI across ; sepals oblong-lanceolate ; 

 petals o\ate loth r<<le purple mottled with white; 

 labellum crimson purple, striated, bordered with 

 white 



BBB Pseitilobitlbs drooping. 

 < il ■! persistent: fls. yellow. 



50 heteroc&rpum, Wall. (i>. aitreum, 

 Lmdl 1 Stems erect, attenuated at base, 

 or nearlv 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 Kucken, Lindl. Pseudobulbs slender, 

 about IH ft long, attenuated below: lvs. 

 line-ir lanceolate : fls. either solitary or in 

 pans lateral sepals triangular; sepals and 

 petils\tlIowish; labelluni with white lateral 

 Icl PS streaked with rose, yellow. Philip- 



pillP Isls 



)_ lasiogl698um, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs 

 about 1*2 ft long, attenuate above and be- 

 low lvs lanceolate : fls. I'.J in. across, in 

 2 s or 3 s white ; lateral lobes of labellum 

 lined with red. Burma. 

 5S iqueum, Lmdl Pseudobulbs decumbent: lvs. 

 long fls solitary or in pairs, yellowish 

 3ite with a vellow disk on the labellum; upper 

 pal elliptic oblong acute; lateral sepals falcate; 

 petals ov<ite Nilghri Hills, India. 

 Leaies deciduous. 

 D Flowers yellow. 

 54. chrysAnthum, Lindl. {D. Pdxtoni 

 dobulbs slender, tall, flexuose, leafy t 

 ovate-lanceolate : fls. yellow ; sepals 

 broader, oval, denticulate; labellum orbicular, fringed, 

 maroon-purple, base infolding the column. 

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



.55. ochre&tuin, Lindl. Pseudobulbs with swollen 

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

 petals about equal, golden yellow ; labellum orbicular- 

 yellow, with maroon-purple blotch. India. 

 B.M. 44,50. 



DD. Fls. white or pinjcish. 

 E. Labellum glandular, eiliate. 



56. L6ddigesii, Rolfe (D. pulch^lluni,hodd.). Habit 

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

 NotZ>. pulchellum, Roxburgh, for which species it often 

 passes in gardens. B.M. 5037. 



57. DeToni&num, Past. Stems pendulous, about 3 ft. 

 long: lvs. linear-lanceolate : sepals and petals white. 



, Lindl.). Pseu- 

 the base. Ivs. 

 oblong ; petals 



