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DENDRO'BIUM. (From dcndron, a 

 tree, and bios, life; referring to the 

 way these air plants fasten on trees 

 for support. Nat. ord., Orchids [Or- 

 chidaceae]. Linn., 20-Gynandria l-Mo- 

 nandria.) 



Stove orchids. Dividing the plant when in a 

 dormant state; turfy peat, a few broken pot- 

 sherds, and fastening the plant above the surface 

 of the pot ; cutting pieces of peeled oak as 

 long as the diameter of the pot inside at the 

 rim ; fixing the plant to this wood ; and, after 

 placing it in the pot, banking up around it with 

 the suitable compost prevents all danger from 

 damp owing to the plant sinking. Temp., 60 

 to 90 when growing, with moisture in the air ; 

 and when at rest, 55 to 60, and drier. 

 D. a'mulum (rival). . White, brown. New 

 Holland. 1823. 



acero'sum (pointed- Jeaved). Yellow, pink. 



Singapore. 1840. 



acicula're (neeAle-leaved) . Yellow, pink. 



Singapore. 1840. 



acuminati'ssimum (most pointed). Greenish. 



Manilla. 1840. 



adu'ncum (hooked). 2. Pink. Manilla. 1842. 



1. Yellow. April. 



aggrega'tum (clustered). 

 India. 



ma' jus (larger). White. April. 

 India. 1835. 



alpe'stre (rock). White. Himalayas. 1840. 



anKE'num (lovely). White, yellow. June. 



Nepaul. 1843. 



a'mplum (ample). Straw-coloured. Khoosea. 



1837. 



ano'smum (scentless). l. Purple. June. 



Philippines. 1840. 



a'queum (watery). 1. Greenish. November. 



Bombay. 1842. 



au'reum (golden -./towered). 1. Yellow. 



Ceylon. 

 pa'llidum (pale - golden -flowered} . 



1. Pale yellow. March. Ceylon. 1836. 

 uuri'ferum (gold-bearing). Yellow. China. 



1843. 



barba'tum (bearded). Buff. Bombay. 1838. 



bicamera'tum (two - chambered) . Yellow, 



purple. August. Khoosea. 1837- 



biflo'rum (two-flowered). White. Society 



Islands. 1844. 



breviflo'rum (short-flowered). Green, brown. 



June. Indies. 



ccErule' scens (blueish). 2. Sky-blue. April. 



Khoosea. 1837. 



calceolaria (Calceolaria). 2. Orange-pink. 



June. East Indies. 1820. 



6'/ceo7s(slipper-like). Yellow. India. 1838. 



Cambridgea'num (Duke of Cambridge's). 1. 



Yellow. Khoosea. 1837. 



cu'ndidum (white-flowered}. White. April. 



Khoosea. 1837. 



6-ass^//iOt'de.s(Cassytha-like). Yellow. Sep- 



tember. Australia. 183Q. 



chlo'rops (green-eyed). Buff. Bombay. 1842. 



chrysa'nthum (golden-flowered). 1. Yellow. 



February. Nepaul. 1828. 

 chrysoto'xum (golden-arched). 1. Yellow. 

 March. Indies. 1845. 



compression (fiat-stemmed). J. Yellow. 



Ceylon. 1842. 



D. crumena'tum (pouch-stemmed). 1. White. 



April. Sumatra. 1823. 

 violeeodo'rum (violet-scented). 



White. April. Java. 1838. 



creta'ceum (chalked) . 1 . Dark, white- 



coloured veins. Java. 1846. 



crini'ferum (long-haired). Yellowish. Cey- 



lon. 1843. 



crispa'tum (curled). White. East Indies. 



1838. 



cuculla'tum (hooded). Straw. India. 1835. 



cucume'rinum (Cucumber-like). $. White, 



pink. New Holland. 1841. 



Cunningha'mii (Cunningham's). White. 



New Zealand. 1843. 



cu'preum (copper-coloured). 2. Red, buff. 



June. East Indies. 1825. 

 cuspida'tum (spine-pointed). White. Savoy. 

 1844. 



Dalhousia'num (Lady Dalhousie's). 3. Pur- 



ple, rose. Brazil. 1837. 



Devonia'num (Duke of Devonshire's). 1. 



White, yellow, pink. May. East In- 

 dies. 1837. 



densiflo'rum Cthickly-flowered). l. Orange. 



June. Nepaul. 182Q. 



pa'Uidum (pale). Pale yellow. 



India. 1837- 



di' scalar (two-coloured). 4. Yellow, brown. 



October. Java. 1833. 



Egerto'nice (Lady Egerton's). Pink, yellow. 



Saharanpoor. 1844. 



elonga'tum (lengthened). l. Yellow, red. 



New Holland. 1835. 



Farme'rii (Mr. Farmer's). l. Pale straw- 



yellow. March. East Indies. 1847- 

 fimbria'tum (fringed). 2. Yellow. May. 



Nepaul. 1823. 

 ocula'tum (eyed) . Orange, brown . 



Nepaul. 



flave'scens (yellowish) . Yellow. Java. 1844. 

 formo'sum (beautiful). White. May. Khoo- 

 sea. 1837. 



Gibso'nii (Mr. Gibson's). Orange. June. 



Khoosea. 1837. 



gluma'ceum (chaffy). Green. Philippines, 



Griffithia'num (Griffith's). Yellow. March. 



East Indies. 1838. 



Hasse'ltii (Hasselt's). Purple. Java. 1844. 



heteroca'rpum (various-seeded). Pale yellow. 



Khoosea. 1837. 



Heynea'num (Heyne's). White, green. 



March. Bombay. 1838. 



hymenophy' Hum (membrane-leaved). Green- 



ish. May. Java. 1844. 



insi'gne (remarkable). Yellowish, green. 



Khoosea. 1837- 



Jenki'nsii (Capt. Jenkins's). 1. Yellow. 



May. Gualpara. 1838. 



ju'nceum (rush-leaved). Green. Singapore. 



1841. 



Kingia'num (Capt. King's). . Pink spot. 



February. New Holland. 1843. 



Ku'hlii (Kuhl's). 2. Pale purple. Java. 1844. 



latifo'lium (broad-leaved). Green. Manilla. 



lingucpfo'rme (tongue-leaved). $. Purple. 



New South Wales. 1810. 



longico'lle (long-necked). Straw, purple. 



Singapore. 1840. 



longi'cornu (long-spurred). 1. White. May. 



Nepaul. 1828. 



Macrai'i (Macrae's). Pink. India. 1839- 



