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44 ORCHIDS OF THE SIKKIM-HIMALAYA. 
terminal or sub-terminal, much shorter than the leaves, solitary or two or three, 
erect, not more than 1 in. long. Flowers “5 in. long; floral bract equalling or 
exceeding the ovary. Sepals oblong-lanceolate, the lateral pair decurved, the dorsal 
erect. Petals oblanceolate, faleate, sub-acute. Lip obovate-deltoid (when flattened out), 
shortly clawed, decurved at the apex of the side lobes; the side lobes long, narrow, 
entire, sub-acute, almost obtuse at their apices; terminal lobe broadly triangular, crisped ; 
the disc between the side lobes with a broad fleshy ridge emarginate at its apex. 
Column short, rather broad, the edges thickened; its foot long, straight, and spur-like 
at its extremity. Lip of anther very minutely pectinate. Lindl. Gen. and Spec. 
Orchid., 85; Bot. Reg. 1845, Mise. 62; Hook. fil. Fl. Br Ind. V, 717. D. peguanum, 
Lindl. іо Journ. Linn. Soc. IH, 19. 
Sikkim, at the base of the hills, at elevations of about 1,000 feet. Pantling 
No. 23; flowering during the cold season. Burmah, 
Except the lip and anther, the parts of the flower are white. The lip is pale 
brown, veined with a :darker tint of the same colour, its anterior lobe and. the 
anther being amethyst. 
Pirate 58.—Dendrobium pygmeum, Lindl. А. tuft of pseudo-bulbs growing on a dead branch of 
a tree, of natural sise. Fig. 1 a flower, 2 lip, 3 floral bract, ovary, column and lip, i» profile, 
4 column and its foot, 5 anther, 6 pollinia; all enlarged. 
6. DENDROBIUM PORPHYROCHILUM, Lindl. in Journ. Linn, Soc. III ү I5 
Pseudo-bulbs cylindric-conie, thin, 745 to 1 in. long, narrowed into а short stem. 
Leaves 1 to 3, linear-oblong, obtuse or obliquely notched at the apex, the base not 
narrowed; length 1 to 2:5 in., breadth *2 to :83 in. Rucemes solitary, terminal, nodding, 
slightly longer than the leaves, 6- to 10-flowered. Flowers *3 in. long; floral bract linear, 
more than half as long as the stalked ovary. Sepals lanecolate, the lateral pair larger 
than the dorsal. Petals shorter than the sepals, oblong, sub obtuse, 3-nerved. Гір 
elliptic, decurved from the base, flat, not lobed, its edges entire and apex sub-acute ; 
the upper surface with a broad central thickened band terminating near the apex, 
slightly grooved towards the base so as to form three obscure ridgas, Column short, 
broad, its foot dilated, coneave. Mentum oblique, rounded. Anther sub-orbieular, the 
lip up-turned; pollinia elongate-clavate. Hook. fil. in Fl. Br. Ind. V, 716. D. cæspitosum, 
King and Pantling in Joarn. As. Soc. Beng. LXIV, pt. 2, 832. 
Sikkim; at elevations of from 5,000 to 7,000 feet; Pantling No. 363; flowering 
during April and May. Khasia Hills; Hooker, Mann, Oldham. 
The sepals and petals are pale green with red nerves. The lip is dull brownish- 
purple, edged with pale green, and the column is white spotted with purple. 
Prate 59.—Dendrobium porphyrochilum, Lindl. А plant, of natural size. Fig. 1 a flower, іп 
profile, 2 floral bract, stalked ovary, column and lip, seem from the side, 3 petals, 4 lip, 5 oolumn and 
its foot, 6 anther, 7 pollinia; ай enlarged. 
7. DENDROBIUM ERLEFLORUM, Griff, Notul. III, 316. 
Stems erect, many-leaved, tapering from base to apex, 3 to 6 in. long, about '4 in. 
thick at the base, Leaves linear-lanceolate, the apex blunt, oblique, sometimes 
