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entia, lateralibus majoribus obliquis connatis. 
Petata sepalo supremo sxepius ee membranacea. 
LaseELLuM cum pede column2 arti , Semper sessile, indi- 
visum vel trilo , sepius me OLUMNA 
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semiteres, basi longé Beas inte aris. POLLINIA rs per paria 
collateralia. IND 
SPECIES. Dexprosium PutcHe! urGH. CauLtisus teretibus 
pendulis. Fortis oblongo- sendestaat’ eo it racemis lateralibus strictis 
multifloris, bracteis brevibus ovatis obtusis, Sepais ovatis acuminatis sub- 
costatis. PeTaLis oblongis obtusis tenuioribus et oT, — unguicula- 
to cochleariformi obtusissimo ciliato petalis breviore. Linbiey. 
GENERIC CHARACTER OF DENDROBIUM. SEPALS saciid erect 
or spreading, the lateral ones largest, oblique, adhering to the elonga- 
ted base, of the column. PeETaLs generally larger, but sometimes 
smaller than the upper sepal, always membranaceous. Lip artic- 
ulated or united with the base of the column, always sessile, undivi- 
ded or three-lobed, generally membranaceous, sometimes furnished 
with an appendix. Co umn semi-cylindrical, greatly prolonged at 
the base. ANTHER two-celled. POLLEN masses four, placed side by 
side in pairs. 
DESCRIPTION OF THE SPECIES, DENDROBIUM PULCHELLUM. STEMS 
about 1 foot or 13 feet long, round, pendulous. Leaves oblong-lan- 
ceolate, somewhat plaited, veins parallel; racemes lateral, straight, 
many flowered. Bracts short, ovate, obtuse. SEPALS ovate acumi- 
nate somewhat ribbed, of a pale pink or whitish colour. PETALS ob- 
long, obtuse, thinner and broader than the sepals. LasELtum or lip 
furnished with a claw, formed like a shell, obtuse, shorter than the 
petals, with many ciliz or hairs at the margin. The petals somewhat 
pink or rosy, the labellum purple at the margin with a deep orange- 
coloured centre. 
REFERENCE TO THE DissEcTIONS. 
1, Flower seen from behind. 2, ditto in front. 3, Upper part of the column, 4 oir of pollen 
, masses, 
