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DENDROBIUM AUREUM cinai 
4 (E dendrobia aurea) pseudobulbis erectis seu declivibus teretiusculis, foliis cuneatoligulatis acutis, floribus ex pseudobulbis aphyllis vulgo geminatis, 
sepalis ligulatis acutis, lateralibus in mentum retrorsum retusum extensis, tepalis oblongis acutis latiusculis, labello ab ungue dilatato, ambitu quodammodo 
thombeo, medio trilobo, lobis lateralibus obtusangulis, lobo mediano triangulo acuto bene producto, omnibus lobis nunc hinc inde lobulatis, linea elevata 
incrassato tumida villosa in basi, disco valde villoso, columna sub fovea carina angulari signata. 
DENDROBIUM HETEROCARPUM Wall. ! Cat. Nomen tantum. Lindl. Gen. et Spec. Orch. 78! Lindl. Bot. Reg. xxx. miscellaneous matter, p. 49! Hook. 
Bot. Mag. 1853, 4708 ! Wall. Plant, Asi. Rar. ii, 196! Van Houtte Flore des Serres viii, 842! Lemaire Jard, Fleur, iv,, 386! 
DENDROBIUM HETEROCARPUM Henshalli Hook, Bot. Mag. 1857, 4950! 
DENDROBIUM AUREUM Lindl. Gen, et Spec. Orch. p. 78! Lindl. Bot. Reg. xxx. miscel. matter, p. 51! Lindl. Bot. Reg. 1839, t. 20! Wight Ic. y. 1646,! 
DENDROBIUM AUREUM PALLIDUM Lindl. Bot, Reg. 1839, t. 20 (flores albidi labelli basi aurantiaca), 
__ Flores pallide flavi. Labellum intensius aurantiacum striis maculisque brunneis, apice sepe album. Columna superne viridula seu flavoviridis, inferne 
antice aurantiaca, juxta foveam violacea. 
4, PHILIPPINENSE Rchb. f. Gard. Chron, 1880, Jan. 17, p. 72!: pseudobulbis multo majoribus, floribus majoribus, floribus bene pallidis, sepalis tepalis, 
labello acutioribus. Margines fover purpurei, Pes columne striis duabus aurantiacis, Venz rubre in lobis lateralibus, Macula brunneo purpurea in 
basi lobi medii. Columna extus flava utrinque macula purpurea, 
Species typica valde polymorpha crescit in India orientali, Nepal, Wallich! Birmah, Parish ! Gilbert ! Cossyah Hills, Assam, Jan. 1871, Mann! Ceylon, 
Macrae in herb. Lindl.! Champion ! 
6, PHILIPPINENSE Rchb. f, Ex insulis Philippinis, Hutton ! (dd. beatus amicus J. G. Veitch). Spont. mis. exc. St. Low! Specimina culta ditissima 
misit exc. Bull. 
Obs. DENDROBIUM RHOMBEUM Lindl. a Dendrobii aureo Lindl. contra ill. autorem diversum nunc habuerim si quidem icon ill. Lindleyi sincera. 
Excellit antro semidiviso in basi column, tumore ligulato in basi labelli subcalvo, Ex Manila vivum misit peregrinator Cuming. Omnino non est 
Dendrobium aureum philippinense Rchb, f. HG. Rehb. f. 
Icones analytic, Labellum + Columnaa latere + Due columne antice + 
Fiery years have passed since this delightfully fragrant orchid first flowered in England and was named Dendrobium 
aureum by Dr. Lindley. It had come from Ceylon, and for many years was exceedingly rare, but when it was discovered 
in other places it became more plentiful and is now to be found in every garden where choice plants are cultivated. Like 
its relative D. nobile it is an established favourite, having gained its popularity not on account of its beauty alone but 
because of its delicious fragrance, which, has been likened to that of a mixture of violets and primroses. Its value is 
moreover enhanced by the fact that it blooms in midwinter, and for several weeks the modestly tinted flowers that wreath 
its gracefully drooping bulbs emit a fragrance that overpowers that of any other orchid of the season. 
There are three geographical forms or varieties of this Dendrobe which, from a cultivator’s point of view, are 
distinct from each other, varying chiefly in the length of the pseudo-bulbs. The commonest form now in cultivation 
is that with short bulbs which comes from Burmah; the form with longer bulbs is from Ceylon; while that from 
the Philippine Islands, introduced about eight years ago, has very long bulbs. This is moreover distinct in the flowers, 
which are not only larger, paler in colour, and more abundant than in the other forms, but are scentless ; it is therefore 
less important as a garden plant. The colour of the flowers varies slightly in the other forms, and the most distinct have 
received names. For instance, the form figured in the Botanical Magazine is known as the Henshall’s variety, and that 
illustrated in 1839 in the Botanical Register is called pallidum, and this latter seems to be the form most prevalent in 
cultivation. D. heterocarpum is the name by which this orchid is best known in gardens, 
Dendrobium aureum is an easily managed plant and may be successfully cultivated even in gardens where no 
special orchid house exists. It requires a warm and moist atmosphere, such as that of an ordinary stove house or East 
Indian orchid house during the greater part of the year. Active growth commences in January, about the time thé flowers 
are on the wane. It must then have an abundance of heat, moisture, and light, in order to develop strong pseudo-bulbs. 
The temperature may range from 70 deg. to 80 deg. F., and will of course increase as the season advances. The young 
shoots will continue to grow and swell until the end of summer, when, in order to thoroughly ripen the bulbs, a lower 
temperature and a drier treatment is necessary. The plants should therefore be removed to a cool and airy house, such as 
an early vinery. They should be hung in a very light place and only sufficient water given to prevent the bulbs 
shrivelling. This treatment will rest the plants and tend to ripen the bulbs. About November the plants should be 
returned to the stove or East Indian house and a moist treatment pursued until at flowering time, which usually begins 
about the end of December and continues through January, the plants will have the fullest amount of heat possible. 
Basket culture is preferable for this Dendrobe, as the plants can be more conveniently suspended under the roof. 
Drawn from a plant now in the possession of Lord Hillingdon, Wildernesse, Sevenoaks. 
