DENDROBIUM. 



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that of most species of Dendrobium. In the forests of Ceylon it 

 is known to the natives by a name meaning "May flower/' although 

 in British collections it usually flowers from one to two months 

 later. It was dedicated by its discoverer to Mrs. MacCarthy, the 

 wife of the Hon. C. J. MacCarthy, who was Colonial Secretary of 

 the island at the time of the discovery. 



Cultural Note. — Although Dendrobium MacCarthice is a heat-loving plant, 

 it grows but slowly under cultivation. It is sometimes so late as 

 December before its latest formed stems are mature ; it should then 

 have a few weeks' rest by removal to a cooler and drier position, 

 and no more water supplied than is sufficient to prevent its roots 

 from shrivelling. (For climate of Ceylon, see page 9). 



D. Macfarlanei. 



Stachyobium — Speciosce. Stems erect, sub-cylindric, 5 — 8 inches high, 

 usually di- rarely triphyllous. Leaves oblong, sub-acute, leathery, 3 — 4 

 or more inches long. Eacemes ascending, 9 — 12 or more flowered. 



Dendrobium Macfarlanei. 

 (From the Gardening World.) 



Flowers among the largest in the genus, 4 — 5 inches across ; sepals 

 and petals white, the former lanceolate, the latter longer and broader, 

 sub-rhomboidal, acuminate ; lip nearly as long as the petals, three- 



