Plate 173. 



DENDROBIUM ALBO-SANGUINEUM. 



Wliite-mi d-somguine Bendrolmm. 



Gen. Char. {Vide supra, Tab. 102.) 



(§ Stacliyobium 



term 



4-5-floro, bracteis squamreformibus, sepalis oblongo-Ianceolatis latoralibus in racntnm breve 



obtusuin productisj petalis 



errimo 



uineum. Lindl in Paxton's Flower Garde 



Mi 



This is one of the most beautiful species of the entire genus, rich as it is m lovcl) 

 plants ! It is a native of Moulmein, and flowers in the spring months, proclucmg ver^ 

 freely its racemes of rich creamy-white and purple blossoms. It sliould be gro^m m a 

 shallow pan or wire-basket, suspended from the rafters, and jhould have abumlanco 



of heat and moisture dur 

 importers 



of growth. Messrs. Veitch were" its original 



Most varieties are very superior in beauty to the one here presented 



Descr. Caulescent, forming elonojated, terete, jointed 



mthcr 



b ^--'"o 



than pseudobulbs, a foot and more long, leafy at the extremity 



Leaves fi^' 



inches long, subdistichous, lineari-lanceolate, sheathing at the b 



1 



^^.. .. .uu, .« Ihe leaves, erect, slender, clothed with short, sheathing ^--^^^' ^^^^^^^^^^ 

 ing five to seven rather large yellowish -white >z/;^/-5, each about three mc ^ ^^«^ 

 Sepals spreading, oblong-lanceolate, the two lateral ones at their t^^^^J"""'"^ * 



Petals oval, twice as broad as the sepals, very ob use, wi^th a ^ 



ght spur 



"^v^uiuiu, siraigni spur, reiais ovai, luiut: ao ^^^^ * - - ,,„;««h -md 



sanguineous streaks at the base. Lip large, nearly obovate, subunguiculate, ^cmed .md 

 a little waved, quite entire, plane, blotched and streaked near 'l^^ "^^ ;. 



blood-purple. Column short, in front and on the anther streaked wUh p«rplc, 



rent at the base. 



Fig. 1. Labellum. 2. Column. 3. PoUen-ipasses: 



agv 



iflcd. 



