DENDROBIUM FARMERII AUREUM. 



[Plate 99.J 



Native of India : Moiilinrin. 



Epipli}i;aL Stems short, clavato, with a thickoTuuI ])iillMform bnso, jointed, rlocjdx 

 furrowed, tlie internodi^s almost wholly covrivil ])y inciuhraniM'coiis slu^nths, honring 



leaves at the apex. Leaves two or four, lanccohitc, ovate, coriaceous, dark shining 



green. litwemes mnny-floworod, drooping, hiteral, priK'(UMlin<4 from ij<^ar I lie t<»p of tin* 

 stem, just l>enca{h tlu* h^avopt, tho pale grcrii pedicels with a Bmall concave ovate hvarl 

 at their base. Flowers bright golden yulluw, showy; srjmls oblong-ovate, l»luntish, 



spreading, of a clear bright gohhii yellow; petals of tli(* «?ame colour, niu<h lu-oa<h'r, 



roundish-ovate, almost meeting at tlni edges ; Up concave, roundish, subunguiculat<\ 



with a pmnll blunt spur behind, pnbeseont on ihv u]»per isurfnre, and d-utienlnto at 

 the edg<% of a deep rich orang(*-yelb>w, which contrasts ngreenbly with the lighter 



and brighter yellow of the outer perianth segments. Column small, pale yellow. 



DeNDROBIU.M FAIiMEPJI AUIIFXM, HUi^U. 



Ilere we have a most charming Orchid, and one that blooms very freely on 



short bulbs or stems. The plant is of h'^^s vigorous habit than certain other of 



the varieties of 2). Farmerii, some of which grow as vigorously as D. dcnsijlonmv 



Indeed, exct^pting by cultivators who unt well acquainted with tlic plants, it is a 

 most difficult matter to distinguish them readily from each other. The plant wo now^ 

 describe and illustrate is n yellow-flowered variety of D. Faruicnl, the t}'pical form 

 of which has pinkish sepals and petals and a rich yellow lip. It is a ver}^ lovely 

 species. Our drawing of this rare variety was taken from a i>lant in the Viefori^v 

 Nursery, Upper Holloway, where we have had the different forma flowering dnrin^-- 

 the months of jMay and June, many of them growing on a back wall on blocks 

 of wood, and producing a fine elTect with their spikes of yellow blossoms hangin* 

 over the foliage. Even wIkii grown In pots or baskets they have a pleasing etlcct, 

 and take but little space, 



Dtndrohunn Fari," rli unreum is a compm-t evergreen Hpeeien from Moidniein, 

 It grows nbont ten inchcftj high, with dark green shining foliage. The flower spikes 

 procccil fiorn the top of tho old bulb stems, and are 8ometim(»s ten inches in length. 



The sepals and petals are briglit golden }-elh>w, and the lip rich orange. The plant 

 blooms during March, April, and ^f;iy, and lasts about a fortnij?ht in perfection. 



We hare found the plants do well in the India House, under the same treatment 

 jis D. Farmerii it*»elf. If gi'own in a pot give good drainage by filling {\w jwit 



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