DENDROBIUM TREACHERIANUM., 
[PLatTE 288.] 
Native of Borneo. 
A dwarf-growing epiphytal plant, with a stout, creeping rhizome, and numerous 
crowded pseudobulbs, which are some two or three inches high, with five or six 
prominent angles or ribs, bronzy-green in colour, stained with eep red towards the 
apex, and along the angles, and bearing a pair of leaves on the summit. Leaves 
in pairs, linear-oblong, slightly notched or bilobed at the ends, keeled beneath, three 
or four inches in length, and less than an inch in breadth, thick and coriaceous in 
texture, and deep green. Scape terminal, slender, issuing from a small sheath, two 
to five flowered, sheaths membraneous closely pressed to the scape, and reddish-brown 
in colour. Sepals linear-lanceolate, acuminate, the lateral ones connate at the base, 
forming a blunt spur, white, shading to mauve and streaked with vinous-purple ; 
petals similar in size and shape to the dorsal sepal and slightly paler in colour; lip 
three-lobed, side lobes erect, and about the same len as the column, middle 
lobe somewhat cordate-acuminate, deep port-wine colour, becoming paler towards 
the margin, and bearing three raised lines along the centre. 
Denpropium TREACHERIANUM, Reichenbach fil., Botanical Magazine, t. 6591. 
The plant whose portrait we have here the pleasure to submit to our readers 
is a very curious one in growth and habit, indeed, it more closely resembles some 
species of Sarcopodium, whilst the flowers in shape—not colour—are similar to those 
of S. Lobbii, a very pretty old plant now seldom to be met with in our gardens, 
This species was introduced to this country by Messrs, Low, of Clapton, and 
named by Professor Reichenbach in honour of its discoverer, Mr. W. H. Treacher, 
Colonial Seeretary of Labuan, British North Borneo. This gentleman had the 
misfortune to be wrecked off the Island of Socotra, on the 30th of May of the 
present year, whilst travelling to England on board the steamship Oder, which 
became a total wreck. Our drawing was taken from a well-grown plant in the 
collection of W. E. Brymer, Esq., Ilsington House, Dorchester. 
Dendrobium Treacherianum is a compact-growing species, with amall — 
pseudobulbs, and short, leathery, dark green leaves. The flower spike - erect, 
produced from the top of the mature growth and bears several ea “0 
The sepals and petals are white, flushed with pale binges tes ; t ri Ige 
centre; whilst the lip is dark port-wine colour, shading to oe . = “ e 
Tt blooms during the winter months, and its flowers continue in full beauty tor 
considerable time. 
