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lacerate fimbriae at the margin. This plant will continue flowei'ing from the old 

 stems for years ; it generally blossoms during the spring months, seldom lasting 

 much more than a week in bloom. It is best grown in a basket or pot, with peat 

 and moss. — India : Nepaul. 



Fm.—IJ'oo!.'. E.vnt. Fl., t. 71 ; Pn.vton, Mar/. But., ii. p. 172, with tab. ; Kiioicles and 

 Wistc. Fl. Cab., t. 109 (pale var.) ; Veiteir.s Man. Oi-i-h. PL, iii. p. 43. 



D. FIMBRIATUM OCULATUM, ifoofc.— A Ijeautiful variety of the preceding, 

 producing its pendent flower spikes from near the top of the stems, which grow 

 from 3 to 4 feet high ; the flowers are large, of a rich ora.nge-3"cllow, with a single 



DENDROBIUM FIMBEIATUM OCULATUSr. 



(From the G<inlenei:i' Clironich-.) 



largo deep sanguineous spot towards the base of the beautifully fringed lip. It 



blooms in March and April, and, if kept dry, lasts ten days in perfection. It 



succeeds best in a pot, in peat. 



Via.— Hot. Jfai/.. t. 4160 ; Pa.rton, Fl. Gnrd, iii. t. 84 : Lem. .Tanl. Fl .. t. 314 ; Fill. 

 Uitrt., t. 15 : ][«;•«(-/■, Scl. Orrli. PL, ii. t. 19 ; I'a.rton, M,iq. Hut., vi. p. I(i9, «-it'h tali. ; 

 h'loi-r dvs Svrreg, t. 12.5 ; lioitli. First Vent. Orch. PL, t. 10 ; .Tnurit. of J{ort 18S6 xi'i' 

 ]i. 425, f, 76 ; Gard. Chron., Srd ser., 1893, xiy. p. 97, f. 20. ' ' 



Syn. — i>, Pu.etoni Ta.xt. tion Lindl. 



