DENDROBIUM. 



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D. LEEANUM, O'Brien. — A distinct and handsome species introduced by 

 Messrs. F. Sander & Co. along with B. Phalaenopds Schroder ianum. The pseudo- 

 biilbs measure as much 

 as 3 feet, which produce 

 the flowers at their tops ; 

 the sepals are white at 

 the base and suffused 

 with rose at the apical 

 half; the petals are very- 

 narrow, slightly twisted 

 and rosy -crimson in 

 colour; the lip, which is 

 very open, is green in the 

 throat with rosy-red lines 

 radiating to the margin 

 aud lower portion which 

 are rosy-crimson. Named 

 in honour of W. R. Lee, 

 Esq., of Manchester, who 

 has one of the most 

 complete collections of 

 Deiidrobcs inthis country. 

 ■ — New Chiinea. 



DENDKOBIDM LEEANUM. 



(From the Gardeners' Chroaicle.') 



Tia.—Gard. Chroii., Srd ser.,1891, x. p. 641,1 88 ; Jouni.of JIort.,lS91, x^iii.-a. yn, 

 f. 07. 



D- LEECHIANUM, Rdib. f. — A very handsome hybrid, raised between 

 D. aureum aud D. nohile, by Mr. Swan, when gardener to W. Leech, Esq., Oakley, 

 Fallowfield, Manchester. It is the same cross as that from which D. Ainsworthii 

 was obtained, and it resembles that plant both in its growth and in the shape of 

 its flowers, which are about 4 inches in diameter. The sepals and wavy petals 

 are white tipped with rich rose-purple ; the lobate lip is white, also purple-tipped, 

 having a large radiating blotch of amaranth-crimson over the whole central 

 area, a broad callous line with fine purple stripes running towards the base, and 

 on each side radiating purple lines. The column is green with purple stripes. 

 It flowers in January and February, and is very floriferous, since stems of but 

 4 inches high produce blossoms. — Garden hybrid. 



Fig. — Gard. Chnni , N.S., xvii. p. 256, f. 35 ; Reiclieniacliia, li. t. 50 ; Journ. of Hurt.. 

 1890, XX. p. 85, f. 14. 



D. LEUCOLOPHOTUM, Bchl. f. — A chaste and beautiful Bendrohe, closely 

 allied to D. barhatulum, producing its flowers in November and December. The 

 long pendulous racemes are many-flowered, about 18 inches long ; flowers 1 inch 

 or more in diameter, pure white except the side-lobes and base of lip, Avhich arc 

 green. — Malay Archipelago. 



Fig. — Liiulcnid, vii. t. 291. 



D. LINAWIANUM, Bchb.f. — A truly handsome species of upright evergreen 

 habit, with clavate proliferous deeply furrowed stems a foot or more high, which 

 become swollen at the internodes, and hence moniliform or necklace-like. The 



