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D. MARMORATA, Morren.—A. splendid plant, the largest of the species of the 

 Anoectochiloid group yet introduced. It grows 6 inches high, and has ovate 

 leaves from 4 to 5 inches long, and S inches broad ; the colour is a rich dark 

 velvety green, shading ofE to mellow orange-brown, marked from stalk to point 

 with well-defined deep golden veins, and crossed by lines of the same attractive 

 hue. This remarkable plant was found by Mr. Hugh Low near an opening of a 

 large cavern in the interior of the island. — Borneo. 



Fig. — Morrcn, Ann. Gand, 1848, t. 193 ; Flore des Sirres, t. 370 ; Blvme, Orch. 

 Arch.Ind., t. 18 ; Xenia Orch., t. 96, f. 2 ; L'lll. Hort., 1883, xxx. t. 501 ; Gard. Mag., 

 1892, p. 135. 



Syn. — Anoectochllus Lowii ; Macodes marmorata ; Chcirostylis marmorata. 



D. MARMORATA DAVI, Hort.— A highly-coloured form of the plant grown 

 as Anoectochilus Lowii, the dark green velvety leaves beautifully veined with 

 coppery red. It is a rare plant, and grows nearly as large as the typical form. — 

 Borneo. 



D. MARMORATA VIRESCENS, Sort.— A charming variety of the above, 

 growing equally large, having the foliage of a lighter green, with brighter 

 markings over the whole surface. — Boiiieo. 



EPIDENDRUM, Linnaeus. 

 (^Trihc Epidendreae, siiHriie Laelie-ae.) 



A very large genus, consisting of upwards of four hundred species, 

 many of which, however, are scarcely worth cultivating except for their 

 botanical interest. They are known by the claw of the lip being 

 distinctly though sometimes slightly adnate to the parallel footless 

 column, the limb being spreading. The base of the column has also a 

 long deep hollow. Though thus rather of a weedy character, the genus 

 contains a limited number of really beautiful species, the flowers of 

 which are showy, being very distinct and attractive in colour. The 

 descriptive list subjoined comprises the best sorts that we know. They 

 are all evergreen, and compact in habit, except J?, cinnabarinum, 

 JE. crassifolium, E. radicans (rhizopliorum), and a few others, which are 

 tall-growing, with long slender stems, clothed with small distichous 

 leaves from top to bottom. The other sorts have short round pseudo- 

 bulbs, with long narrow leaves, except H. aurantiantm, E. bicornuhim, 

 and E. Stamfordianum, vchich grow more in the way of the Cattleyas, 

 with upright pseudobulbs, having two or three stout leaves on the top. 

 They all produce their flowers from the top of the stem or pseudobulb, 

 except E. Siamfordianvm, in ^^•hich they rise from the base. 



