198 ORCHIDS 



Cyrtopodium. 



C. Andersoni (R. Br.). — Flowers bright yellow, produced 

 in spring upon a branching scape, sometimes 3ft. high ; lip 

 brighter than the sepals, front lobe slightly concave. Leaves 

 long, lanceolate, sheathing at base. West Indies, 1804. (B. A*!., 

 t. iSoo.) 



C. punctatum (LindL). — Apart from its showy flowers this 

 species, like the one just named, is well worth growing on account 

 of its fine, long curved leaves. It flowers in spring, the wavy 

 sepals and petals being yellowish, spotted with brown, and the 

 three-lobed lip clear yellow. The large bracts are greenish-yellow, 

 with purple spots. (B. M., t. 3507.) 



CYSTORCHIS. 



A small genus of stove, terrestrial Malayan Orchids, of 

 the tribe Neottiea. They are of little horticultural value, 

 and rarely seen in culti\'ation outside botanic gardens. 

 Blume's name is from kvstos, a bladder, and orchis. 



DENDROBIUM. 



This genus of the tribe Epidcudrcic, founded b\' Su'artz, 

 has supplied a larger number of beautiful garden Orchids 

 than any other among those which are natives of the 

 Old World. Between 300 and 400 species are known, 

 about 100 of which are culti\-ated in English collections, 

 and amongst these are many Orchids that, for beaut)- of 

 flowers, are unsurpassed in the whole \'egetable Kingdom. 

 Size, habit, form of stem and leaf shape and colour of 

 flowers, all sho-\\" considerable diversit}-. The generic 

 name at once proclaims that they are epiph)'tes — from 

 dciidroii, a tree, and bios. life. 



The pseudo-bulbs of Dendrobiums exhibit a wonderful 

 range of form — from a small, thin, wiry stem to a strong, 

 woody pseudo-bulb as tall as a man, and as thick as 

 one's wrist. Species with the habit and appearance of 

 Epidendrums, Cattleyas, Ceelogynes, &c., are known. 

 The Bamboo-like stem is most frequent among those in 

 cultivation, others being club-shaped or ovate ; they are 

 always marked with, ring - like scars, called joints, and 

 they are either pendulous or erect. The foliage is strap- 

 shaped or owite, or sometimes very narrow and grass- 



