2o8 ORCHIDS 



Dendrobium. 



in front. Native of Burma ; introduced in 1S67. A well-grown 

 specimen of tliis is exceedingly beautiful. (B. M., t. 6319.) 



D, cymbidioides (Blume). — Flowers of medium size, showy; 

 sepals and petals ochreous-yellow, Imear-oblong, spreading; lip 

 white, blotched with purple near the base, much shorter than 

 the sepals and petals, oblong-cordate, three-lobed, bearing on the 

 disk tubercles arranged in two or three lines or series, the side 

 lobes short, incurved, the terminal lobe ovate, obtuse ; peduncles 

 terminal, erect, loosely racemose, five- to seven-flowered. Pseudo- 

 bulbs ovate or oblong-ovate, angled, bearing at the summit two 

 linear lanceolate, coriaceous leaves, 6in. long. Salak, Java, 1852. 

 (B. M., t. 4755 ; G. C, 1S96, xix., p. 5S1, fig. 90.) 



D. Dalhousieanum {Paxt.]. — A synonym oi D. piilihellum. 



D. Dearei {Rchb. /.). — A stout, erect-growing plant, the 

 stems 2lt. to 3lt. long, the upper part leafy. Leaves 2in. long. 

 Flower-spikes irom the top of the pseudo-bulbs, five to seve'n 

 flowers in each; sepals narrow; petals oval; lip oblong. 

 The whole flower measures nearly 2.Un. across; colour white, 

 with a pale yellowish-green blotch in the throat. This free- 

 flowering, handsome species was introduced from the Philippines 

 in 1SS2, and has already become a popular Orchid. It 

 requires a position in the hottest house whilst growing, and it 

 must have an abundance of moisture during the active period. 

 It thrives best when planted in baskets. The blossoms are 

 developed in July or August, and last three months in 

 perfection. (Fig. 64 : W. O. A., t. 20.) 



D. densiflorum [Wall.). — .\n erect-growing, evergreen species, 

 and a very distinct plant. Its pseudo-bulbs are somewhat 

 cluLi-shaped, tour-angled, and about ift. in height, furnished 

 near the apex with several broad, oblong, shining leaves, about 

 4in. in length. The fio\ver3 are 2in. across, of a rich orange- 

 yellow, and are produced in numerous long, dense, pendulous 

 racemes, which last about a week in perl'ection. The lip 

 is of a deeper hue than the other portions of the flower, and 

 is densely co\"ered with soft, downv hairs. (Fig. 65 ; 1!. M., 

 t. 341S.) ■ 



\"ar. S.'l:/\i\:\r!. — This has longer and looser racemes, with 

 larger flowers : the sepals and petals are French white, the 

 lip is deep orange. It is sometimes caded JiiisijJonim a/him. 



D. Devonianum {Pax/.y — This has been called the "King 

 of Dendrobiums " : and it is so beautiful and elegant that its 

 right to such a name can scarcely be disputed. It is of a ].ien- 

 dulous habit ; the stems are ^If. or more long, and slender, 

 bearing blossoms for about half their length. The leaves are 



