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Dendrobium. 

 narrow, 3in. long, deciduous, falling away before the blossoms 

 are produced, usually in jNIay or June. The flowers are 2in. 

 across ; the sepals and petals are soft creamy-white, tinged 

 with pinlv, the latter being tipped with bright purple ; the lip is 

 heart-shaped, white, margined with purple, with a rich orange 

 blotch at the base, and bordered all round with a delicate lace- 

 like frilling. The species is named in compliment to the sixth 

 Duke of Devonshire, in whose gardens at Chatsworth it was first 

 flowered in 1S37. It was introduced from the Khasia Hills. 

 (B. .M., t, 4429-) 



Fig. 65. DEXDROiiiuii uexsiflorc.m 



(much reduced). 



D. Draconis (-Rchb. /)— A white-flowered, handsome species, 

 with erect pseudo-bulbs about ift. high, and as thick as the 

 little finger, rounded, covered with short, black hairs. Leaves 

 lance-shaped, sin. long, remaining on for two years. Flowers ni 

 coQipact heads from the uppermost joints, each 2in. across ; 

 sepals and petals lance-shaped and pointed, pure white; lip 

 tongue-shaped in front, crisp-edged, three ridges in the throat, 

 white, with orange-red stripes at the base. Flowering season. 

 May and June. This is a free-flowering plant, the blossoms 

 lasting a long time. Burma and Siam, 1862. Syn. D. elmrneuiii. 

 (B. M., t. 5459.) 



