2l6 



ORCHIDS 



Dendrobium. 



fact of its lasting many weeks in perfection, render it a most 

 desirable Orchid. Unfortunately, it is difticult to manage under 

 cultivation, and is therefore somewhat rare. It should be 

 planted in baskets in as little compost as possible, and 

 suspended near the glass in the moist stove. It should be 

 kept growing till mid-winter, and then rested for about two 

 months. This species is peculiar to the forests of Ceylon, 



where it hangs from the trunks of 

 largetrees. (Fig. 67; B. M., t. 48S6.) 

 D. macranthum {Hook.). — A 

 synonym of D. superlniiit. 



D. macrophyllum {A. Rich). 

 — Flowers greenish-yellow, hairy 

 outside, produced in long, ter- 

 minal, erect racemes ; lip three- 

 lobed, striped and spotted with 

 purple. New Guinea, 1838. (B. M., 

 t. 5649.) 



D. macrophyllum {Lindl.). — A 

 synonym of D. superbum. 



D. moniliforme (&«'.). — Flowers 

 white, with a few purple spots on 

 the lip, deliciously fragrant ; they 

 are borne on the upper part of 

 the previous year's leafless stems, 

 in clusters of two or more from 

 a joint. Pseudo-bulbs thin, about loin. high, clothed with grass- 

 like leaves. China and Japan, 1824. (B. M., t. 5482, under name 

 of D. iapoiiicum.) 



D. moniliforme {Lindl.).~K synonym of D. Linaiuiaman. 



D. nobile {Lindl.).—hx once one of the oldest, one of the 

 best-known, one of the easiest-grown, one of the cheapest in 

 commerce, and one of the most beautiful species in cultivation. 

 The pseudo-bulbs are from ift. to 3ft. in height, jointed, leafy. 

 The leaves are about 4in. long and lin. "broad, and they 

 remain on the stems till two years old. The flowers are from 2in. 

 to 4m. across, full ; sepals and petals equal in length, the latter as 

 broad again, white, tinted with amethyst; the lip is funnel- 

 shaped, spreading in front, downy inside and out, maroon-purple 

 in the throat, the front portion white, with a purple tip. The plant 

 IS evergreen, and should be grown in a pot or a pan if a large 

 specimen is required ; smaller examples may be accommodated 

 '"'~ ^\ hen growth is complete, remove the plant to 



Fig. 67. — Flower of Dendro. 

 BiuM JIacCarthi.^ 



{\ nat. size). 



in baskets. 



