ORCHIDS 



Dendrobium. 



advantage. This species has another point of recommendation 

 in the fact that its blossoms appear in the middle of winter. It 

 is a native of Queensland, Victoria, and New South Wales, where 

 it is known as the "Rock Lily," and was introduced as long ago 

 as 1S24. (B. M., t. 3074.) 



Var. Hillii. Stem and leaves longer ; racemes more crowded, 

 with flowers which are paler than those of the type. Syn. 

 D. Hillii. (B. M., t. 5261.) 



D. spectabile (Mig.). — In this somewhat remarkable species 

 the flowers are large, singularly formed, and produced in upright 



spikes ; sepals and 

 petals pale yellow, 

 with irregular stripes 

 of purple, the former 

 being triangular, ex- 

 tended into a wavy 

 tail, the latter nar- 

 rower ; lip white, with 

 purple veins, the side 

 lobes erect, hood-like, 

 the front one elon- 

 gated. New Guinea, 

 1899. (Fig. 71.) 



D. superbiens 

 {Rchb.). — A hand- 

 some plant, related to 

 D. bigiblniin. It has 

 erect, woody pseudo- 

 bulbs, lift, or more 

 high, as thick as the 

 finger, leafy on the 

 upper half till two 

 years old. Leaves 

 broad, 3in. long. 

 Flowers on long, ter- 

 minal, slender spikes, 

 each flower 2in. 

 across ; petals broader than the sepals, both reflexed, and coloured 

 rosy-purple, with the margins almost white ; lip crimson-purple, 

 short, with incurved side lobes, the front lobe oblong, reflexed, 

 and wavy. Tropical Australia, 1876. 



D. superbum {Rcld'. /). — A magnificent plant, better known 

 under the name of D. macropliyllum. The pseudo-bulbs are 

 pendent, from 2ft. to 4ft. long, -Jjin. in diameter. Leaves 6in. long, 



Fig. 71. 



Flower of Dendrouium 

 spectaiiile 



(much reduced). 



