224 ORCHIDS 



Dendrobium. 



part of the stem, and measure usually from 3in. to 4in. across. 

 The sepals and petals are broad, thick, and waxy, and blunt at the 

 tips, their ground-colour is white, the upper portion being a bright, 

 rich magenta ; the lip is large, white in front, with a blotch of 

 purple on the apex, and rich orange in the throat, with two deep 

 eye-like spots of amethyst-purple. The flowers last a long time 

 in full beauty. This plant is a native of Assam and Burma, and 

 was first flowered in England in 1858. It requires to be grown 

 in a basket, as its stems are long and pendulous. During the 

 growing season it enjoys an abundant supply of water, with a high 

 temperature; when the growths are complete, the plants should 

 be removed to a cooler atmosphere, and be kept dry during the 

 resting period. As soon as the flower-buds become prominent 

 the plants should be removed to warmer quarters, and more 

 liberal treatment be afl'orded. (B. M., t. 5058.) 



From the first, the nomenclature of hybrid Dendrobiums has 

 been in a state of confusion, owing to distinctive names having 

 been given to plants derived from the same parentage. We 

 give a list of names with parentage as recorded : — 



Garden Hybrids. 



Adrasta I'leiardi and mperbum (A'eitch). 



^neas iiuniiliformc (japoniiiim) and crystallinum (Veitch). 



Ains-u'orthii aiireuni and 7iobiU ( Ainsworth). 



Ainsworthii Cvphef^s 



var nureion and nohile ehgans (Cypher). 



Ainsii^'Orthii 



intertextum aurciim Lees var. and nohile (\^eitch). 



A insn'orthii splendidis- 



simitin (Fig. 72) .... nohile nohilens and anrtiini (Veitch). 



Alcippe litiiifloriun Freemani and IJ'ardianuin (Veitch). 



Andromeda Leechianiun and nionili forme (japonicum) . 



Apollo grandiflorum , , nobile puUiierrimum and splendidissiimim grandi- 

 Jlonim (Cypher). 



Artnstrongi aureum and nohile ceeridescens (Winn). 



Aspasia aureiim and Wardianuin (Veitch). 



Astrt^a luteolum and crassinode (Coolvson). 



Aurora P'indlayaniun and nobile (Lawrence). 



Backhousei nobile and thyrsifloriiin (RTLcVhouit). 



Benita aureum and Faleoneri (Brymer). 



Berkeleyi Cassiope and JJ ardiannm' {Berkeley). 



Bryan luteolum and U'ardianiim (Cooksoii). 



Burbenyanum Findlayanum and Dominianum (Chamberlain). 



bjirfordiense Lina-oianum and auretim (Lawrence). 



Cassiope nnmiliforme (japonieum) and nobile alhiflorum 



(Cookson). 



oheltenhamense luteolum and aureum (Cypher). 



chlorostele Lina7i'ianum and ll'ardianum (Lawrence). 



c/irvsodiscum Fiiuilayanitm and AinsioortJui I Lawrence). 



'~^"-'' splendufissitnum grandiflorum and U'ardianum 



(Lawrence). 

 (-fyt"^ Findlayanum and Leeehianum (Chamberlain). 



