2;o ORCHIDS 



Dancirobium. 



U'iii-diai}o-<nirt'uni . . .. aiircinn ami WarJianiini (Vcitch^. 

 M'iirdiaiio - japouiciini 



'^'k'- 74) iihiiiilifonnc [japniiicuui] and ]]'ardianii]}i (Veitch). 



U it{iriii(.r /while and s/L^^natiini ( Wig'ani. 



// /-ani'-nunu /-/adehranJii and ;?(V'//f' (AVigan). 



\aiithoi\-ntriim P'tiidlavanum and iiobile {\.i\\\\^Viz€). 



X ATU RA L H Y BR J OS. 



baii/atnlo-chlorops .... harhaiuluui and cJdorops. 



Boxallti crystalluuDu and crassinode. 



ci-(issiui)do.]rardiauiii)i crassuiode and Jl'ardiainnfi. 



Di'/i}2t\UiC fi^rmosum and inp'ifndilnihim. 



Lci-a/uim PhauFnopsis and supcrhiens. 



nit'liiHipJitliabuii}}! .... Jl'a/'diaJ/in/i and rmssinode. 



Mjo'rliiniacimi Jl'ardiauitm and nohilc. 



Pitcherianum priinuUniim and nohilc. 



polvpliUvhiiim P'itrardi and Parishii. 



rJindoptcf-vgiii/n Pierardi and Panshii. 



P\_ol fL\r pnmuUniim and mdjile. 



Walitniii Svn. crassinodo- M'ardianiim. 



Jl'altii uifiDidihubim and flexnosiim. 



DENDROCHILUM (^/«otO. This is now included under 

 Platyclinis. 



DENDROPHYLAX. 



Under the above name (from dcndroii, a tree ; and pluilax, 

 a defender ; in allusion to the habit of the plantsj the 

 _\'ounger Reichenbach founded a genus of remarkable 

 Orchids, belonging to the tribe Vandca. They practically 

 consist of roots and flowers onl)-, the leaves being very 

 small, and often entirel)' wanting. P^lowers solitar}- or few 

 in a raceme ; sepals and petals sub-equal, free, spreading ; 

 lip sessile at the base of the column, the base pro- 

 duced into a long spur, the lateral lobes short, the 

 middle one two-lobed ; column very short, and broad ; 

 scapes slender, simple. Roots densely fascicled. Pseudo- 

 bulbs wanting. 



T\\-o species ha\-e been introduced, both natives of the 

 West Indies. They enjoy a moist position in the stove 

 or warm intermediate-house, and are best affixed to a 

 piece of wood or to a shallow basket with a little 

 sphagnum distributed among the roots. The plants 



