JaNnuaRY, 1908.] THE ORCHID REVIEW. 23 
DENDROBIUMS. 
DENDROBIUMs have always been favourites in gardens, though of late years 
the brilliant species and hybrids of the Cattleya group and the beautiful 
Odontoglossums have out-distanced them in popularity—and the latter 
possess the distinct advantage of requiring much less heat for their culture. 
Few genera, however, present such a rich and varied series of beautiful 
garden plants, and the profusion with which their flowers are produced, and 
their value for decorative purposes, render them indispensable wherever 
warmth-loving Orchids are grown. The great majority are spring-flowering 
Fig. 2. DENDROBIUM THYRSIFLORUM. 
plants, but others bloom in the summer and autumn, and in any case it is 
easy to secure a succession of flowers for a considerable period. It may be 
interesting to bring together a series of figures to illustrate to some extent 
the wealth of beauty, possessed by the genus. . 
D. THYRSIFLORUM (fig 2) is a very beautiful Burmese species, having 
numerous pendulous racemes of white flowers, with an orange yellow lip. 
It is easily grown into specimen plants, and flowers with the greatest 
profusion, though there is the drawback that it fades more quickly than 
