OECHIDS. 



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B. Cambridgeaniun. — This handsome species suc- 

 ceeds best when grown upon a block of wood or in a 

 basket suspended from the roof, and thrives under 

 somewhat cooler treatment than the majority of the 

 Dendrobiums. The pseudo-bulbs are clustered, pen- 

 dulous, thickened at the joints, and about a foot 

 long ; the leaves are sheathing, ovate-acuminate, and 

 dark green ; the flowers are produced on the young 

 growths only. Peduncle short, and usually two- 

 flowered : these are two to three inches in diameter ; 

 sepals- and petals about equal, and of a clear orange- 



in pairs, each two to three inches in diameter ; sepals 

 and petals milk-white, tipped with bright rose, the 

 petals being much the larger ; lip entire, velvety - 

 white, tipped with deep rose, and stained with bright 

 orange-yellow on the disc. The winter and spring 

 months. Found in Moulmein, on the AiTakan 

 Mountains, at an elevation of 2,500 feet. 



B. cnjstaUinum. — A deciduous species of great 

 beauty, producing slender terete stem-like pseudo- 

 bulbs, which are upwards of a foot long. The leaves 

 are only found on the young growths, and the 



Dendrobium Wardianum. 



colour ; lip large, deep orange with a large velvety- 

 black blotch at the base. Spring months. Northern 

 India. 



D. chrysotoxum. — ^^An evergreen erect plant, with 

 clavate or spindle-shaped pseudo-bulbs upwards of a 

 foot high, bearing near the summit three or four 

 dark green oblong-acute coriaceous leaves. Peduncle 

 arising from the side of the pseudo-bulb just under 

 the leaves, bearing a pendulous, rather lax raceme of 

 large rich deep yellow flowers. Sepals and petals — 

 the latter much the larger — all rich golden-yellow ; 

 lip deep orange on the disc, the edges beautifully 

 fringed. "Winter and spring months. Moulmein. 



D. crassinode. — This most beautiful and distinct 

 species produces pseudo-bulbs one to two feet long, 

 which are deciduous. As its name implies, the joints 

 or nodes are very much swollen, which gives it a 

 peculiar appearance. Flowers freely produced, usually 



flowers are produced on the naked stems of the- 

 previous season ; these are usually produced in 

 pairs on short peduncles ; sepals and petals white, 

 tipped with rose, the petals much the broader; lip 

 round, white, orange-yellow at the base, and faintly 

 tipped with rose in the front. Summer months. 

 Bm-mah. 



B. Balhoioslanum. — This is one of the largest and 

 grandest species in the genus ; the pseudo-bulbs are 

 terete and stem-like, in fine specimens attaining a 

 height of three to six feet or more, distinctly 

 streaked throughout with reddish - crimson ; the 

 racemes are produced on the previous year's growth, 

 and bear from six to twelve or more flowers, 

 measuring upwards of four inches in diameter. 

 Sepals and petals ovate, the latter very much the 

 broader, creamy - yellow, suffused with pale rose ; 

 lip large, flat, and oblong, same colour as the petals, 



