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of the same group, namely E. pumilum and E. centropetalum. The 

 former is also a native of Costa Rica, which flowered with Messrs. Sander 

 in 1890, and was described some three years later (Rolfe in Kew Bull., 1893, 

 p. 171). It is very similar in habit, but has light greenish yellow flowers 

 with an orange callus to the lip. E. centropetalum was discovered on the 

 Chiriqui Volcano, at 7,000 feet elevation, by Warscewicz, but has not been 

 introduced to cultivation, though from its dwarf habit and rose-coloured 

 flowers it should prove equally attractive. R. A. R. 



DENDROBIUMS FROM WEST DERBY. 



Several very finely-grown Dendrobiums are sent from the collection of 

 A. H. Bencke, Esq., West Derby, Liverpool, by Mr. Bache. Half-a-dozen 

 forms of D. nobile are excellent, and include the remarkable variety 

 Cooksonianum, and a good dark variety which is said to be a seedling and 

 to have a most vigorous constitution. It is certainly a very attractive 

 variety. Two four-flowered racemes of D. X Ainsworthii are taken from a 

 plant said to be carrying about a thousand flowers, which formed a fine 

 sight when at its best. The flowers are snow-white with a bright crimson- 

 purple feathered blotch, forming a most effective contrast: D. X Cybele 

 is represented by flowers of a very pretty seedling, raised from D. nobile 

 Hutchinson's variety X D. Findlayanum. The flowers are very large and 

 it should develop into a fine thing. Another seedling is from D. n. 

 Cooksonianum X Ainsworthii, and as both parents are also sent it is 

 interesting to compare them. The seedling has nearly white segments 

 with a very dark disc, in which scarcely a trace of the feathered margin 

 remains. The Cooksonian character is quite lost. Mr. Bache says that 

 the plant is remarkably strong, as it is only four years old this season, and 

 is now making thirteen strong leads. It must be considered a light form 

 of D. X Rubens, and will no doubt be taken care of. Lastly must be 

 mentioned a form of D. nobile approaching the variety albiflorum, but 

 remarkable for the great length of the pedicels, which measure three inches 

 long. It came as an imported plant, with a dark form of D. nobile, and 

 was a mere scrap when separated, but is now a fair-sized plant which made 

 seven bulbs last season. The long pedicels are said to be a constant 

 feature, and have attracted much attention. The flowers are medium-sized, 

 white, with very small purple tips, and the disc of the lip small and very 

 dark. It is a very charming group, and the fine development of the 

 flowers shows evidence of excellent culture. 



Dendrobiums are among the most useful of spring-flowering Orchids, 

 and with the number of species and hybrids now in existence, the display 

 of flowers can be prolonged for a considerable time. 



