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DENDROBIUM PIMBRIATUM. 



that its beauty and elegance may be more generally known. Our drawing was 

 made from a fine specimen in the collection of George Barker, Esq., of Springfield, 

 near Birmingham. 



Cultivation. — It requires to be kept in a warm and humid stove while 

 growing ; but more cool and dry during the period of rest. It should be potted 

 in rough peat and broken pots. It may be increased by dividing, like many 

 others of this tribe. 



The generic name, Dendrobium, is derived from Sevhpov, wood, in allusion to 

 the habit of the species of growing upon trees ; and thus ornamenting, with their 

 tortuous stems and beauteous flowers, the forests of India, where the greater 

 portion of them are found. The specific name fimbriatum has reference to the 

 fringed margin of the lip. 



