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DENDROBIUM AM(ENUM. 



exhale a most delightful, though by no means a powerful, fragrance. According 

 to Dr. Wallich, it is found upon trees in Nepal, flowering in the months of April 

 and May. 



It requires a strong, humid heat, when growing ; and, like others of this 

 genus, should have a period of rest, by being removed into a cool, dry house, 

 after forming its stems. It may be either potted in rough, sandy peat, mixed 

 with drainers, or grown in baskets suspended from the roof of the house. The 

 plant from which our drawing was made, was trained to grow erect, before it was 

 known that its stems are naturally pendulous. 



Fig. 1, portion of a flower, showing the connexion of the lip with the lower 

 sepals : 2, pollen-masses ; 3 and 4, anther case. 



