THE ORCHID WORLD. 
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From a photograph of a plant flowering in the establishment of Messrs. Mansell & Hatcher, Rawdon, Yorkshire. 
DENDROBIUM MACROPHYLLUM VEITCHIANUM. 
This Dendrobium is a remarkable and dis- 
tinct evergreen species. The stems are about 
a foot high, clavate, and deeply furrowed in 
the upper part, bearing three to four flowers 
of pale green colour. The flower spikes, 
which are produced in spring from the apex 
of the stem, are about a foot long, the blos- 
soms being two inches in diameter ; the sepals 
are greenish-yellow, hairy externally, the 
smaller spathulate petals being yellowish- 
white, while the lip is greenish-yellow, orna- 
mented with numerous streaks and dots of 
reddish-purple. 
The plant when growing requires a high 
temperature and plenty of water ; after the 
growth is finished only enough water should 
be given to prevent shrivelling. 
This singular plant was first named D. 
macrophyllum by A. Richards (Serf. Astrolab. 
p. 22, t. 6) ; subsequently Lindley named the 
plant D. Veitchianum {Botanical Register, 
1847, sub. t. 25), and seems to have over- 
looked Richards' plant, or he surely would 
have alluded to it as a close ally. 
Hooker states {Botanical Magazine, 1867, 
t. 5649) that Dendrobium Veitchianum differs 
only from the original D. macrophyllum of 
Richards by having smaller leaves, and is 
clearly a variety of that species. 
The plant is a native of Java, and inhabits 
the hottest jungles in the world, ft was first 
sent home by Thomas Lobb, one of Messrs. 
Veitch's collectors. 
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The fine plant of Odontoglossum Rossii 
rosefieldiense figured in our last number was 
exhibited by its owner, de Barri Crawshay, 
Esq., at a meeting of the Royal Horticultural 
Society held on March 22nd, 1887. 
