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THE ORCHID WORLD. 
DENDROBIUM MACROPHYLLUM MALACCENSE. 
An illustration of the Javan 
variety of this singular Den- 
drobium was gnen on page 
55 of the present volume. 
l\Ir. E. H. Andriesse, Malang, 
Java, now kindly sends the 
reproduced jahotograph of the 
variety of D. macrophyllum 
which grows in Malacca. It 
is a very robust grower, the 
plant from which the photo- 
graph was taken measured 
2 5 inches in height, and 
carried a marvellous spike of 
37 fio-wers, making a total 
height of 36 inches. The 
flowers are not so hairy as the 
Javan kind. The backs of 
the sepals are densely marked 
with purplish-brown spots, 
and the twisted petals are 
slightly spotted on the back 
with the same colour. It is 
altogether a very interesting 
plant and appears to be 
almost unknown in this 
country. Mr. Andriesse also 
has a variety with white 
petals, and at the time of 
writing the above it had two 
flower spikes on one bulb, 
one having 3 1 and the other 
36 flower buds. 
U ^ ^ 
Dendrobiujm atro- 
VIOLACEUM. — This hand- 
some species from New 
Guinea belongs to the same 
group as D. macrophyllum. 
The pseudo-bulbs are clavate, 
tapering downward's, fur- 
rowed, and having near the 
apex two or three stout leathery leaves. The 
terminal erect fl.ower spikes bear several 
creamy-white flowers prettily spotted with 
Dendrobium macrophyllum malaccense. 
rich i)urple ; the lip is three lobed, rich violet- 
purple within, and green without. It flowers 
in winter or early spring. 
