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Dendrobium crepidatum. A beautiful species from the Indian Archipelago, with slender 

 erect stems, and pink white and yellow flowers. Blossomed with 11. S. Holford, Esq., March, 1850. 

 (Fig. 40.) 



D. crepidatum ; caulibus teretibus erectis, foliis . . . , floribus geminis, sepalis petalisque oblongis obtusis firmis, 

 labello oblongo integro subsinuato obtuso lateribus erectis intus levissime pubescente basi utrinque plicato-veiioso,' 

 cornu brevi obtuso. 



Although we have an imperfect knowledge of tins extremely pretty plant, we are able to state that it is perfectly 

 distinct from all others. It first came to us in a letter from Mr. Bassett, Gardener to R. S. Holford, Esq., and 

 afterwards the whole plant was transmitted by that gentleman's orders. The leaves however were absent, and the 

 flowers much faded. It has slender erect stems ; and the flowers, which are white, tipped with delicate pink, but deep 

 yellow in the middle of the lip, appear in pairs as in D. Picrardi and its allies. They have a very firm texture, more 

 like that of a Lycaste than a Dendrobe, and are about as large as those of D. aduncum. The lip has 



a peculiar form very much like that of the old- f\ fashioned slippers, which, without a hollow for the 



foot, were merely latched round the instep. 



In order to assist the reader m distm- 



e -p. , , . ^VNy;™#^ v !J/ guisnmg tins from some of the less known 



species of Dendrobe, the accompanying a/>-^ c i , , , , . „. 



j -c j v r Is « , . i ^^0^ figures liave been added, viz. Fist. 4 , flower 



a d magnified hp of the Snow-white Den- ^ drobe mn ^ ^ R J 



Flow" P 5 "fi !'r 7% r ReV ° 1Ute Dendl '° be {D - reV ° Mum > Lhldl - * Bot. Reg. 1840, misc. 110) ; Fig. 43 

 F ower and magnified hp of the Green-centred Dendrobe (D. mesocHorum, Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1847, t. 36); Fig! 44 

 Flower and magnified hp of the Egerton Dendrobe (J). EyertonicB, Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1 847, t. 36 ) 



Calantiie Sbdenii. An Orchid of hybrid origin, raised, like many other fine varieties 

 by Messrs. Veitch of Chelsea, and is the result of a cross between C. vestita rubro-oculata 

 and L. Veitchn, the latter parent also a hybrid. 



It is a beautiful kind, with large flowers, purple, and white at the base of the lip • it forms W 

 droopmg racemes, and rs a charming addition to tirese most lovely of autumn flowers, which for L leZy and 



