52 cxxxvi. orChideje. [Dendrobium. 
Petals broader, 1-25 in. long, conic. Lip obovate convolute, tip 
round, 1*25 in. long, 1 in. wide entire, nearly white except the 
veins, with a touch of purple at the tip and a patch of deep purple 
on both sides close to the base. Column short, broad and thick. 
Anther deep purple. Hab. Kelantan river-bank (Haniff). 
(68) D. superbum Rchb. fil. Walfi. Ann. vi. 282; Lindl. Sert. 
Orch. t. 35. D. macranthum Hook. fil. Bot. Mag. t. 3970. D. 
Scortechinii Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 741. 
Stems terete, 2 to 4 ft. long, pendent, internodes 1 in. long. 
Leaves oblanceolate acute, 5 to 6 in. long, -6 in. wide. Flowers 
in pairs on old stems 3 to 4 in. across, pink, lip with dark purple 
centre. Sepals lanceolate acute, mentum short broad conic. 
Petals ovate-oblong, broader. Lip ovate convolute pubescent 
acute, a 3-lobed callus at base. Hab. Rare. In mountain forest, 
Perak, Thaiping Hills (Stephens and Scortechini). Lankawi 
(Robinson). Distrib. Borneo, Philippines. 
(69) D. Dalhousieanum Wall. Paxt. Mag. Bot. t. 145; Lindl. 
Bot. Reg. t. 10; Ridl. Mat. i. 57. 
Stems stout terete, 3 to 4 ft. long, internodes 1 to 1-5 in. long. 
Leaves linear-oblong, 4 to 6 in. long, base cordate. Flowers 4 to 
5 in. wide, rosy or yellow, with 2 deep purple blotches on the lip. 
Sepals oblong acute; mentum short. Petals much broader. Lip 
short clawed orbicular, tip and sides densely villous, disc with 
2 fringed lamelke. Hab. Very rare, Singapore, one large plant on 
a forest tree at Chan Chu Kang. Distrib. India, Burma. 
(70) D, cruentum Rchb. fil. Gard. Chron. 1884, i- 604; Hook, 
fil. F.B.I. v. 736; Warner, Orch. Alb. iv. t. 174. 
Stem 1 ft. long, terete base swollen. Leaf oblique oblong 
emarginate. Flowers 1 or 2, axillary, 1*5 to 2 in. wide, light green. 
Bracts lanceolate. Sepals triangular-ovate acuminate, keeled; 
mentum round short. Petals linear acute. Lip side-lobes erect 
oblong crimson, midlobe ovate apiculate green with a red crest 
and 3 red ridges. Column green edged crimson. Hab. Setul. 
Bukit Rajah Wang (Haniff). Distrib. Tongkah. 
(71) D. aggregatum Roxb. FI. I?id. iii. 477; Lindl. Bot. Reg. 
1695; Bot. Mag. t. 3643. 
Stem crowded fusiform, thick, 2 to 3 in. long. Leaf one, oblong, 
2 to 4 in. long, 1 to 2 in. wide. Flowers 10 to 12 in a loose raceme 
9 in. long, yellow, i*6 in. long. Sepals oblong. Petals broad 
round. Lip transversely oblong concave, claw short, limb pubes¬ 
cent, edges ciliate. Column yellow. Hab. Perak. A drawing by 
Scortechini, in his collection; no locality given, possibly a culti¬ 
vated plant. Dislrib. Assam, Burma, Siam and China. 
(72) D. tortile Lindl. Gard. Chron. 1847, p. 797, fig.; Bot. Mag. 
t. 4477; Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 744. 
Stems fusiform compressed, 6 to 12 in. long, 75 in. broad, 
grooved and ribbed. Leaves narrow retuse, 3 to 4 in. long. Raceme 
