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Jong, with its leaves placed alternately up them. Flowers pro¬ 
duced from the joints of the stem, near the summit, on a 
pendent raceme, from eight to twelve in number ; sepals and 
petals of an oblong obtuse form, spreading; of an orange colour, 
faintly striped with cream colour; labellum slipper-shaped, 
slightly hairy on the outside, and same colour as the sepals and 
petals, the inside richly feathered with crimson. This plant 
requires plenty of pot room, an abundant supply of water when 
growing, and a mixture of sphagnum, turfy peat, and rotten 
wood, with a temperature of 75°. — Native of India. 
77. Dendrobium calceolarice. (Derived from calceolus , a slip¬ 
per.) Plant much similar to D. moschatum in growth; but 
the flowers are of a paler colour, and the labellum more slipper¬ 
shaped. It requires the same treatment and temperature as 
the other. — Native of India. 
78. Dendrobium moniliforme. (Derived from the swelling of 
its joints.) Stem bulbous, one foot and a half long, of a shining 
pale green, with swelled tumid joints; veins conspicuous both 
in the stem and the leaves, particularly the base of the leaf 
where it embraces the stem ; leaves ovate, lanceolate, obtuse. 
Flowers from the joints of the stem, from two to four on a 
short stem; sepals and petals white, tinged towards the apex 
with fine pink ; labellum white, tinged at the apex with pinkish 
purple. This requires the same treatment and temperature 
as the others, and should be in every collection. — Native of 
India. 
79. Dendrobium nobile. A beautiful species with bulbous 
stems, two feet and a half long, of a shining green; leaves 
alternate ovate, lanceolate, and rather obtuse. It flowers on 
two-years-old wood, from two to four on a short stem rising 
from the upper joints; sepals and petals white, stained with 
pink at the apex; labellum white, with its throat stained with 
dark rich plum colour, with the apex pink. This also requires 
the same treatment and temperature as the others, but should 
be checked from water as soon as it has made its growth, or 
else it will make a second, and not flower so fine. — Native of 
India. 
80. Dendrobium ccerulescens. Another beautiful species, much 
similar to the above, except that the leaves are rather longer 
and narrower. The sepals and petals are bluish purple, but they 
grow lighter with age, and the labellum also. It requires the 
same treatment and temperature as the others. — Native of 
India. 
81. Dendrobium ccerulescens pulclierrimum. One of the most 
beautiful of the whole genus, with bulbous stems one foot to 
sixteen inches long; leaves alternate, and much similar to 
