. The orchid-grower's manual : containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants . .—A distinct and compact-growing plant, with thick erect knobby stems a foot high,and thicker upwards. The leaves are broad and firm, and thevery large flowers grow in pairs from the joints near the flowers have the sepals and petals creamy white, whilethe very large squarish flat hp is of the same colour, with acrimson blotch on each side near the base. It blooms inMay and June, lasting a long time in perfection, and is adistinct Orchid, and a fine showy plant for exhibiti
. The orchid-grower's manual : containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants . .—A distinct and compact-growing plant, with thick erect knobby stems a foot high,and thicker upwards. The leaves are broad and firm, and thevery large flowers grow in pairs from the joints near the flowers have the sepals and petals creamy white, whilethe very large squarish flat hp is of the same colour, with acrimson blotch on each side near the base. It blooms inMay and June, lasting a long time in perfection, and is adistinct Orchid, and a fine showy plant for exhibition. describes the wild plant as producing the flowers inracemes of five or six together. It thrives well on a blockwith sphagnum moss, or it will do well grown in baskets withsphagnum, and seems to be quite at home, for the bulbs becomevery strong. It requires plenty of water during the growingseason, enjoys an abundance of light, and likes the warmesthouse.—Moulmein. FiG.—Paxt. Fl. Gard., ii. t. 57; Flore des Sevres, t. 721; Lem. Jard. FL,t. 203 ; Bot. Mag., t. 5130 ; Batem. 2nd Cent., t. DENDROBirrM AMCENUM. D. amcenum, WalUch.—A very pretty species, producinglong slender fascicled pendulous stems two feet long, linear-lanceolate acuminate wavy leaves, and short racemes, one tothree-flowered, from the nodes of the stem. The sepals andpetals are pure white, tipped with magenta, the lip broadly 270 oechid-geot^ees manual. ovate with a trumpet-shaped mouth, white, with the tip deepmagenta-purple, marked with three deeper-coloured veins,and the concave base yellow with a velvety surface. Theflowers are very fragrant.—East Indies : Nepal and Sikkim,5,000 feet elevation. Fig.—Bof. Mag., t. 6199 ; Knoioles and Westc, Floral Cab.^ iii. t. 117;Gard. Chron., , iii. 305, figs. 57, 68 ; Id., xvi. 625, fig. 126. D. anosmum, LindJey.—A magnificent species, in the wayof D. sxiperhum, but not having the rhubarb scent which ischaracteristic of the flowers of th
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