. Orchids: their culture and management. Orchids. AXn THEIR 209 Dendrobium. narrow, 3in. long, deciduous, falling away before the blossoms are produced, usually in jNIay or June. The flowers are 2in. across ; the sepals and petals are soft creamy-white, tinged with pinlv, the latter being tipped with bright purple ; the lip is heart-shaped, white, margined with purple, with a rich orange blotch at the base, and bordered all round with a delicate lace- like frilling. The species is named in compliment to the sixth Duke of Devonshire, in whose gardens at Chatsworth it was first flow
. Orchids: their culture and management. Orchids. AXn THEIR 209 Dendrobium. narrow, 3in. long, deciduous, falling away before the blossoms are produced, usually in jNIay or June. The flowers are 2in. across ; the sepals and petals are soft creamy-white, tinged with pinlv, the latter being tipped with bright purple ; the lip is heart-shaped, white, margined with purple, with a rich orange blotch at the base, and bordered all round with a delicate lace- like frilling. The species is named in compliment to the sixth Duke of Devonshire, in whose gardens at Chatsworth it was first flowered in 1S37. It was introduced from the Khasia Hills. (B. .M., t, 4429-). Fig. 65. DEXDROiiiuii (much reduced). D. Draconis (-Rchb. /)—A white-flowered, handsome species, with erect pseudo-bulbs about ift. high, and as thick as the little finger, rounded, covered with short, black hairs. Leaves lance-shaped, sin. long, remaining on for two years. Flowers ni coQipact heads from the uppermost joints, each 2in. across; sepals and petals lance-shaped and pointed, pure white; lip tongue-shaped in front, crisp-edged, three ridges in the throat, white, with orange-red stripes at the base. Flowering season. May and June. This is a free-flowering plant, the blossoms lasting a long time. Burma and Siam, 1862. Syn. D. elmrneuiii. (B. M., t. 5459.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Watson, William, 1858-1925; Chapman, H. J. , ed. London, L. U. Gill; New York, C. Scribner's sons
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