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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt:...S. Said to be a natural hybrid of which D. heteroearpum is probably one of the parents. (J. Cypher & Sons.) Apparently a form of D. aureum. 'Dendrobium Madonnae. (/?. M. t. 7(J00; O, M. 1903, 510.) S. A new species very closely allied to I). Fairfa-xii, but the white nodding flowers, which are 2J in. broad, have narrower petals and lip. New Guinea. (F. Sander & Sons.) Dendrobium Salteri. (o. R. 1903,84; G. M. 1903, 152.) S. A garden hybrid between D. tjilendidissimum grandiflorwm. and D. Jindlayanum. (Mrs. Haywood.) 'Dendrobium spathaceum. (0. a. 1903, 176.) S. A small species with slender psendobulbs. Flowers white, having a short obtuse chin and a 3lobed lip, with a few greenith hairs on the disk. Sikkim. (Kew.) Dendrobium Thwaitesiae. (G. c. 1903, xxxiii, 174; Gard. 1903, Ixiii, 203, f.) S. A. garden hybrid between D. tplendiditrimum grandiffvrum and D. Wiganite. (R. G. Thwaites.) Deutzia gracilis multiflora. (Gard 1903, lxiv, 302.) Saxifragacese. H. A garden hybrid between J). gracilis and D. discolor puryuratccns. (Lemoine, Nancy.) 'Didymoplexis pallens. (0. R. 1908, 227.) Orchidacese. S. A saprophyte, with leafless stems about 5 in. high, and small brownish flowers. The pedicels, after fertilization, grow from J to 6 in. long or more. India; Perak. (Kew.) Dieffenbachia Fournieri. (G. c. 1903, xxxiii, suppl. May 30, ii.) Araoeae. S. "A beautiful species, with dark green foliage, spotted and splashed with black and white." (J. Veit:h & Sons.) Dipteronia sinensis. (G. c. 1903, xxxiii, 22;./. //. 6'. xxviii, 60. ff. 18, 19.) Sapindacese. H. A tree closely allied to Acer. Leaves unequally pinnate, with 4-7 pairs of lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate leaflets. Flower polygamous, in terminal panicles. Fruit of 2 divergent. carpels, connate...