The fringed Dendrobium, D. fimbriatum, is a rare and singularly beautiful epiphytal orchideous plant. It is a native of Nepal, where it was discovered by Dr. Wallich and by him introduced into England in 1828.

It bears dark green lanceolate leaves, and the very splendid rich yellow flowers are produced in many flowered racemes, and the graceful manner in which they are disposed, renders the plant a very beautiful and attractive object. The sepals and petals of the individual flowers are, when carefully examined, found to be very beautiful, and of a rich orange color, the petals being waved and slightly fringed, while the hollow and undivided lip is margined with an irregularly torn fringe.

The plant can be easily cultivated by placing it in a wooden basket filled with sphagnum moss, intermixed with bits of charcoal to secure efficient drainage, or else the plant will not thrive. The plant should also be elevated some two or three inches above the top of the basket, in order to protect the young shoots from injury by damp The basket then can be suspended from the roof of the house, and during the summer, which is its season of growth, it should be given a moist atmosphere and an average temperature of 700 or more if possible. As soon as growth ceases the temperature as well as the supply of moisture should be gradually reduced. In the winter it requires an average temperature of about 550 and only enough moisture given to keep the plants from becoming absolutely dry, and in the spring both heat and moisture can be gradually increased.

If the plants, when in bloom, can be removed to a cool but dry atmosphere, and a little care exercised as to keeping the roots moist, the flowers will retain their beauty for a considerable length of time. Propagation is effected by a careful division of the plant, and this operation should be performed just before the plant starts into growth.

The generic name is derived from "dendron," a tree, and " bio," to live, in allusion to the habits of the species which grow and entwine themselves about the branches of trees in their native home; while the specific alludes to the fringed labellum of the flower.