336 MR. H. N. RIDLEY’S REVISION OF THE 
42. MICROSTYLIS JOSEPHIANA, Reichb. f. in Bot. Mag. t. 6325. 
Pseudobulbi oblongi fusiformes 3—4-unciales ; folia 3, oblonga vel 
oblongo-lanceolata acuminata patentia plicata inequalia, maxima 
4—7 uncias longa, 2 uncias lata, superne olivaceo-cuprea, subtus 
viridia; scapus circiter 8-uncialis, sexangularis validulus, dimidio 
florifero; flores in genere maximi globosi, ovarii angulatis bre- 
vibus; bractese quam ovaria breviores ovate reflex: ; sepala late 
ovata recurva obtusa, lateralia 2 longitudinis connata ; petala late 
linearia recurva acuta, omnia sordide flava; labellum ventricosum 
gibbosum, margine superiore retuso, auriculis magnis rotundatis, 
imbricatis, flavum, maculis rufo-brunneis in disco presertim circa 
eolumnam ; columna brevis crassa, stelidia parva rhomboidea. 
Sikkim. 
43. M. Bursier, Reichb. f. MS. 
Caulis vix inerassatus, foliis evolutis ferme tectus ; folia petio- 
lata vaginantia dissita valde inzqualia, inferiora lamina quam 
petiolus multo breviora, ovata acuta, superiora magis lanceolata 
acuta circa 4 uncias longa, 14 uncias lata; scapus breviusculus, 
4-uncialis vix evoluta, validulus, angulatus; bractes lanceolate 
setaceæ acute 3-unciales ; flores parvi, plures; sepala ovata 
lanceolata acuta trinervia ; petala spathulata acuta subobliqua 
uninervia; labellum sagittatum acutum, sepalis brevius medio 
depresso, auriculis magnis latis rotundatis ; columna crassiuscula 
apice latiore, stelidiis quadratis truncatis. 
Labuan, Burbidge! Herb. Brit. Mus. 
44. M. niscoLon, Lindl. Orch. Pl. p. 20; Bot. Mag. t. 5403 ; 
Wight, Icones, t. 1631. 
Caulis crassus vix bulbosus 3-uncialis, vaginis purpurascenti- 
bus tectus; folia evoluta 3-4 congesta ovata acuminata acuta 
tenuia crispa plicata purpurea petiolata, petiolis vaginantibus, 2 
uncias longa, 1 unciam lata; scapus gracilis erectus, 4-uncialis, 
là uncias nudus ; racemus densus multiflorus, flores minimi in- 
signiter flavi, marcescens rubri; bractee lanceolate acuminat® 
deflexe vix j-uncialis ; sepalum posticum lanceolatum angustum 
obtusum, lateralia latiora obliqua elliptica obtusa ; petala linearia 
angusta; labellum parvum ovatum cordatum integrum acutum, 
basi excavata, auricule brevis obtuse late ; columna brevis, cras- 
siuscula, stelidiis lanceolatis obtusis porrectis. 
Ceylon, Macrae! Central Province, Thwaites, no. 3698. 
. There is also. an original coloured drawing by Macrae in the 
library of the Horticultural Society. 
