170 MR. H. BOLUS'S CONTRIBUTIONS 
HOLOTHRIX MULTISECTA, Bolus,n.sp. (Fig.7.) Scapus erectus, 
strictus, pilosus, 30-35 ceutim. altus; folia ssepius 2, radicalia, 
humistrata orbicularia basi vaginantia ciliata, superne pilosa, 
inferne glabra; spica dense multiflora, subsecunda, braeteis ovatis 
acutis longe ciliatis; sepala late ovata, subobtusa, setis longis 
pilosa; petala erecta basi oblonga supra medium 3-loba, lobis 
Fig. 7. 
Holothrix multisecta, Bolus. 
l. Flower, side view. 2. Lip. 3. Petal. 4. Apex of lip. 
linearibus subobtusis; labellum horizontale 3-lobum, lobis late- 
ralibus bipartitis segmentis linearibus, intermedio longiore 3- 
lobulato segmentis linearibus, basi caleare brevi obtuso subinflato 
auctum. (Ex exempll. plur. exsice. Scully 391 ut infra.) 
Hab. In summo monte Elandsberg, prope Stockenstrom, 
in Colonià Capensi, alt. cirea 1850 metr., fl. Jan., anno 1886 
legit W. Scully, in herbb. Kewensi et meo; Umnyola prope 
Bazija, Kaffraria, 1050 metr., fl. Oct., R. Baur, No. 737 ; Natal, 
Mrs. Fannin. 
With the habit and general appearance of H. Burchellit, 
Reichb. £. (Scopularia Burchellii, Lindl.), this has very different 
flowers. In size the latter are about equal to those of H. con- 
densata, Sond. 
Disa ORKOPHILA, Bolus, n. sp. ($ Eudisa.) (Fig. 8.) Herba 
glabra, gracilis, erecta vel subdecumbens, 10-24 decim. alta. 
Scapus tenuis, subrectus vel flexuosus, sparse foliatus; folia 
graminoidea, acuta, nervata, rigidula, basi vaginantia, patentia, 
scapo breviora, in bracteas conformes abeuntia; racemus laxe 
3-15-florus, bractez lanceolate, acuminate, membranacex, ner- 
vate, inferiores flores superantes, superiores floribus breviores; 
