58 €XXXIII, ORCHIDE® (ROLFE). [ Lulophia. 
loaf Mountain, Barter! Niger Delta: Old Calabar River, Mann, cultivated 
specimens ! 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Golungo Alto, near the river at Banca de Quilombo, 
2000 ft. in deep shade, Welwitsch, 671! 
e Pseudobulbs not unlike a fossil Calamites in shape and appearance,” Welwitsch ! 
25. E.Kirkii, Rolfe. Rhizomethickened. Leaves petiolate, lan- 
ceolate or oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, 6—12 in. long, 1-1} in. broad. 
Scapes 14-1} ft. high, with about 3 acuminate sheaths below ; racemes 
6-8 in. long, many-flowered. Bracts linear-lanceolate, acuminate, 6—10 
lin. long, white, membranous. Pedicels 5-7 lin. long. Sepals oblong- 
linear, subacute, 9 lin. long. Petals ovate-oblong, acute, membranous, 
7 lin. long. Lip trilobed, 7 lin. long; side lobes broadly oblong, 
rounded at the apex; front lobe suborbicular, undulate ; dise with 2 
oblong obtuse calli near the base, and five strongly verrucose-crenulate 
keels on the front lobe; spur conical, oblong, 2 lin. long. Column 
clavate, 3 lin. long; foot half as long as the column. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Manganja Hills, Waller ! ShireHigh- 
lands, Buchanan, 315! Portugese East Africa: Morambala Mountains, 1500-3500 ít., 
Kirk! 
26. E. stachyodes, Reichb. f. Otia Bot. Hamb. i. 66. Leaves lan- 
ceolate, acuminate, 5—10 in. long, }-1} in. broad. Scapes 2 ft. high, 
with several oblong-lanceolate, acute sheaths; racemes 6 in. long, 
many-flowered. Bracts lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, acuminate, 7—9 
lin. long. Pedicels 6—7 lin. long. Sepals oblong-lanceolate, acute, 9-10 
lin. long, green suffused with purple; lateral sepals adnate to the foot 
of the column. Petals elliptical-oblong, subobtuse, 8—9 lin. long, more 
membranous than the sepals, white. Lip white, with purple crests 
and nerves on the side lobes, trilobed, 6-7 lin. long; side lobes 
roundish-oblong, undulate ; front lobe broadly elliptical-oblong, obtuse ; 
disc with a pair of small calli below the middle, verrucose all over the 
front part ; spur oblong, somewhat curved, broader at the base, 14 lin. 
long. Column clavate, 3 lin. long. 
Wile Land. British East Africa: Niamniam Land, near the Yubbo River, 
Schweinfurth, 3754! North of Monbutiu, Schweinfurth, 3554! 
27. E. crinita, Rolfe. Leaves linear, acute, 4-10 in. long, 
2-3 lin. broad. Scapes slender, 14 ft. high, covered with long 
imbricate sheaths; racemes 4 in. long, lax, few-flowered. Bracts 
linear-lanceolate, acuminate, 4—6 in. long. Pedicels 4-5 lin. long. 
Sepals linear-lanceolate, acute 6-7 lin. long, light green. Petals 
elliptical-oblong, acute, 5-6 lin. long, lilac. Lip trilobed, 5-6 lin. long, 
white, with light purple veins and margin, and light yellow hairs ; 
side lobes narrowly oblong, obtuse ; front lobe broadly obovate, obtuse ; 
disc with four keels at the base, densely barbate above ; spur linear 
oblong, obtuse, curved, 1 lin. Column clavate, 3 lin. long. 
Mozamb. Dist. (?) Described from a cultivated specimen believed to have been 
sent from the Shire Highlands by Mr. J. Buchanan, C.M.G. 
Allied to the South African E. tristis, Spreng.,and the Indian E. graminea, Lindl. 
