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lanceolate, acute, yellowish-green. Lip trilobed, pale lilac; side lobes 
dolabriform, rounded at theapex ; front lobe much larger than the side 
lobes, nearly orbicular, sulcate in the middle, rugulose; apex deflexed ; 
sides somewhat coarctate ; disc with a triangular, densely pilose callus. 
Column very short. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa, cultivated specimen ! 
Introduced by Mr. J. Buchanan, C.M.G., and flowered in the collection of Sir 
Trevor Lawrence in 1893. A specimen from Zanzibar, Kirk, appears to be very closely 
allied. 
55. P. Holstii, Kränzl. in Reichb. f. Xen. Orch. iii. 150, t. 287, 
jig. 1. Plant about 6 in. high. Stems short, thickened at the base, 
forming an ovoid-oblong pseudobulb, } in. long, 2-leaved. Leaves 
linear-lanceolate, subacute, 4—5 in. long, 3—4 lin. broad. Scapes 3-31 
lin. long, pubescent ; racemes 6—10-flowered. Bracts triangular-ovate, 
acuminate, 1—2 lin. long. Pedicels 14-2 lin. long. Dorsal sepal ovate, 
acute, 24 lin. long; lateral triangular-ovate, acuminate. Petals oblong, 
acute, 24 lin. long. Lip strongly recurved, 14 lin. long; side lobes 
broadly rounded ; front lobe triangular-ovate, acute ; disc villous, some 
of the hairs subclavate, without callus. Column stout, 1 lin. long. 
Chin saccate-oblong, obtuse. Capsule oblong, 7 lin. long.—P. kili- 
manjari, Reichb. f. in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, ii. 349 (name only); 
Durand & Schinz, Conspec. FI. Afr. 35 (“ kilimandjari”); Rendle in 
Journ. Linn. Soc. xxx. 384; Krinzl. in Engl. Pf. Ost-Afr. C. 155 
(“ kilimandschari”). 
Nile Land. British East Africa: Kilimanjaro Expedition, 40-60 miles from 
the coast, Johnston ! Rabai Hills, near Mombasa, Taylor ! 
Reichenbach’s name is most inappropriate, as the species was not found on Mt. 
Kilimanjaro at all, and as no description was published it cannot be recognised. 
56. P. Kirkii, Rolfe in Kew Bulletin, 1895, 282. Pseudobulbs 
cespitose, linear-oblong, subterete, 1-leaved, 1}-2 in. long. Leaves 
sessile, linear-oblong, acute, 3-5 in. long, 7—10 lin. broad. Scapes 
slender, puberulous, sometimes slightly branched, few-flowered, base 
ancipitous, 2-3 in. long. Bracts triangular-lanceolate, acute. Pedicels 
2-24 lin. long. Dorsal sepal lanceolate-ovate, acute, 34 lin. long ; 
lateral broadly triangular, carinate; apex subfalcate, acute. Petals 
lanceolate, acute, 34 lin. long. Lip trilobed, 3} lin. long; side lobes 
semioblong, very obtuse, erect; front lobe ovate, acute ; disc pubescent, 
with a linear-oblong, fleshy, pubescent keel. Column stout, 1 lin. long. 
Chin oblong, obtuse, 4 lin. long. 
Wile Land. British East Africa: Mombasa district, cultivated specimen, Kirk ! 
Originally flowered at Kew in 1894, 
57. P. villosa, Rolfe in Kew Bulletin, 1894, 393. Leaves linear- 
lanceolate, elongate, acute, 10 in. long, 5 lin. broad. Scapes 3 in. long, 
erect, villous ; racemes many-flowered, whole inflorescence and flowers 
softly villous-pubescent. Bracts triangular-ovate, acuminate, carinate, 
villous, 4 lin, long. Pedicels villous, 3 lin. long. Flowers pale whitish- 
