VIII, c. 6 Ames: Notes 071 Philippine Orchids 413 
longum, circiter 1.4 cm latum, anguste oblanceolatum, acutum, 
erectum. Scapus gracilis, foliis longior, flexuosus, circiter 1.5 
dm longus, Bracteae inflorescentiae distichae, confertae, coiidu- 
plicatae, circiter 5 mm longae, valde acutae. Racemus usque ad 
3.5 cm longus, complanatus, circiter 5 mm in diametro. Flores 
flavidi, fragiles, succedanei, eodem tempore singuli vel perpauci 
aperti. Sepala lateralia oblongi-lanceolata, acuta, 5 mm longa, 
1.25 mm lata. Sepalum dorsale simile. Petala filiformia, circiter 
5 mm longa. Labellum panduratum, circiter 5 mm longum, 
retuso-apiculatum, ad basim callo cucullato instructum. Col- 
umna gracilis, valde arcuata, prope apicem dilatata. 
Mindanao, District of Zamboanga, Merrill 818^, November 5, 1911. 
Cestichis fragilis resembles most closely in general habit C. gracilis and 
C. diaticha. From the former it is easily distinguishable by the broader 
leaves and from the latter by the construction of the labellum. 
OBERONIA Lindley 
1. OBERONIA TOPPINGII sp. nov. 
Planta acaulescens, in toto 1 dm alta. Folia imbricata, usque 
ad 6 cm longa, lineari-lanceolata, circiter 5 mm lata a latere visa. 
Pedunculus cum racemo 6-10 cm longus, gracilis, densiflorus. 
Flores subverticellati, minuti. Bracteae inflorescentiae integer- 
rimae, lineares, flores subexcedentes, scariosae in sicco. Sepala 
lateralia triangulari-ovata, acuta 0.75 mm lata. Sepalum dorsale 
simile. Petala oblonga, irregulariter dentata, 0.5 mm longa. 
Labellum 3-lobatum; lobi laterales tripartiti, divisiones filifor- 
mes, lobus medius obcuneatus, antice utrinque in divisiones duo 
productus. 
Luzon, Province of Rizal, Wawa, D. LeRoy Topping s. n., October, 1908. 
The form of the labellum is not dissimilar from that of Oberonia insec- 
tifera Hook. f. Among Philippine species it is very distinct. 
HIPPEOPHYLLUM Schlechter 
1. HIPPEOPHYLLUM WENZELII sp. nov. 
Herba epiphytica circiter 2 dm alta usque ad apicem inflores- 
centiae. Folia ±4, ensiformia, falcata, acuta, circiter 11 cm 
longa, ±5 mm lata et lineari-lanceolata a latere visa, erecta, 
coriacea, articulata, bases foliorum imbricatae, usque ad 2.5 cm 
longae. Pedunculus elongatus, multo folia exedens, multibrac- 
teatus, erectus, multiflorus, circiter 1.5 dm longus. Bracteae 
glumaceae, erectae, lanceolatae, acutae, arete appressae vel ascen- 
dentes, infra flores vix patentes, circiter 5 mm longae, minute 
denticulatae, margine hyalino, Flores densi, in racemo spicato, 
