2 1 2 LEAVITT. 



rotundati; lobus medius reflexue, Late triangulari-semiovatus. Pes col- 

 umnae circiter 1 mm longus, rectus, ferine linearis, apice dilatato cum 

 labello ubi conjugit. Colwnna vix 2 mm alta. (Fig. 16.) 



Type specimen collected by T. K. Borden, For. Bur. 798, May, 1904, Lamao 

 River, Province of Bataan, Luzon, pari in Manila, part in herb. Amos, flowers 

 \ci\ delicate, cream-whit e ; same locality, Whitford 888, /•(■)'/, May, 1001, May, 

 1905, flowers white, leaves 26 cm long. Mixixmo, Mount Saloon (living plant, 

 Bowered at North Easton, herb. Auks 10G0S) . 



Two or three other collections show deviations from the above -described con- 

 dition. While there is not an absolute separation of characters, oi such a nature 

 as to allow of specific distinction, a varietal difference should be pointed out. 



Var. benguetensis var. nov. 



Flores majores, bracieis longioribus, petalis angustioribus. 



LUZON, District of Lepanto, Bagnen, Merrill '/N.J9 (type), November 4, 1905, 

 terrestrial in mossy forest, (lowers white: Province of Benguet, Suyoc to Pauai, 

 Merrill '/S.').!, November 7, 1805, epiphytic in mossy forest, flowers white, altitude 

 1,950 m: .Mount Tonglon, For. Ilur. 4986 Outran, August 8, 1906, llowers white. 



Mr. \Y. S. Lyon, a horticulturist in Manila, has recently brought to light a 

 new speeies in this section, for whom the following is named: 



E. Lyonii sp. nov. 



Rhizoma in sicco 5 mm crassum. Pseudobulbi 2-5 cm distantes, plus 

 minus 2.5 cm longi, plus minus 1.5 cm in diametro in sicco, ovoidei. 

 Folia 2, lanceolata vol oblanceolata, acuminata, ad 24 cm longa, 2.5 cm 

 lata. InftorescenHa erecta, ex axilla Eolii prope apicem pseudol)ulbi orta, 

 omnino plus quam 10 cm longa; pedunculus pubeseens, aliquid crassus; 

 rhaehis angulatus. Flores (probabiliter ±15) baud conferti, mediocres, 

 extus pubescentes, sessiles, habete flavidi, limitibus rubidis, Labello albo, 

 basi pure flava. Ovarium plus minus 5 mm longum. breviter tomentosum, 

 pilis rufescentibus. Scpahim clorsale lanceolato-ligulatum, acutum, 1 em 

 Longum, .'>.."> mm latum. Sepala lateralia triangulari-falcata, acuta, 1 cm 

 longa, ad basim 5 mm lata, mentum conicum fere 3 mm longum aliquanto 

 acutum formantia. Petala lanceolato-ovata, acuta, ± 1 cm longa, plus 

 minus 1 mm lata, aliquid falcata. Labclliuii ovatum, trilobatum, ± 8 

 mm longum, plus minus 1 mm latum; lobi laterals* ad medium labelli, 

 rotundati: lobus medius obovato-oblongus, acutus, plus minus 4 mm 

 longus ; in disco linea tria elevata, ad basim lobi medii extendentia, duo 

 lateralia furcata. Culumua crassa, plus minus 2 mm alta. Pea columnae 

 latus excavatus. (Fig. 17.) 



"Probably terrestrial, odor faint cinnamon, (lowers dull yellow clearly lined 

 with red. lip white, unmarked, with yellow base, sea level, Province of Tarlac, 

 Luzon, September, 1907." Lyon. 



E. rugosa Lindley Orel). PL (1830) 06; Miq, PL lad. Pat. 3:601; Card. 

 Chron. N. S. 18 (1882) 500; J. J. Smith Orch. Java 878, Oreh. Amboin. 73; 

 Ames Orchidaceae 2 (1908) 193, sub E. javanica. 



Denilrolirium rui/osum Bl. Bijdr. (July, 1825) 345. 



Eria stelluta Lindley Bot. Reg. (August, 1825) t. 90Jf, and Orch. PL 07; 

 Paxton's Mag. Bot. 2 (1836) 137, 4 (1838) 234; Hook. Bot. Mag. t. 3605; 



