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which Lindley had. Yet the description of E. Junghuhnii J. J. Smith (op. cit. 

 405J almost equally lit.s E. ASridaatachya, as far as the material of the latter 

 goes. In the Leiden herbarium I was puzzled to find any satisfactory difference 

 between the type of E. Junghuhnii and my camera drawings from the type of 

 E. Aeridostachya. Reproductions of a flower from the type of tlie former species 

 show the lip to be of somewhat different proportions from that of the latter 

 species. The photograph of E. Junghuhnii shows some slight differences also. 

 There is no reason to doubt that Smith, who has cultivated the three .Tavan 

 species, is right in his distinctions. I wish to point the truth, that while the 

 closely similar species are probably distinct, descriptions and even drawings are 

 barely if at all sufficient to separate the plants in their dried state. It will 

 be necessary for the successful monographer of the genua to compare type speci- 

 mens and perhaps living plants. 



In characterizing a Philippine species which I regard as distinct from E. 

 AOridottachya and from the Javan species. 1 encountered the above noted descrip- 

 tive difficulty. Placed side by side with ilowers of E. ASridottachya at Ke\v,« the 

 flowers of this Philippine Eria were seen to depart from the type, yet in such 

 manner that specification was difficult. The deviations pertained to pubescence, 

 texture, color of the dried specimen, heaviness of veining and to little differences 

 of proportion throughout. 1 propose, as ;i new species 



E. Whitfordii sp. nov. 



Herba robusta, epiphytica, E. Aeridostachyae similis. Pseudobulbi 



usque ad 10 cm longi, oiunino tecti vaginis magnis laxisque, in sieco 

 divaricatis. intis 3-3 cm longis, supremis usque ad 12 cm Longis; pseudo- 

 btdbus cum vaginis in Bicco 5-7 cm Latus. Folia oblanceolata, ;57 cm 

 Longa, 3-5 cm lata. Pedunctdus circiter IT cm longus, 2 mm in diametro, 

 breviter pubescens. Rhachis inflorescentiae plus minus l-l cm longus, 

 dense pubescens tomento brunneo perbrevi, etiam, oculo undo nt videtur, 

 fere pulvereo. Racemus dense multiflorus, cylindraeeus, arcuatus, vix 2 

 em in diametro. Bracteae tlores subtendentes late ovatae, cucullatae, 

 circiter 1 mm longae. Flores extus dense pubescentes tomento perbrevi, 

 brunneo sou ferrugineo. Ovarium cum ])edicello comparate crassum, 

 5-6 mm longum ad basim menti. Mentum 3 mm longum, 2.7 mm in 

 diametro, ad apicem rotundatum, cum ovario angulum acutum formans. 

 Sepalum dorsale ovato-oblongum, cucullatum. 3-nervium, 4.5 mm longum, 

 2.6 mm latum. Sepala lateralia lata, obtusa, falcata, infra multo pro- 

 ducta secundum pedem columnae, valde 3-nervia (vel nervi 5), 11.8 mm 

 in diametro maximo. Petala ligulata, eurvata, apicibus rotundatis, 3- 

 nervja, 3.8 mm longa. 1.6 mm lata. Labellum integrum aliquid ineras- 

 satum. explanatum oblongo-ovatum margine crispata, 3-6-nervium, ad 

 basim paulo angustatum. 6 mm longum. usque ad 4 mm latum, infra ad 

 apicem cuspide minuto munitum, margine crispata. Columna sine oper- 

 culo antberae 1.5 mm alta. Pes columnae sigmoideus, clavatus, antice 

 sulcatus, 5 mm longus. 



Luzon, Province of Bataan, Mount Mariveles, Whitford IIHI (type), March, 

 1905, spikes of tan and yellow, Merrill {hl>. A m ex. no. 7225). 



E. Whitfordii differs from E. A8rid09tochya in its slenderer raceme, shorter and 



