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ovata, acuta, 4 mm. longa. Labellum oblongum, cymbiforme, sepalis subaequi- 
longum, lobis basalibus nullis, lobo terminali carnoso lanceolato obtuso brevi ut 
videtur flavo. Columna parva, subelongata, stelidiis lanceolatis curvis. 
Camp VI a, 3100 ft. 
A very small species, with an oblong boat-shaped lip nearly as long as the sepals. 
Erra WOLLASTONII, Ridl., sp. nov. 
Pseudobulbi plures, subcylindrici, crassi, 19:5 em. longi, 10 cm. in circuitu. Folia 3, 
oblanceolata, 20 cm. longa, 4-5 cm. lata. Racemus infra folia ortus, 23 em. longus, 
pubescens, pallide albescente-viridis, multiflorus. Bractee triangulares, lanceo- 
late, deflexe, 3 cm. longs. Pedicelli pubescentes, lanuginosi, 1'5 cm. longi. 
Sepalum posticum elliptieum, obtusum, 4 mm. longum, lateralia obtuse triangu- 
laria, apice rotundata, mento brevi lato, 6 mm. longa, pallide flavescentia, lanu- 
ginosa. Petala breviora, oblonga, rotundata, glabra, versus basin roseo-tincta. 
Labellum brevius, ungue brevi lato oblongo crasso albo, limbo æquilongo deflexo 
flavo oblongo truncato, lobis lateralibus carnosis rotundatis, callo nullo. Columna 
cylindrica, crassa, alba. Anthera lata, complanata, 8-locularis, apice atro-ker- 
mesina. 
A living plant was brought home by Mr. Wollaston, and flowered by the Honourable 
Charles Rothschild. Precise locality not known. 
Allied to E. Hollandie, J. J. Sm., but with a smooth shorter lip, and a perfectly 
flat anther. 
ERIA STELLATA, Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 904. 
Launch Camp, at sea-level. 
Distrib. Malay Peninsula and Islands. 
ERIA PAPUANA, J. J. Sm. in Bull. Dép. Agric. Ind. Néerl. xix. (1908) 23, et in Nova 
Guinea, viii. 89, t. 21. 94. 
E Camp III, 2500 ft., and Camps VI a to VI e, 3100 to 5500 ft. 
5 Distrib. Endemic in New Guinea. Apparently common. 
PoxPuyLLUM ruscuM, Ridl., sp. nov. | 
Caules ramosi, bambusiformes. Folia rigida, linearia, coriacea, apice inequaliter 
biloba, 4 cm. longa, 3 mm. lata, subtus carinata, superne sulcata, sicca atra, vaginis 
: teretibus ore integro 1 em. longis. Flores solitarii, axillares, purpurei (sicci atri), 
x : pedicellis 6 mm. longis. Bractee lanceolate, mucronulate, 3 mm. longze, pallide. 
Sepalum posticum lanceolatum, obtusum, 8 mm. longum, 1 mm. latum, lateralia 
similia, 2 mm. lata, mento clavato globoso 2 mm. longo. Petala linearia, obtusa, 
equilonga, 3 mm. longa, 1 mm. lata, purpurea. Labellum brevius, tenue, trilobum, 
ungue lineari longiusculo, lobis rotundatis obtusis, medio longiore rotundo, nervis 
2 elevatis basi connatis dein in disco inter lobos laterales divaricatis undulatis. 
Columna alta, pede sequilongo, clinandrii marginibus paullo elevatis. Anthera 
parva, bilocularis, ovata, rotundata, filamento. longiusculo. 
Camps V1 4, 3900 ft., and Vl c, 5500 ft. 
