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long, 1:2 cm. late, cuspide 1-1:5 cm. longo, sericeo-hirtze (prsesertim in cuspide). 
Bractee florales ovate, acute, sericeæ, 2 cm. longs, 1:5 em. late. Ovarium 
globosum, sericeum, 8 mm. longum. Calyx late tubulosus, sericeus, 2 em. longus, 
in uno latere fissus, lobis linearibus acuminatis 5 mm. longis. Corolla tubo calyci 
zequali, lobis coriaceis 1:4 cm. longis 5 mm. latis basi lanceolatis cucullatis sub- 
obtusis sericeis. Labellum coriaceum, extus sericeum, intus glabrum, oblongum, 
acuminatum, acutum, linea mediana incrassata. Slamen breve, oblongum, dorso 
sericeum, appendice sericeo late oblongo truncato. Stylus antheram superans, 
stigmate clavato hirto. 
Camp VIa, 3100 ft. 
'This has the largest and most silky flowers of the genus, and is characterised, too, by 
the thick compact heads of flowers subtended by long, cuspidate bracts longer than the 
spikes. 
RIEDELIA (§ RACEMOSE) PURPURATA, Ridl., sp. nov. 
Caules graciles, arundinacei. Folia lanceolata, longe acuminata, acuta, glabra, 16 em. 
longa, 1:9 em. lata, nervis tenuibus lineis transversis petiolis 5 mm. longis costatis, 
ligula ovata obtusa 2 mm. longa. Racemus 6 em. longus, pedunculo 1 em. longo, 
pedicellis 2 mm. longis. Ovarium angustum, infundibuliforme. Calyx basi 
pallidus, apice atro-purpureo-roseus, tubo cylindrico ore integro nec fisso margini- 
bus undulatis vel breviter 3-lobo, lobis triangulari-ovatis. Corolla tubo basi 
gracili versus apicem gradatim angustato 3 em. longo, lobis lanceolatis, postico 
cucullato, ceteris acutis apice incrassatis purpureis ad margines pallidioribus 
l em. longis. Labellum lobis oblique triangularibus apice haud prolongatis 
purpureis. Stamen labello longius; anthera brevis, oblonga, basi bifida, apice 
longiuseula marginibus incrassatis, appendice nullo. Stylus longior, stigmate 
obovoideo. 
Camp VI a, 3100 ft., and Camp VIoc, 5500 ft. 
This elegant species is very distinct in its purple colouring, the tube of the calyx 
and the corolla being apparently white, or pale rose with dark purple tips, as also in its 
slender stems, the entire, or almost entire, mouth of the calyx-tube, and the lobe of the 
lips having no limb or prolonged points. 
RIEDELIA ($ RACEMOSA) HIRTELLA, Ridl., sp. nov. 
Caules graciles. Folia lanceolata, acuminata, basi breviter cuneata, 9:5 cm. longa, 
1:5 em. lata, petiolo gracili canalieulato 6 mm. longo, ligula brevi rotundata birta 
l mm. longa. £acemus 6 em. longus, basi (1 cm.) nudus. Flores copiosi, con- 
gesti, deflexi, rhachi dense velutina hirta. Pedicelli cum ovariis 3 mm. longi, 
velutini. Calyx tubo cylindrieo 1:5 em. longo pubescente uno latere fisso, lobis 
brevissimis rotundatis. Corolla tubo calyci paullo longiore, lobo postico oblongo 
«corniculo magno ovoideo conico cucullato pubescente 8 mm. longo, lobis ceteris 
brevioribus oblongis obtusis. Labellwm quam corolla brevius, lobis anguste lanceo- - 
