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longioribus, bracteis oblongis glabris retroflexis, floribus glabris, 

 sepalis petalis labelloque subaequalibus ovatis acutis. 

 Philippines, Cuming. 



The lateral sepals are very little oblique, and the lip is scarcely- 

 distinguishable except in being more fleshy ; it is quite destitute 

 of all superficial processes. 



323. E. BAMBUSiFOLiA; foliis oblongis acuminatis nervosis paniculis 

 terminalibus laxis tomentosis multifloris subaequalibus, sepalis ovatis 

 obtusis tomentosis, petalis obovatis acutis, labello ovato piano glabro 

 inappendiculato apice dilatato. 



Khasija, Griffith ; at 2000 feet, Mr. Simons^ in hb. Hooker. (64). 



I have no species very nearly allied to this, whose great leaves 

 resembling a Bamboo, and loose tomentose terminal panicles as 

 much as 10 inches long, are very peculiar. 



Pheeatia, Lindl. Gen. Sf Sp. p. 63. 

 Prof. Eeichenbach has detected the identity of Plexaure, End- 

 licJier, with this well-marked genus. But he has referred it to 

 Eria, to which I must withhold assent. The bifid somewhat car- 

 tilaginous rostellum, which led Endlicher to refer the genus to 

 Neottiese, appears to aflbrd an absolute mark of distinction, espe- 

 cially when accompanied, as in this case, by a very peculiar and 

 scarcely mistakeable habit. Blume refers JPhreatia elegans to 

 Thelasis (Mm. JLugd. Bat. ii. p. 187), for reasons which I am 

 unable to appreciate. No two genera can be more wholly distinct. 

 In Hooker and Thomson's herbarium one species only occurs ; 

 but a few may be added from other sources, in addition to those 

 described by Prof. E^eichenbach. 



324. Phreatia elegans, Lindl. 1. c. (Thelasis elegans, Blume, Mus. 

 Lugd. ii. 187.) 



Khasija, 4000 feet, J. D. H. Sf T. T. (93). 



325. Ph. myosurus; foliis membranaceis late loratis planis apice 

 obliquis cuspidatis basi equitantibus, spicis elongatis folio multo lon- 

 gioribus, floribus subverticillatis, bracteis fuscis acuminatis floribus 

 longioribus, labello cuneato juxta apicem biplicato quasi trilobo. (Eria 

 [Phreatia] myosurus, Rchb.f. in Bonplandia, March 1, 1857.) 



Java, Lobb (166 in hb. Hooker.). 



The largest of the genus except A.Eichard's two *' Oberonias," 

 gladiata and micrantha, which Professor Eeichenbach has pointed 

 out to be Phreatias. O. micrantha especially seems very near 

 this ; but the bracts are represented as being much shorter than 

 even the pedicels. Flowers very small, hardly longer than the 

 cinnamon-brown bracts, and arranged in a somewhat verticillate 



