Ames — Neiv Species of Acoridium from the Philippines. 147 



Acoridiutn venustulum sp. nov. 



Pseudobulbi fusiformes ; folia lineari-oblanceolata ; sepala lateralia late 

 ovata, acuta, 1-nervia ; sepalum superius lanceolatum, aciitum ; petala 

 falcata, lineari-lanceolata, acuta; labellum 3-lobatum, 3-callosum, lobis 

 lateralibus ovato-falcatis, obtusis, lobo medio emargiuato-mucronato. 



Pseudobulbs fusiform, 2 cm. long, monophyllous ; leaves linear-oblanceo- 

 late, 6-7.5 cm. long, 5-8 mm. wide, rounded at the tip, acute. Petiole 

 5-10 mm. long, slender. Peduncle 5-7 cm. long, very slender, fiexuose, 

 with several imbricating bracts below the inflorescence. Inflorescence 

 5-7 cm. long, about 5 mm. through, densely many-flowered. Pedicels 

 about 2 mm. apart. Bracts much longer than the ovary, ovate from a 

 broad base, glumaceous, obtuse, 2.5 mm. long. Flowers small, dull yellow, 

 in two rows, forming a graceful drooping raceme. Lateral sepals broadly 

 ovate, acute, 1-nerved, S mm. long, 1.5 mm. broa<l. Upper sepal lanceo- 

 late, acute, considerably nanower than the laterals, similar to the 1-nerved, 

 somewhat falcate, linear-lanceolate, acute petals, which are 3 mm. long. 

 Lip minute, somewhat saccate, o-lobed, from base to tip of niidlobe 1 mm. 

 long, about 2 mm. wide; lateral lobes broadly ovate-falcate, obtuse with a 

 thickened, partly free callus at the base of each ; middle lobe deeply 

 emarginate, mucronate ; sac or depression oblong, with a minute, rounded; 

 keel-like callus in the middle of the bottom. Column minute, 1 mm. long, 

 with a protuberance in front. 



From Mt. Santo Tomas, Prov. Benguet, Luzon, May 7, 1904, A. D. E. 

 Elmer (No. 6273). 



Acoridium strictiforme sp. nov. 



Pseudobulbi fusiformes ; folia lineari-oblonga, marginata, acuta ; sepala 

 lateralia lanceolata, acuta, 1-nervia; petala lineari-lanceolata, acuta, 1- 

 nervia ; labellum 3-lobatum, 3-(;allosum, lobis lateralibus falcatis, obtusis, 

 lobo me<lio 3-lobato. 



A compact epiphyte about 6 cm. high, with a dense distichous inflor- 

 escence of white fragrant flowers. Pseudobulbs fusiform, 1-1.5 cm. long, 

 rugose when dry, monopliyllous. Leaves linear-oblong, shortly petioled, 

 coriaceous, acute, 2.5-4 cm. long, 3-5 mm. wide, prominently 3-nerved, the 

 outer nerves marginal, giving the leaves a marginate aspect (at least when 

 dry). Petiole about 3 mm. long. Peduncle shorter than or equalling the 

 leaf, rather strict, filiform. Inflorescence 1.5-2 cm. long, 4-5 mm. through, 

 densely flowered. Bracts broadly ovate, obtuse, ei'ose, dentate on the mar- 

 gin, 2.5 mm. long, exceeding the ovary and clasping the base of the peri- 

 anth. Lateral sepals lanceolate, acute, 1-nerved, 3 mm. long, less than 1.5 

 mm. wide ; upper sepal similar to but narrower than the laterals. Petals 

 linear-lanceolate, acute, 1-nerved, 3 mm. long, slightly less than .75 mm. 

 wide. Lip 3-lobed, with large falcate, obtuse, diaphanous lateral lobes, 

 1 mm. long, and with a minute trilobed middle lobe which is fleshy 

 and passes into fleshy calli, situated one on each lateral lobe, on the inner 

 margin near the base ; on the median line a minute papilla. Column, 

 with a rostellar process protuberant from the front. Anther very large 

 in proportion to the size of the minute column. 



