120 ^47»r.s- — Three New Oirhid Spen'es. 



"An interesting addition to the small section Bolbndiiim, nWied to /). 

 piunihim Roxb., but far larger in all its parts, and the pseudobulbs dis- 

 tinctly quadrangular upwards, as in the Burmese I), gtuidravgulare Varish, 

 which, however, has smaller flowers and a proportionately shorter mentum. 

 The remaining species is the Philippine D. hymenantlmm Rchb. f." Type 

 in herbarium of the Ames Botanical Laboratory. 



Epidendrum Pringlei Rolfe. 



" Densely tufted; pseudobulbs ovoid-oblong, 7-10 lines long, 1-2-leaved ; 

 leaves linear-oblong, subobtuse, coriaceous, 2-3 inches long; scapes slender, 

 erect, 22-4 inches long, 1-2-flowei'ed ; bracts ovate, apiculate, 1 line long; 

 pedicels 6-8 lines long ; sepals broadly lanceolate, acute, 5 lines long, 

 reflexed ; petals linear-lanceolate, acute, 5 lines long, reflexed ; lip free 

 from column, very shortly stalked, limb dilated into a transversely oblong 

 or suborbicular blade, about 5 lines long by 7 broad, thickened at the base 

 into a two or three-keeled callus from which three slender nerves extend 

 toward the apex ; column 2 lines long, broadly clavate. — Mexico, State of 

 Morelos, near Cuernavaca, on toi)s of mountains, at 8,000 ft. altitude ; C. G. 

 Pringle, May 12, 1898. 



" A species of the Encijclium. section, nearly allied to E. haslatum Lindl., 

 but more slender and smaller in all its parts. The sepals and petals are 

 somewhat fleshy, and appear to have been dusky brown in colour, while the 

 limb of the lip is membranaceous and white. Of known species it can onlj' 

 be compared with the one mentioned, but it is well characterised by its 

 very slender habit." Type in herbarium of the Ames Botanit-al Laboratory. 



Epidendrum oaxacanum Rolfe. 



" Stems erect, subterete, leafy, lij-2j ft. high ; leaves oblong, subobtuse, 

 coriaceous, 3-4 int-hes long, ^-1 inch broad ; inflorescences terminal and 

 axillary on the upper part of the stem, somewhat branched, aggregated 

 into a loose head 2.', -3 inches long, covered with lanceolate-oblong imbricat- 

 ing striate sheaths at the base ; bracts triangular-o\ate, acute or acuminate, 

 li-2 lines long; pedicels 5-7 lines long, slender; dorsal sei)al narrowly 

 spatulate-lanceolate, subobtuse, lateral pair rather broader, all more or less 

 convolute, 5-6 lines long; petals narrowly spatulate-linear, subobtuse, 5-6 

 lines long ; lip adnate to the column, limb three-lobed, 5 lines broad ; front 

 lobe ovate-oblong, obtuse, with three prominent erect keels ; side lobes 

 spreading, broadly oblong, obtuse, with about five thickened veins ; lobes 

 about 2 lines long; disc bearing a pair of broadly oblong crests near the 

 base of the side lobes; column clavate, 4 lines long. — Mexico; State of 

 Oaxaca, Sierra de San Filipe, at 7,500 ft. altitude ; C. G. Pringle, Nov. 19, 

 1894, n. 5830. 



"An interesting addition to the small section Acropleuranihimn, charac- 

 terised by having both terminal and axillary inflorescences, of which E. 

 ezasperalum Rchb.f. and E. Wallisii Rchb. f. have hitherto been the known 

 representatives. It is very distinct from either and from the dried speci- 

 mens appears to have yellowish green flowers." Type in herbarium of the 

 Ames Botanical Laboratory. 



