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222 ME. H. N. EIDLEY ON PLAJ^TS 



longa?, 1-2 cm. latre, cuspide l-la cm. longo, sericeo-hirtae (praesertim in cuspide). 

 BractecB Jlorales ovatse, acutae, sericeae, 2 cm. longae, 1-5 cm. lahe. Ovarium 

 globosum, sei'iceum, 8 mm. longum. Calyx late tubulosus, sericeus, 2 cm. longus, 

 in uuo latere fissus, lobis linearibus acuminatis 5 mm. longis. Corolla tubo calyci 

 aequali, lobis coriaceis l-^ cm. longis 5 mm, lalis basi lanceolatis cucullatis suh- 

 obtusis sericeis. Labellmu coriaceuin, extus sericeum, intus glabium, oblongum, 

 acuminatum, acutum, linea mediana incrassata. Stamen breve, oblongum, dorso 

 sericeum, appendice sericeo late oblongo truncate. Stylus antheram superans, 

 stigmate clavato hirto. 

 Camp Via, 3100 ft. 

 Tbis bas tbe largest and most silky flowers of tbe genus, and is cliaracterised, too, by 



tlie tbick compact heads of flowers subtended by long, cuspidate bracts longer than the 



spikes. 



ElEDELIA (§ Kacemos.^) pukpurata, E-idl., sp. nov. 



Caules graciles, arundinacei. Folia lanceolata, longe acuminata, acuta, glabra. 16 cm. 

 longa, 19 cm. lata, nervis tenuibus lineis transversis petiolis 5 mm. longis costatis, 

 ligula ovata obtusa 2 mm. longa. Racemus 6 cm. longus, peduuculo 1 cm. longo, 

 pedicellis 2 mm. longis. Otanum angustum, iufundibuliforme. Calyx basi 

 pallidus, apice atro-purpureo-roseus, tubo cylindrico ore integro nee fisso mai'gini- 

 bus undulatis vel breviter 3-lobo, lobis triaugulari-ovatis. Corolla tubo basi 

 gracili versus apicem gradatim angustato 3 cm. longo, lobis lanceolatis, postico 

 cuculiato, cat'teris acutis apice incrassatis purpureis ad mnrgines pallidioi'ibua 

 1 cm. longis. Lahellitm lobis oblique triangularibus apice liaud prolongatis 

 purpureis. Stamen labello longius ; anthera brevis, oblonga, basi bifida, apice 

 longiuscula marginibus incrassatis, appendice nullo. Stylus lougior, stigmate 

 obovoideo. 

 Camp VI a, 3100 ft., and Camp VI c, 5500 ft. 

 This elegant species is very distinct in its 2:)urple colouring, the tube of the calyx 



and the corolla being apparently white, or ])ale rose with daik purple tips, as also in its 



slender stems, the entii-e, or almost entire, mouth of tbe calyx-tube, and the lobe of the 



lips liaving no limli or prolonged points. 



UiEDELiA (§ RacemoSje) hiktella, Eidl., sp. nov. 



Caules graciles. Folia lanceolata, acuminata, basi breviter cuneata, 9*5 cm. longa, 

 1-5 cm. lata, petiolo gracili canaliculato 6 mm. longo, ligula brevi rotundata hirta 

 1 mm. longa. Facemvs 6 cm. longus, basi (1 cm.) nudus. Flores copiosi, con- 

 gesti, defiexi, rhachi dense velutina hirta. Pedicelli cum ovariis 3 mm. Jongi, 

 velutini. Calyx tubo cylindrico 1'5 cm. longo pubescente uno latere fisso, lobis 

 brevissimis rotundatis. Corolla tubo calyci pauUo longiore, lobo jjostico oblongo 

 corniculo maguo ovoideo conico cuculiato pubescente 8 mm. longo, lobis caeteris 

 brevioribus oblongis obtusis. Labellmn quam corolla brevius, lobis anguste lanceo- 



