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Camps III to VIII, and XIII, 2500 to 4900 ft., and 10,500 ft. 



These latter specimens have leaves 11 cm. long and 15 mm. long. This species 

 resembles Ph. Loreritzii, KranzL, in the size of the flowers, but has quite different 

 vegetative organs. The flowers are 2 mm. across. 



Phreatia (§ Thelasiformes) pulchella, Eidl., sp. nov. 



Rhizoma tenue, gracile, pseudobulbis parvis cylindricis ssepe subremotis 4 mm. longis 

 basi dilatatis superne angustatis. Folia linearia, falcata, tenuia, obtusa, insequaliter 

 biloba, 3-7'5 cm. longa, 1-2 mm. lata. Scapi laterales graciles, 4 cm. longi, dimidio 

 inferiore nudi vaginis 3-4 ampliatis cuspidatis exceptis ; floras 7-20 remoti, albi, 

 secundi. Bracte<B lanceolatae, acuminatae, pedicellis cum ovario 1 mm. longis 

 breviores. Sepala ovata, obtusa, lateralia latiora, pustulata, mento brevi lato 

 rotundato. Petala breviora, ovata. Lahellum ungue oblongo saccato, lamina ovata 

 reniformi hastata. Columna majuscula, quam pes longior, crassiuscula. Anthera 

 ovata, acuta. 



Camps III, 2500 ft., and VI «, 3100 ft. 



The latter form has shorter and thicker leaves and closer pseudobulbs. 



Allied to Ph. laxa, Schlechter, but with much narrower leaves. 



1^ Phreatia (§ Thelasiformes) concinna, Ridl., sp. nov. 



Bhizoma gracile, vaginis albis tectum, pseudobulbis conicis cylindricis parvis 15 cm.- 

 2 cm. longis, 1-3 mm. latis. Folia bina, oblanceolata, obtusa, in petiolum attenuata. 

 Scapi laterales, dimidio basali nudi, 4 cm. longi. Flores albi, secundi, congesti. 

 Bractece ovatae, lauceolatse, acuminata^, ovarium superantes. Ovarium cum pedi- 

 ceUo fusco-oUvaceo 1 mm. longum. Sepalum posticum oblongum, apiculatum, 

 lateralia ovata lata obtusa, mento rotundato. Petala oblonga, rotundata, multo 

 minora. Lahellmu ungue oblongo saccato decurvo, lamina transverse oblonga 

 retusa apice truncata, basi labelli et columna fusco-olivaceis. Columna brevis, lata. 

 Anthera lata, ovata. 

 Camp VI b, 3900 ft. 



AUied to Ph. 2iulchella, Ridl., but differing in the wider oblanceolate leaves, the shorter 

 small rounded flowers, and the very different lip, which has two minute papillae on the 

 base of the limb. 



i/ Phreatia globdlosa, Eidl., sp. nov, 



Planta pusilla, rhizomate gracili. Caules 2 cm. remoti, vix pseudobulbosi, vaginis 

 tubulosis apiculatis 2-3 basi dilatatis 3 mm. longis. Folium cum scapo in vagina 

 inclusum, oblanceolatum, obtusum, minute mucronulatum, 3-5 cm. longum, 7 mm. 

 latum. Scapus 3 cm. longus, gracilis, acute flexuosus, basi 1 cm. nudus, superne 

 racemosus, 21-tiorus. Bractece ovatge, acuminatae, amplexicaules, ovario cum 

 pedicello 1 mm. longo longioi'es. Flores minuti, globosi. Sepalum posticum lanceo- 

 latum, cymbiforme, apice papilla atra globosa instructum, lateralia ovata, processu 



