sidered the plant to be allied to nor have I been able to 
find one which is closely allied to it. 
Glomera (Euglomera) carolinensis L. O. Williams 
sp. nw. 
Herba epiphytica, tenella. Radices filiformes, elon- 
gatae, glabrae. Caules leviter complanati, basi foliorum 
vaginis verrucosis obtecti. Folia linearia vel lineari-lan- 
ceolata, acuta, apice bilobata, paulo obliqua. Inflores- 
centia subcapitata; bracteae lanceolatae. Sepalum dorsale 
lineari-oblongum, obtusum vel acutum, plusminusve 
quinquenervium. Sepala lateralia connata, oblonga, basi 
mentum saccatum formantia. Petala oblanceolata, ob- 
tusa, paulo obliqua, trinervia. Labellum saccatum, mento 
saccato circumdato; lamina late ovata, obtusa, paulo 
carinata. 
A slender epiphytic herb up to 2 dm. tall. Roots 
filiform, elongated, glabrous. Stems somewhat flattened, 
covered by the persistent verrucose leaf-sheaths. Leaves 
erect, linear to linear-lanceolate, acute, apex unequally 
bilobed, slightly oblique, 3.5-7.5 cm. long, 4-8 mm. 
broad; persistent leaf-sheaths verrucose, especially above, 
about 1.3-2 cm. long. Inflorescence subcapitate, about 
6-flowered, subtended and partly enclosed by a large, 
scarious, triangular bract; each flower subtended by a 
smaller lanceolate bract; flowers small for the genus. 
Dorsal sepal linear-oblong, obtuse or acutish, about 5- 
nerved, 6 mm. long and 1.5 mm. broad. Lateral sepals 
connate except about 1 mm. at the tips, forming a 
strongly saccate mentum at the base, the joined sepals 
oblong, about 5 mm. long and 3 mm. broad. Petals ob- 
lanceolate, obtuse, slightly oblique, 8-nerved, about 6 
mm. long and 1.7 mm. broad toward the tip. Lip saccate, 
the sac contained within the saccate mentum; blade of 
the lip broadly ovate, obtuse, somewhat carinate, 1.5 
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