sublamellatis; lobi laterales lati, apice rotundati; lobus 
medius brevis, emarginatus. Columna generis. 
Terrestrial herbs, up to 7 dm. tall. Corms approxi- 
mate, pyriform, up to 4 em. long and 1.5 em. thick. 
Leaves 8-30 cm. long and 2-8 mm. broad, ensiform to 
linear-ensiform, acute. Inflorescence few-flowered ; bracts 
4-10 mm. long, lanceolate, acuminate, scarious. Dorsal 
sepal about 20 mm. long and 4.5 mm. broad, oblanceo- 
late or elliptic, acute, several-nerved. Lateral sepals about 
18 mm. long and 5.5 mm. broad, arcuate, lanceolate or 
elliptic-lanceolate, acute, several-nerved. Petals about 
20 mm. long and 4.5 mm. broad, oblanceolate, obtuse, 
slightly oblique, apical portion more or less serrulate. 
Lip about 18 mm. long and 18 mm. broad, obovate- 
orbicular in outline, 8-lobed, with several ridge-like 
thickened veins or the central ones sublamellate; lateral 
lobes broad, rounded at the apex; mid-lobe short, emar- 
ginate. Column 10-12 mm. long. 
Mexico: rocky wooded hills near Guadalajara, State of Jalisco, 
August 29, 1893, Pringle 4513; Barranca de Rio Blanco near Guad- 
alajara, State of Jalisco, at 5000 ft. altitude, July 21, 1902, Pringle 
11184 (Tyrer in Herb. Ames No. 4471). 
The distinguishing characters of this species are the 
narrow leaves and the broad lip, which is about as broad 
as long. It does not seem to be closely allied to any 
other species. 
Bletia Greenmaniana L. O. Williams sp. nov. 
Herbae terrestres, erectae, usque ad 7 dm. altae. Folia 
lanceolata, oblanceolata vel linearia, acuta vel acuminata, 
plicata, basi in petiolum attenuata. Sepala lanceolata, 
acuta, septemnervia. Petala oblanceolata vel elliptica. 
Labellum obovatum, integrum vel leviter undulatum; 
nervi medii incrassati. Columna arcuata, alata. 
Erect, terrestrial herbs, up to 7 dm. tall. Scape with 
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