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purpureo-brunneis nervis albis elevatis tecti. Folia 3, lorata vel 

 oblanceolata obtusa tenuiter coriacea ctirinata, et canaliculata, 

 apicibus in^qualiter bilobis, 7 pollices longa, | pollicis lata vel 

 minora. Scapus brevis, 2|- pollices longus, e uodo summo, teres 

 tomento brunneo tectus. Flores parvi, circiter 12, laxe racemosi. 

 Bractese lanceolatfe acurainatse demum reflexse, -^q pollicis long^. 

 Pedicelli | pollicis longi patentes tomentosi. Sepala acuta ovata 

 extus rufo-tomentosa, intus prasina glabra, ^ pollicis longa, mento 

 obtuso lato ^quilongo. Petala linearia oblonga glabra rufo-violacea. 

 Labellum ungue elongate anguste canaliculato virescente, lobis 

 lateralibus oblongis falcatis viridibus. Epichilio decurvo ovato 

 quadrato obtuso albo tenui. Columna alta viridis, basi excavato 

 rubro-marginato. Anthera plana tenuis loculis 8. Pollinia 8, 

 ^equalia anguste pyriformia disco parvo. Eostellum minutum 

 bidentatum. Stigma latum scutiforme. 



Sumatra, at Jambi (cult, in Horfc. Bot. Singapore, Feb. 1894). 

 Though somewhat aberrant, this plant must be classed with the 

 section MridostacliyecB, and is perhaps as nearly allied to E. dasij- 

 stachys Eidl. as to any species. The short thick bulb wrapped in 

 brownish purple sheaths with raised white nerves is peculiar for this 

 section. The flowers are few and not very woolly. The narrow 

 channelled lip with curious green recurved lateral lobes and ovate 

 white mid-lobe is a very distinctive character. At the foot of the 

 column is a nectary formed by a triangular depression, and below 

 the broad stigma are two raised bosses. 



E. (§ Trichotosia) pensilis, sp.n. Caules validi ultra pedales. 

 Folia oblonga obliqua acuminata acumine obtuso iusequilatera, 

 nervis pluribus elevatis, superne ferme glabra, subtus pubescentia, 

 41 pollices longa, 1^ pollicis lata, vaginis poUicaribus pubescentibus. 

 Racemi penduli 1^ pedis longi, rachide rufo-tomeutoso flexuoso, 

 floribus ad dissitis. Bracte^ ovatae, ^ pollicis longed. Flores ferme 

 sessiles rufo-tomentosi, ^ pollicis lati. Sepalum posticum angustum 

 lanceolatum, lateralia triangularia hispida, mento brevi obtuso. 

 Petala linearia curva glabra breviora. Labellum carnosum sepalis 

 brevius angustum, ungue marginibus elevatis lobis lateralibus 

 parvis falcatis, lobo medio ovato cuspidato cuspide decurvo. Co- 

 lumna brevis crassa subquadrata, stelidiis brevibus obtusis. Capsula 

 elliptic, I" pollicis longa, perianthio marcido coronata. 



Sumatra. On trees on the Mandau river near Siak ; Nov. 1898. 



Allied to E. vestita Lindl. , but distinct in the shorter and broader 

 flowers, triangular sepals, and short blunt mentum. The lip is also 

 narrower and short, with small falcate lateral lobes, and the column 

 is short and broad. The flowers are very dull greenish white. 



E. (§ Teichotosia) hispidissima, sp.n. Planta pusilla, radici- 

 bus tenuibus copiosis, caulibus erectis tenuibus ad 6 pollices longis 

 hispidis. Folia linearia acuminata, ^-f pollicis longa vix 1 pollicis 

 lata, dense sericeo-hispido. Eacemi plures graciles, f pollicis longi 

 flexuosi hispidi. Flores parvi, i pollicis longi, 5-6 dissiti sessiles. 

 Bracte^ lanceolatge ovatse. Sepala lanceolata extus hispida. Petala 

 lanceolata glabra minora. Labellum oblongum integrum glabrum. 



