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acuminate, 3 lin. long, more or less ciliate, trinerved. Lip sessile, lh liu- long, trilobed ; 

 side lobes falcate-oblong, subobtuse, suberect ; front lol)e reflexed, broadly rounded- 

 oblong; disc with a slightly elevated crest between the side lobes. Column broad, 

 h lin. long. 



Rorai ma range, 3500 ft., McConnell 8f Quelch, 705. — Endemic. 



An interesting addition to this small genus, readily distinguished from its allies by 

 the short secondary stem, and short tails to the sepals and petals. 



Masbevallia picturata, Reichb. f. Otia Bot. Hamb. 16 ; Ridl. in Trans. Linn. Soc. 

 Ser. II. Bot. ii. (1887), p. 281 ; Woolw. Masd. p. 87, t. 31, 



Roraima, at 3500 ft., McConnell 8f Quelch, 704; Upper slope, im Tlmm, 279. 



In the mountains of Colombia, between 2500 and 6500 ft. elevation ; extending along 

 the Coast Andes of Venezuela to Caracas, at 6000 to 6500 ft, ; also in Costa Rica. 

 Roraima seems to be an outlying station for the species. 



Octomeria Connellii, Rolfe, sp. n. Caules secuudarii elongati. Folia subsessilia, 

 oblongo-lanceolata, subobtusa, crasso-coriacea. Flores subfasciculati, mediocres. 

 Sepala et petala ovato-lanceolata, subobtusa. Labellum oblongum, subconcavum, 

 obtusum vel obscure tridentatum, margine minutissime crenulatum. 

 Secondary stems stout, elongate, 4-12 in. long, clothed with four or five tubular 

 sheaths 1-1 h in- long. Leaf subsessile, thickly coriaceous or somewhat fleshy, oblong- 

 lanceolate, subobtuse, 2-4 in. long, 4-10 lin. broad. Flowers few, or produced mostly 

 in succession, medium-sized, shortly pedicelled. Sepals and petals ovate-lanceolate, 

 subobtuse, 4-6 lin. long. Lip oblong, somewhat concave, obtuse or obscurely tridentate, 

 margin minutely crenulate, 3-4 lin. long. Column clavate, 1± lin. long. 

 Roraima, summit at 8600 ft., McConnell Sf Quelch, 700.— Endemic. 

 A very distinct species, having stems much longer than the leaves, and flowers 

 comparatively large for the genus. It is comparable with 0. grandiflora, Lindl., but has 

 longer stems, much shorter leaves, and the lip very different in struct nre. 



Octomeria parvifolia, Rolfe, sp. n. Caespitosa. Caules secuudarii graciles, vaginis 

 tubulosis striatis obtecti. Folia lineari-oblonga, subacuta, parva. Flores fasciculati. 

 Sepala ovato-oblonga, subobtusa. Petala lineari-oblonga, subobtusa. Labellum 

 late deltoideo-trilobum, lobis lateralibus divergentibus anguste triangularibus, 

 intermedio breviter et late triangulari obtuso. 

 Secondary stems densely tufted, slender, 2^-3 in. long, clothed with about five or six 

 tubular striate sheaths. Leaves linear-oblong, subacute, f-lj in. long, 1-1| lin. broad, 

 base somewhat attenuate. Flowers fasciculate. Pedicels very short. Sepals ovate- 

 oblong, subobtuse, 1 lin. long. Petals linear-oblong, subobtuse, 1 lin. long. Lip broadly 

 deltoid-triangular, over h lin. broad; side lobes narrowly triangular, subobtuse ; front 

 lobe broadly triangular, obtuse ; disc with a pair of thickened slightly arcuate keels in 

 the centre, and a shorter one in front. Column short. 



Roraima, summit, 8600 ft., McConnell Sf Quelch, 69(5.— Endemic. 



In the relatively small proportion which the leaf bears to the rest of the plant, this 



