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Pseudobulbi anguste conici, 8-10 cm, longi, circa 2 cm. lati, 

 vaginis membranaceis albidis venosis imbricatis tecti. Folia 

 membranacea, ovato-elliptica, breviter acuminata, unclulata, plicata, 

 10-12 cm. longa, 4-5 cm. lata ; petioli dilatati, in vaginis imbri- 

 catis spathaceo-oblongis acutis carinatis et striatis inclusi. Scapus 

 erectus, acute 5-angulatus, purpureas, circa 15 cm. alt us ; racemus 

 laxus. Bracteas triangulari-subulatae, acutae, 2 mm. longae. 

 Pedicelli angulati, purpurei, 1 # 5 cm. longi. Flores magni, 

 purpurei. Sepalum posticum oblongo - lanceolatum, acutum, 

 1*5 cm. longum ; sepala lateralia oblonga, acuta, circa 1-2 cm. 

 longa, marginibus revolutis. Petala filiformia, 1 # 5 cm. longa. 

 Labellum orbiculare, crebre denticulatum, leviter recurvum, 1*5- 

 1 # 7 cm. latum, ima basi callosum. Colwnna clavata, incurva, 

 8 mm. longa. 



Penang. Curtis. 



Sent to Mr. H. A. Tracy, of Twickenham, by Mr. C. Curtis, of 

 the Forest Department, Penang, and flowered in the collection of 

 Mr. H. T. Pitt, Rosslyn, Stamford Hill, in April, 1906. It flowered 

 at Kew in June of the following year, when a drawing was made 

 for the Botanical Magazine. 



302. Liparis Warpuri, Rolfe ; aL.parva, RidL, floribus majus- 

 culis, labello crenulato differ*. 



Herba caespitosa, pusilla. Caules approximate carnosuli, 

 2-3 cm. longi, monophylli, vaginis imbricatis puncticulatis 

 obtecti. Folia sessilia, anguste ovata, acuta, subconduplicata, 

 supra glaucescentia, 3-4*5 cm. longa, circa 1 cm. lata. Scapi 

 graciles, 4-6 cm. longi, apice 2-1-flori. Bracteae sessiles, cordatae, 

 acuminatae, 7-8 mm. longae, 3-4 mm. latae. Pedicelli 1-1*3 cm. 

 longi. Flores majusculi, virides. Sepalum posticum lineare, 

 circa 1*8 cm. longum, marginibus revolutis ; sepala lateralia 

 falcato-oblonga, obtusa, 1*5 cm. longa. Petala deflexa, filiformia, 

 circa 1*4 cm. longa. Labellum recurvum, breviter unguiculatum, 

 obovatum, denticulatum, circa 1'2 cm. longum, 1 cm. latum ; 

 discus carnosus, minute verrucosus, ad basin callo bicornuto parvo 

 instructus. Golumna incurva, 6-7 mm. longa, alis par vis obtusis. 



M ADAG ASC ar. Warpur. 



A curious little plant, introduced about seven years ago, which 

 has flowered several times in the Kew collection, and never 

 exceeds a few inches high. The flowers are few and large for the 

 size of the plant, light green, with a dark green disc to the lip. 



303. Cirrhopetalum fascinator, Rolfe ; a C. appendicular Rolfe, 



floribus multo majoribus, segmentorum appendicibus linearibus 

 nee f oliaceis differt. 



Herba epiphytica. Rhizoma repens, validum. Pseudobulbi 

 breviter tetragono-oblongi, nitidi, 1*5-2-5 cm. longi, 1-2 cm. lati, 

 monophylli. Folia sessilia, coriacea, elliptico-oblonga, obtusa, 

 2-7 cm. longa, 1-5-3 cm. lata. Scapi patentes, circa 10 cm. longi, 

 uniflori. Bracteae spathaceae, apice acutae, 1 cm. longae. Flotrs 

 magni, pallide virides, purpureo-punctati et ornati. Sepalum 

 posticum ovatum, acuminatum, 2*5-3 cm. longum, supra medium 



