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obtecti. JBracteae lanceolatae, acuminatae, concavae ; carinatae, 

 2-3 cm. longae, persistentes. Pedicel It 1*5-2 cm. longi. Flares 

 mediocres, pallide viridi, labello atro-punctati. Sepal a patent ia, 

 late lanceolata, acuminata, carinata, 3 cm. longa, 1 cm. lata. 

 Petala lineari-lanceolata, acuminata, a pice leviter recurva. 

 Labellum 2 cm. longum, trilobum, leviter recur vum ; lobi 

 laterales oblongi, obtusi, 1 cm. longi ; lobus inn-rmedius ovatus, 

 apieulatus, valde undulatus ; discus tricarinatus, carinis erenulatis, 

 lateralibus elevatis, media nana etprope basin duplicata. Golvmna 

 clavata, subalata, 1*5 cm. longa* 



ANXAM. h\ the cataract district, Micholitz. 



Introduced by Messrs. Sander <fc Sons, and flowered in their 

 nursery at St. Albans in April, 1907. With a general resemblance 

 to C. Parishii, Hook. f. (Bot. Mag. t. 5323), the flowers are wholly 

 different in the details of the crest. 



306. Geodorum pacificum, Rolfe ; a G. 9mnicruUUum % Lindl., 



segmentis angustiorilms, labelli lamellis non cristatus differt. 



Rhizoma validum. Gaules approximati, breves, 2-3-phylli, basi 

 vaginis lanceolatis subimbricatis obtecti. Folia lanceolata vel 

 oblongo-lanceolata. acuminata, plicata, submembranac^a, basi 

 attenuate, 15-30 cm. longa, 2*5-5*5 cm. lata. Scapi erecti, 

 30-45 cm. longi, vaginis lanceolatis obtecti, apice nutantes ; racemi 

 2-5 cm. longi, multiflori. /Jrail^iilineari-lanceolatae, acuminatae, 



ineinbranaceae, 5-14 cm. longae. Pedicetti circa 1 cm. longi. 

 Sej/ftla oblonga, obtusa, 1 cm longa, 3 mm. lata. Petala oblonira, 

 obtusa, 1 cm. lonm, sepalis paullo breviora. Labellum sessile, 

 oblongum. integrum, enncavum, apice emarginatum vel brevissime 

 bilobum, 1 cm. longum. 4 mm. latum, infra medium paullo 

 dilatatum ; discus obscure 4-laniellatus, lamellis ecristatis. 

 Colwrma lata, 5 mm. longa. Geodorum sp. % Burkill in Journ. 

 Linn. Soe. xxxv. p. 56. 



Polynesia. Tonga Islands, Vavua, G. S. Crosby; Solomon 



Islands, (7. M. Woodford* 



A drawing sent by Mr. 0. M. Woodford from the Solomon 

 Islands, represents the sepals and petals rose-pink, and the lip 

 closely veined with crimson on a white ground, with the veins 

 somewhat confluent in front, and the disc bright yellow. 



;H>7. Polystachya Smytheana, Rolfe; aftinis P. elasticae, Lindl., 

 sed triplo brevioribus, et labelli ungue et limbo duplo brevioribus 

 facile distinguenda. 



Herba epiphytica, circa 5 cm. alta. Rhizoma validum. Pseudo* 

 bulbi approximati, ovati, 6-8 mm. longi. Folia non vidi* Scapi 

 erecti, circa 4 cm. longi, puberuli, basi vaginis lanceolatis acutis 

 striatis imbricatis obtecti, circa 4-6-fiorL Bractea* patent* 

 latissime ovatae, apiculatae, denticulatae, 1*5-2 cm. longae. Pedicelli 

 6-8 mm. longi, sparse puberuli. Floru mediocres, pallidi, labello 

 roseo-suffusi medio pulvino flavo ornato. Sepalum posticum 

 elliptico-oblongum, obtusum, concavum, prope apicem in dente 

 subulato productum ; sepala lateralia latissime triangulari-ovata, 

 mucronata, 5 mm. longa, 8 mm. lata. Petala elliptico-oblonga. 



