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XII—NEW ORCHIDS: DECADE 38. 
subacutum, 1°4 cm. longum, 4 mm. latum ; sepala lateralia fere ad 
apicem connata, limbus elliptico-oblongus, profunde concavus, apice 
bicuspidatus, 1°2 cm. longus. _ Petala lineari-lanceolata, subobtusa, 
4 mm. longa. Labellum oblongum, obtusum, concavum, scabridum, 
basi subauriculatum, 4 mm. longum. Columna clavata, 3 mm. 
onga. 
S. Braziu. 
Found in a clump of Laelia purpurata, Lindl., and flowered in 
the collection of Sir Frederick Wigan, Bart., Clare Lawn, East 
Sheen, in January, 1904. The sepals and petals are pallid, striped 
with purple-red, and the rest of the flower reddish brown. 
372. Dendrobium (Ceratobium) Imthurnii, Rolfe; a D. antennato, 
Lindl., caule multo altiore et crassiore, foliis multo latioribus, 
labello longiore et petalis brevioribus differt. 
Caules aggregati, 1-1°25 m. alti, basi 2°5-3 cm. lati, supra 
attenuati, pluriarticulati, foliosi. Folia eiliptico-oblonga, obtusa, 
valde coriacea, 7-10 em. longa, 3°5-5 cm. lata. Racemi axillares, 
prope apicem ramorum producti, circiter 35 cm. longi, suberecti, 
multiflori. Bracteae late triangulari-ovatae, acutae, 2-4 mm. longae. 
Pedicelli 4-5 cm. longi. Flores mediocres, albi, labelli lobis 
lateralibus lilacino-lineatis. Sepalum oblongo-lanceolatum, acutura, 
spiraliter semitortum, 2 cm. longum ; sepala lateralia similia, basi 
obliqua, et in mentum triangulare acutum 1 cm. longum extensum, 
Petala subpatentia, linearia, acuta, basi attenuata, supra paululo 
dilatata et torta, 3-3°5 cm. longa. Labellum trilobum, 2°5 cm. 
longum; lobi laterales oblongi, obtusi, minute crenulati; lobus 
intermedius obovato-lanceolatus, acutus, minute crenulatus, 1°3 cm. 
longus, circiter 6 mm. latus; lamellae per discum parallelae 3, 
prope apicem dilatatae, truncatae et minute crenulatae. Columna 
oblonga, 6 mm. longa. 
SoLtomon Istanps. Sir Everard im Thurn. | 
A very robust species, allied to D. antennatum, Lindl., to which 
its flowers bear a considerable resemblance, but far more robust in 
every respect. It was brought from the Solomon Islands by Sir 
Everard im Thurn, K.C.M.G., late Governor of Fiji and High 
Commissioner of the Western Pacific, and flowered at Kew in 
August, 1911. 
373. Bulbophyllum (Oxysepalae) congestum, /olfe; a B. odoratis- 
simo, Lindl., floribus minoribus et sepalis multo brevioribus differt. ; 
_ Rhizoma repens, subgracile ; internodia 3-5 cm.longa. Pseudobulbi 
oblongi, obscure tetragoni, 2-3 cm. longi, monophylli, basi vaginis 
ovatis membranaceis obtecti. Folia sessilia, oblonga, obtusa, 
coriacea, 4-7 em. longa, circiter 1°5 cm. lata. Seapi axillares, 
erecti, 3-6 cm. longi, vaginis ovatis acutis obtecti ; inflorescentiae 
capitatae, 1°2-1-5 cm. latae, multiflorae. Bracteae \anceolatae, 
3204 : B2 
