3T6 



3-4-pliylli, infra vagiuia striatis purpureo-tiiictis obtecti. Foha 

 lancGolato-oblonga, subobtusa, 6-12 cm. longa, 0-8-1-5 cm^ lata. 

 PeduncuU terminales, circiter 12 cm, longi, subcompressi, villo- 

 auli, pauciflori, medio vagina subnlata obtecta. Bracteae ovatae, 

 breviter acuminatae, villasulae, 4-5 mm. longae, basi concavae. 

 Pedicelli villcsuli, O'8-l cm. longi- Sepala subpatentia, oyato- 

 oblonga, subobtusa, subincurva, concava, extus villosula, posticum 

 1 cm. longum, 6 mm. latum, lateralia 1*2 cm. longa, 7 mm. lata. 



Petala incurva, obovato-lanceolata, subobtusa, 8 mm. longa, 3 mm. 

 lata. Lahellum trilobum, 8 mm. longum; lobi laterales suberecti, 

 rotundati, obtusi, 4 mm. lati; lobus intermedins ovatus, acutus, 

 valde recurvus, 5 mm. longus'; discus callo lato regulariter 

 papilloso instructus. Columna lata, 2 mm. longa, pede 5 mm. 

 longo- 



Tropical Afhica. Rhodesia, A. Hislop. 



Sent to Kew by Mr. Alexander Hislop, Makoni Kop, Rusapi, 

 S. Rhodesia, and flowered in the collection in September, 19l4. 

 The sepals and petals are light emerald green, and the lip white, 

 with a rose-coloured margin, a few similar radiating veins on the 



side lobes, and a few pale purple spots at the base of the front 



lobe; Except in the details of the lip there is a considerable 



resemblance to P, Laicrenceana, KranzL, from the Upper 

 Zambesi. 



430. Zygopetalum Prainianum, Eolfe; aflfinis Z. Burleei, 



Reiclib. f ., sed pseiidobulbis longioribus, foliis latioribus, et colore 

 florum differt. 



Herha terrestris. Pseudohulhi oblongi, basi paullo incrassati, 

 sulcati, 3-10 cm. longi, apice 2-3 phylli. Folia ligulata vel 

 ■ elongato-oblonga, subobtusa, subarcuata, 20-35 cm. longa, 1-5-3 

 cm. lata, subcoriacea. Scapi erecti, circiter 60 cm. longi, basi 

 vaginis spatliaceis obtecti, 4-5 flori. Bracteae ovato-oblongae, 

 subacutae, conduplicato-concavae, 1-5-2 cm. longae. Pedicelli 

 3^ cm. longi. Flores speciosi. Sepala et petala patentia vel 

 subreflexa, lanceolato-oblonga, subacuta, subcarnosa, circiter 2-5 

 cni. longa, 1 cm, lata. Lahellum subpatens, pandurato-oblonguin, 

 subacutum, 2 cm. longum, 1-5 cm. latum, prope apicem subin- 

 curvum et creriulatum, basi callo crasso 11-jugo et dentato 



mstructum. Columna clavata, incurva 1-5 cm. longa; alae 



Lanjjuiitxi-ouiongae, ^ mm. longae 

 Peru. L. Forget. 



Imported by Messrs. Sander and Sons tbrougli tbeir collector 

 L. forget, and flowered at St. Albans in September, 1914, after- 

 wards oassmg into the Kew collection. The sepals and petals are 

 flusky brojx-n witli obscure green stripes on tbe petals, and tbe lip 

 white witlv light rose-purple streaks on tbe flesby ribs of the 



