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discus obscure 2-carinatus, laevis; calcar clavatum, apice globoso- 
inflatum, 3mm. longum. Coluinna clavata, 5°5 m 
TROPICAL AFRICA. Uganda ; | Mabira Forest, E. Brown 443. 
* A’ terrestrial plant. Flowers blue. 
Flowered in the collection of Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. 
Burford, Dorking, in March, 1913, the plant ne 3 been sent by 
Mr. E. Brown, who also sent a dried specimen to Kew. ow far 
the flowers vary in colour is uncertain, but those sent Sir Trevor 
Lawrence are white, with a few purple cwigtions nerves on the lip, 
and a few purple streaks on the face of the column. e climbing 
habit is remarkable, the new bulbs being sapttltts sradgool from 
above the base of the old one, ve sending down a strong root, 
thus recalling a mangrove in ha 
404. Lissochilus uliginosus, ee affnis LZ. purpurato, Lindl., 
sed labello latiore et loho intermedio late ovato differt. 
Rhizoma incrassatum. folia non vidi. Scapi 1 m. vel ultra 
longi, erecti, validi, basi vaginis tubulosis obtecti ; racemi circiter 
30 em. longi, laxi, multiflori. Bracteae anguste lineares, acuminatae, 
‘5-2 cm. longae. Pedicelli subgraciles, 2°5 cm. longi. Se epala 
patentia, undulata ; posticum ovato-oblongum, subobtusum, 1°5 cm. 
ongum ; lateralia oblonga, obtusa, 2 em. longa. Petala oblonga, 
obtusa, ‘undulata, circiter 2 cm. longa, sepalis lateralibus paullo 
angustiora. Labellum trilobum, fere 2 cm. longum ; lobi laterales 
erecti, semiovato-oblongi, obtusi, 8 mm. longi ; lobus intermedius 
ovatus, obtusus, crenulato-undulatus, 1-2 cm. longus, 1 cm. latus, 
incurvus ; discus carinis 5 crassiusculis et obtuse verrucosis instruc- 
tus ; calcar conicum, subacutum, circiter 7 mm. longum. Columna 
clavata, apiculata, 7 mm. longa. 
TropicaL Arrica. Gold Coast Colony : Western Province ; 
an in grassy fresh water swamps in savannah forest, Chipp 
405. Polystachya coriacea, Rolfe; a P. golungensi, Reichb. f., 
foliis latioribus, scapo brevioribus et floribus minoribus differt 
Herta epiphytica, 15-18 cm. alta. Pseudobulbi oblongi, 2 5-3 
em. longi, diphylli. pee Pani ohistice, bidentata, subconniventia, 
Sreneo.-corinéen, 10-14 em. longa, 1°3-1°5 em. lata. Seapi 7-9 cm. 
longi, basi vaginis saathaccis angustis imbricatis obtecti ; racemi 
basi interdum sparse ramosi, 3-4 cm. longi, densiflori, rachi 
Re Bracteae triangulari-oblongae, subacut tae, 1 mm. 
ongae. Pedicelli 2 mm. longi. Flores minuti. Sepalum Data 
rotundato-oblongi, 0° 5 mm. pore ; sake intermedius leh le 
emarginatus, | mm. aoe discus pulverulento-pubescens. Columna 
lata, 0°5 mm. lon 
BRITISH ere AFRICA. 
Flowered in the collection of Mr. James Bush, Bryn Asaph, 
Romilly Road, Cardiff, in March, 1913. The flowers are deep 
yellow in colour. 
