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Gijinnadciua jjuuci/lura Jjiiidl. Gcii. et Sp. Orcliid. p. 280 ; Lcdeb. Fl. 

 EosK. IV. p. G6 ; Kur.shinsk. PI. Amur, in Act. Hort. Petrop. XII. p. 39G. 



OrcJus Joo-IoJciana Makino in Bot. Mag., Tokyo, XVI. (1902) p. 57. 



Tubers 2 (erroneously "single" in Bot. Mag., Tokyo, XVI. p. 57), 

 ellipsoid or ovoid, about 10-15cni. long, one older and much larger than 

 theyounger one. Flowers 2-15; bracts sub-foliaceous, viridescent tinged 

 with purple. Labelluni rubro-violet as are .sepals and petals, wliite and 

 disparsed with [)ur[)le sjjots in the basal porton, pubescent witli short hairs 

 towards the base on the ui)per surface, Calcar stout, equal to or longer 

 than the ovary, rubro-violet. 



Hab. Prov. Shinano : Mt. Togakushi (//. Yaiahe and J. Mats/uniiral 

 herb. Sc. Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo, July 12, 188-4; S. Ikenol July 20, 1892); 

 Near llonzawa in Mt. Yatsugadake (F. Yabel herb. ibid. Aug. 19, 1902); 

 Prov. SiiiMoTSUKE : Mt. Nyoho in NiUko {K.Jo and 7>. lokil July 1900; 

 T. 31aUno\ Sept. 7, 1901; //. Takcda\ herb. ibid. July 20, 1902), Mt. 

 Akanagi in Xikko {K. Jo ! July 25, 1902). 



Distrih. Irkutsk, Dahuria, Auuu'-Iand, and Manshuria. 



Cymbidium nipponicum (Franch. et Sav.) ]\lakiiin. 



Blctia nipponica Franch. et Sav. Eiuun. PL Ja[). 11. (1879) j). 511. 



Cijmhidium pedicellatum Finet in Bull. Sue. Bot. d. France XLA'II. 

 (1900) p. 2G8, tab. IX. A. 



A terrestrial perennial a]>hy]lou,s Orchid, attaining about IGcni. in 

 height. llhizome obliquely ascending or [)erpendicular, hypogieous, terete, 

 more or less thick, white when recent, with nodes, internodes about 7-15 

 mm. long. Scape erect, colourless when recent, terete, glabrous, the base 

 sometimes covered with scales ; scales nieuibranaceous, ad[)ressed, many- 

 nerved, acute or nuicronato-obtuse, colourless when recent, basal ones lato- 

 ovate, sometimes imbricated, middle ones more or less remotely placed, 

 longer and vaginate below, attaining about 18 mm. long, upper ones re- 

 mote, ovate and evaginate, embracing. Raceme erect, laxly 1-5-ilowered ; 

 rachis attaining 5 cm. long, straight or somewhat Hexuous, glabrous; bracts 

 erect-patent, subulate to subulato-ovate, elHptical-ovate or elli[)tical, acute, mem- 

 branaceous, colourless when recent, many-nerved, embracing, 3-13 mm. long. 

 Flowers medium-sized, jiedicellate, erect-patent; pedicel slightly longer than 

 bracts. Sepals free, semi-[)atent, equal in form, linear-lanceolate or lato- 

 linear, acute, 5-7-nerved, entire, i)ale when recent; the upi)er one slightly 

 longer, 20-26 mm. long, 5 mm. wide ; lateral onus 20-23 nuu. long, 5 mm. 



