PuaTE 2074. 
A.—ERIA EXILIS, Hook.f. 
Oxcuipex, Subtribe Eriea. 
A.—Eria (Bryobium) exilis, Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. v. 788; perpu- 
silla, florens aphylla, glabra, pseudobulbis globosis v. ovoideis, scapo 
capillari quamato mo i racteis cymbi- 
uncinatim decurvis obtusis, mento sepalo dorsali aquil 
obtuso, petalis lineari-obovatis obtusis, labello minimo elliptico-oblongo 
obtuso carnosulo. 
Has. Travancore, Johnson. 
Pseudobulbi cortici appressi, sicci compressi, fere plani, reticulati. 
Scapus cum racemo 1-1}- llicaris ; pedicelli bracteis obtusis recurvis 
breviores. Flores +}; poll. longi; sepalum dorsale lateralibus paullo 
longius ; petala uninervia, sepalis breviora ; columna brevissima. 
I have with difficulty made out what I think is the structure of the 
flower of this curious little plant, the figures of which do not well 
represent its capillary habit, for the stem is not thicker than a horse- 
hair. The specimens, of which there are only two, were in Dr. Wight’s 
herbarium, which he presented to Kew, with a note that they were 
collected by Mr. Johnson, who was, I believe, a missionary, and an 
ardent collector of plants in Mysore and the Ghats. It is closely 
allied to E. articulata, of Ceylon, in the scape, bracts, and spike, but 
differs entirely in the form of the petals, sepals, and lip.—J. D. H. 
Fig, 1. Portion of rachis of raceme, bract, and flower. 2. Flower, with the sepals 
spread apart. 3. Petal. 4 and 5, Appearance of lip. All greatly enlarged. 
B.—CERATOSTYLIS ERIAMOIDES, Hook. f. 
Orcuwes. Subtribe CeLocrnes. 
B.—Ceratostylis eriwoides, Hook. f.; parvula, caulibus brevibus 
dense cespitosis vaginatis 1-foliatis, foliis 14-2 poll. longis lineari- 
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