52 cxxxiii. oRCHiDEiE (rolfe). [Eulo2)hia. 



ovate-lanceolate, acute, li-4 lin. long. Pedicels 2-3 lin. long. Sepals 

 oblong, subobtuse or apiculate, 4 lin. long, subattenuate at the base; 

 lateral ones adnate to the short foot of the column. Petals elliptical- 

 oblong, obtuse, 3 1 lin. long. Lip trilobed, 3 J lin. long; side lobes quadrate; 

 front lobe broadly oblong, obtuse, somewhat crenulate ; disc with three 

 thickened crenulate keels at the base and five to seven more slender ones 

 above ; nerves of the side lobes also somewhat thickened ; spur conical- 

 oblong, Ih lin. long. Column clavate, 2^^ lin. long, with a short foot. — 

 Lissochihts sp., Oliv. in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, ii, 349. 



ITile Xiand. British East Africa: Kilimanjaro Expedition, 40-60 miles from 

 the coast, Johnston ! 



This species has a distinct foot to the column, but otherwise seems allied to the 

 preceding ones, 



7. £. Dusenii, Krdnzl. in Engl. Jahrh. xix. 254. Pseudobulbs 

 aggregated, oblong or cylindrical, 2-2f in. long. Leaves several, long 

 petiolate, linear-lanceolate, acuminate, 28-30 in. long, 1-1 J in. broad. 

 Scapes 2 ft. high, appearing with the leaves ; base with several sheaths ; 

 racemes about 1 ft. long, many-flowered. Bracts linear-lanceolate, as 

 long as or longer than the pedicels. Sepals lanceolate, acute. Petals 

 lanceolate, acute, a little shorter and broader than the sepals. Lip 3- 

 lobed ; side lobes triangular, acute ; front lobe obovate-oblong, obtuse ; 

 margins slightly ci-enulate ; disc with very slightly elevated lines, velvety 

 at the base ; spur clavate, obtuse, a third as long as the lip. Column 

 shorter by one-third than the lip, velvety. 



TTpper 6uinea> Cameroons, Dusen, 264. 



Only known to me from the original description, in which it is compared with tiie 

 South African E. clavicornis, Lindl. 



8. E. Milnei, Reichh.f. Otia Bot. Hamh. ii. 116. Rhizome rather 

 slender, with several swollen joints, forming the bases of the stems. 

 Leaves narrowly linear, acute, 4-8 in. long, 1 lin. broad. Scapes 

 slender, erect, 9-12 in. long; racemes 2-3 in. long, lax. Bracts lanceo- 

 late, acuminate, lJ-2 lin. long. Pedicels as long as the bracts. Sepals 

 and petals lanceolate or linear-oblong, subacute or apiculate, lJ-2 lin. 

 long. Lip shortly clawed, trilobed, 1J-1| lin. long ; margin crenulate; 

 side lobes divaricate, oblong, obtuse or subacute, J lin. long ; front lobe 

 ovate or broadly rounded, obtuse or retuse, 1 Hn. broad; disc with 

 three thickened nerves, each bearing a few linear papillae above the 

 middle; spur J-f lin. long, clavate or with inflated apex. Column 

 stout, I lin. long. — E. gracillima, Ridl. in Journ. Bot. 1886, 292. 



Upper Cruinea. Fernando Po and vicinity, Milne ! Old Calabar, Rohh I 

 " Nimbo River, Benito Ground, Main Sand, Milne " (ex Eeichenbach) . 

 Remarkable for its very slender habit and narrow leaves, 



9. E. lutea, Lindl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. vi, 132. Stems with a 

 subglobose, corm-like base. Scapes 1-1 J ft. long, rather slender; 

 racemes lax. Bracts lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, acute, lJ-3 lin. 



