J)isa.] cxxxiii. ORCHiDEiE (brown). 279 



cyli'ndric, pendulous. Lateral sepals spreading and ascending, 6 lin. 

 long, 2J lin. broad, oblong, obtuse or subacute. Petals 4^-5 lin. long, 

 2 lin. broad, unequally 2-lobed to the middle ; the posterior lobe 2J-3 

 lin. long, |^-| lin. broad, falcate-linear, obtuse or subacute; the anterior 

 lobe much shorter than the posterior, broadly rounded, ear-shaped. 

 Lip b-G lin. long, linear and less than J lin. broad, except at the base, 

 where it is dilated to 1 lin. in breadth for about 1 lin. of its length, the 

 dilated part ending in a tooth on each side. Anther erect, oblong, 

 '2^-S lin. long. Rostellum short, with a fold between the anthers. — 

 a". Rich, Fl. Abyss, ii. 302, t. 94 ; Walp. Ann. iii. 590. 



wile ILand. Abyssinia : Mt. Sholoda, near Adowa, Quart in- Dillon ! nnd 

 vvitliout precise locality, Parkyns ! 



5. D. Schixnperi, N. E. Brown. Plant 2-2\ ft. high, glabrous. 

 Stem leafy to the top. Leaves of barren shoot 1 ft. long, 7-14 lin. 

 broad, strap-shaped, acute. Leaves of flowering stem longer than the 

 internodes, with a tubular sheath and an ascending or spreading blade 

 lJ-4 in. long, 7-12 lin. broad, lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, acute or 

 obtuse. Spike 6-8 in. long, about an inch thick, not very dense. 

 Flowers carmine-red. Bracts equalling or longer than the flowers, 

 J-1 in. long, 4J-5 lin. broad, ovate-lanceolate, acute. Dorsal sepal 

 8J-4 lin. long, '2-'2h lin. broad, erect, elliptic, obtuse, broadly boat- 

 shaped; spur 2-2| lin. long, J lin. thick, straight, subcylindrical, 

 obtuse, pendulous. Lateral sepals spreading. and ascending, 4 lin. long, 

 '2-2^ lin. broad, oblong, obtuse. Petals 3-4 lin. long, lf-2 lin. broad, 

 unequally 2-lobed ; the posterior lobe about 1^ lin. long, J lin. broad, 

 sigmoid, linear, obtuse ; the anterior lobe much shorter than the 

 posterior, suborbicular. Lip 3 lin. long, \-^ lin. broad, linear, sub- 

 obtuse. Anther erect. If lin. long, oblong. Rostellum short, with a fold 

 between the anther-cells. 



Wile Iiand. Abyssinia : Begemeder ; at Sanka Berr on the River Reb, 6500 ft. 

 Schimper ! 1309 ! 



Closely allied to D. scutellifera, A. Rich., but is distinguished by its smaller 

 flowers, and by its lip, which is not toothed on each side at the base, as in that 

 species. 



6. D. ochrostachya, Reichh.f. in Flora, 1865, 181. Plant 1-2 ft. 

 high, glabrous. Leaves of barren growth only seen in a very young 

 state, lJ-3 in. long, 5 lin. broad, linear-lanceolate, acute. Flowering 

 stem with numerous, coriaceous, sheath-like, acuminate leaves, closely 

 embracing the stem. Spike 5-8 in. long, |-1 in. thick, not very dense. 

 Bracts equalling, longer or shorter than the flowers, 6-9 lin. long, 2-2J 

 lin. broad, ovate-lanceolate, or lanceolate, acuminate, reddish. Flowers 

 small, yellowish-white. Dorsal sepal erect, 3 J lin. long, li-2 lin. 

 broad, rhomboid, boat-shaped, obtuse, cuneately narrowed from the 

 middle to the base ; spur 4-J lin. long, inflated, f-1 lin. thick, obtuse, 

 straight, pendulous, and usually applied to the ovary. Lateral sepals 

 about 3 lin. long, lj-l| lin. broad, oblong, obtuse, widely spreading 

 a^d slightly ascending. Petals 2j-3 lin. long, Ij hn. broad, cuneately 



