354 ORCHiDEiE. [Eria. 



the middle one large, emarginate, witli 1 raised crest along the centre, and 2 

 short lateral ones at its base. 



On rocks on the top of Mount Gough, Champion, Wilford. Not known out of S. Chma, 

 although certainly nearly allied to the E. carinata, Gibs., from Khasia, which Lindley had 

 formerly associated with it. 



5. PHOLIDOTA, Lindl. 



Sepals equal, distinct, erect. Petals smaller. Labellum concave, entire or 

 3-lobed, inserted at the base of the column, and parallel with it. Anther ter- 

 minal, lid-like, each cell opening transversely in 2 valves. Pollen-masses 4, 

 waxy, globular, distinct. — Stems succulent or producing false-bulbs. Flower- 

 ing branches leafy at the base, with a terminal spike usually distichous. 



A small tropical Asiatic genus. 



1. P. chinensis, Lindl. in Journ. Hort. Soc. Lond. ii. 308. Rhizome 

 thick, shortly creeping. False-bulbs ovoid, bearing 1 or 2 leaves. Flowering 

 stems 4 to 6 in. long, with 1 or 2 leaves. Leaves oblong or oval-oblong, 

 acuminate, 2 to 4 in. long, stiff and folded. Eacemes incurved, with 6 to 8 

 distant greenish-white flowers. Bracts lanceolate, concave. Sepals ovate, 

 about 5 lines long. Petals linear, rather shorter. Labellum broadly obovate, 

 veiy obtuse, with a small point in the centre, which is ultimately bent down 

 so as to make the labellum appear 2-lobed. Column wdnged at the top. 



Abundant on rocks, Victoria Peak, and other places, Champion ; on mountain-sides, For- 

 tune ; also Wright, Hance, Seemann. Not known out of S. China. 



6. CCELOGYNE, Lindl. 



Sepals equal, distinct. Petals similar or narrower. Labellum concave, in- 

 serted at the base of the column, and parallel with it, 3-lobed or entire, with 

 longitudinal crests. Column winged. Anther lid-like, inserted below the top 

 of the column. Pollen-masses 4, waxy, free. — Ehizomes creeping, producing 

 false-bulbs. Flowering stems leafy at the base, 1- or several-flowered. 



A considerable tropical Asiatic genus. 



1. C. fimbriata, Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 868. False-bulbs ovoid. Leaves 

 usually 2, oblong-lanceolate, thick, about 3 in. long. Peduncle on the false- 

 bulb between the leaves, and about theii- length, with several imbricate sheath- 

 ing scales at the base. Flowers 2 or 3, of a pale dirty-yellow ; the labellum 

 paler, crested with pmiDle. Bracts deciduous. Sepals 10 or 11 lines long, 

 broadly oblong-lanceolate, acute. Petals naiTow-linear. Labellum 3-lobed, 

 the middle lobe fringed on the edge, with 2 raised nearly parallel plaits on the 

 disk. 



Common in ravines, Champion, Wilford. In S. China and Khasia. 



7. ARUNDINA, Blume. 



Sepals lanceolate, equal. Petals usually broader. Labellum broad, con- 

 volute round the column, entire or 3-lobed, not spun-ed. Column club-shaped 

 at the top. Anther terminal, lid-like. Pollen-masses 4, waxy, equal. — Stems 

 erect, leafy, from a perennial rhizome, without false-bulbs. Leaves distichous. 

 Flowers few, large. 



A small tropical and subtropical Asiatic genu3. 



