CYMBIDIUM. 193 
11. CyMBIDIUM Gammieanum, King and Pantling in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 
Vol. LXIV, Pt. 2, p. 339, 
Pseudo-stem short. Leaves narrowly linear, acuminate, slightly narrowed below, but 
somewhat dilated at the equitant base, 24 to 36 in. long, and about °75 in. broad. 
Inflorescence from the base of the pseudo-stem, decurved, shorter than the leaves; the 
peduncle sub-erect, about 15 or 18 in. long, enveloped to the apex in loose lanceolate 
sheaths, acuminate, 3 to 6 in. long.  Zaceme lax or dense, rather shorter than the 
peduncle, bearing 15 to 20 flowers; floral bract minute. Flowers 1:75 in. long, and 
23:0 to 3 in. across, бераз linear-lanceolate or linear-oblanceolate, 7-nerved. Petals 
linear-oblong, sub-faleate, slightly shorter than the sepals, 7-nerved. Lip about as long as 
the sepals, oblong; the side lobes shallow, elongate, acute at the apex; the apical lobe 
sub-orbicular, undulate, puberulous, separated from the lateral lobes by a sinus; lamelli 
of the lip 2, pubescent, meeting and ending abruptly with the side lobes opposito 
the ciliolate sinus, otherwise parallel. Column slender, slightly winged. Pollinia erect, 
cuneate, sessile on & quadrate gland. Capsule 2 in. long. 
Sikkim, at elevations of from 5,000 to 7,000 feet; flowering in September and 
October; Pantling, No. 299, 
The colour of the flowers in this species is a dirty yellow flushed with brown and 
with brown lines; the lip, however, is of a brighter yellow and has brown lines on its 
side lobes, Individuals with flowers of a paler yellow are, however, very common, and 
these have usually densely-flowered racemes like €. elegans, Blume; while the plants with 
dirty yellow flowers have lax racemes suggestive of those of C, Vit. Don, This 
species, although common in Sikkim, has hitherto remained unnamed. It has been 
suggested that it may possibly be a natural hybrid between C. giganteum and С, elegans, 
as its flowers combine the characters of these species. It is dedicated to Mr, J. A. 
Gammie, Deputy Superintendent of the Government Cinchona Plantation in Sikkim, whose 
work in the cultivation of the medicinal species of Cinchona and in the local manufacture 
of Quinine is so well known and so highly appreciated, The species is allied to 
C. Mastersii, Benth. and to C. afine, Warn. 
PLATE 257.—Cymbidium Gammiennum, King and Pantling. Part of a plant. Fig. 1 column with 
anther in situ, 2 lip, 3 side view of the same; all of natural size, 4 pollinia in situ on the apex of the 
column, the cap of the anther having been removed, 5 pollinia removed from the column and seen from 
behind, 6 empty anther, lower surface; all enlarged. 
12. CrMBIDIUM WHITES, new species, 
Pseudo-stem 2 to б in. long. Leaves linear, acuminate, narrow in the lower two-thirds, 
but dilated at the equitant base, 24 to 36 in. long and about "65 in. wide at the widest 
point. Inflorescence from the base of the pseudo-bulb, 15 to 18 in. long, strongly decurved 
from the base; the peduncle as long as the raceme, clothed throughout with scarious 
oblong-lanceolate acuminate bracts 1 to 5 in. long. Raceme 6 to 8 in. long, 10- to 
12-flowered. -Flowers 1:75 in. long; floral bract “д5 to -35 in. long, lanceolate, acuminate, 
shorter than the stalked ovary. Sepals lanceolate, acute, connivent. . Petals linear-oblong, 
sub-faleate, as long as the, sepals.. Lip as long as the lateral sepals, sparsely pubescent 
on the upper surface; side lobes shallow, elongate, their apices cblique, sub-acute, 
directed forwards; apical lobe orbicular, erenate-undulate, slightly deflexed, dise with two 
Axx. Ror. Вот. Garp., Carcurra, Vor. ҮШІ, 
