(451) 
This species must technically be placed in Lindley’s too artificial 
section Lolystachyae, in which it seems most allied to the Peruvian 
S. mononeura Lindl. but the lip is not so distinctly trilobed as in 
that species. The species of this genus are for the most part ex- 
tremely difficult to distinguish in a dried state, on account of their 
minute flowers. 
Stelis scandens Rolfe, sp. nov 
Rhizome climbing, stoutish, neous about 1 in. long. Stems 
stoutish, about in. lon pa elliptical-oblong, minutely 
bidentate, eae petiolate, mR in. long, 9-12 lin. broad; petioles 
8-10 lin. long. Flowering s eaths ovate-oblong, apiculate, 3-4 
lin. long, producing oo. t bs or sometimes only one raceme. 
Racemes 2-4 in. long, many-flowered. Bracts ovate-triangular, 
acute, 1.52 lin. long, from a shortly funnel-shaped base, slightly 
middle. olumn broad, as long as the petals. ( 
Technically belongs to the section Polystachyae, and may be 
placed next to the Venezuelan S. grandis Reichb. f., but is smaller 
in all its parts, besides having a more scandent habit. 
STELIS BRITTONIANA Rolfe, Mem. Torrey Club 4: 261. 1895. 
(No. 2563.) 
EPIDENDRUM scCABRUM R. & P. Syst. Veg. 248. (Vo. r9g0. 
EpIpENDRUM RIGIDUM Jacq. Enum. Pl. Carib. 29. (/Vo. 2220.) 
ErIpENDRUM BRACHYCLADIUM Lindl. Fol. Orch. Epid. 60. (iVo. 
2265. 
ee Friperici-GuiLiELM1 Warsc.; Reichb. f. Bon- 
plandia 2:110. (iVo. 2974.) 
Epidendrum Bangii Rolfe, sp. nov. 
S stout, a foot or more high (base not seen). Leaves ob- 
long-lanceolate, subobtuse, 3.5-—5 in eee g-12 broad; sheaths 
sulcate, and strongly rugose. Racem -6 in. long; s several- to 
many-flowered. ane spreading, pare or oe -ovate, acute 
or acuminate, 6-10 ong. aaa 4-5 lin. long. Dorsal 
sepal oblong- PResrs ‘acute, 6-7 lin. long; lateral pair broader 
and somewhat oblique, acuminate. Peta s linear, acute, in 
long. Tip with its base adnate to the c eee limb free, entire, 
fleshy, strongly cordate, ape conduplicate, sla the ahs ae 
nate and slightly recurved, 5 lin. long. Column stout, 3 1 ong 
with the wings broadly ended, and be behind ie ee 
by a thickened margin. (Vo. 7963.) 
