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-OncipiuM RusgyI Rolfe n. sp... . 
Leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, 15 in. or more long. Panicle 
much elongated, branches 2-5 in. long, flexuose. Bracts broadly 
triangular-ovate, subobtuse, conduplicate, 217 lin. long. Pedicels 
8-11 lin. long. Sepals unguiculate, acuminate, undulate; dorsal 
one 31-4 lin. long, with ovate-oblong limb; laterals 5-5 % lin. 
spreading, with linear-oblong limb, unguis united for a short dis- 
tance at the base. Petals unguiculate, 3-374 lin. long, limb ovate- 
oblong, acuminate, undulate. Lip entire, 314 lin. long by nearly 
as broad ; broadly trulliform-ovate, sides somewhat reflexed, apex 
suddenly attenuated, triangular, recurved; crest large, 5-lobed, the 
three terminal lobes subequal. Column 17 lin. long, stout, apex 
somewhat reflexed ; wings short, broadly rounded. 
Yungas, 1890 (460). . 
A species belonging to the group Microchila cimicifera, and 
allied to ©. Trulla Reichb. f., though different from every other in 
the shape of the bracts. ; 
Brassia thyrsodes Reichb. f. Gard. Chron. 1868: 842 (ex deser.) 
Yungas, 1890 (607). | 
Sobralia violacea Lindl. Yungas, 1890 (391 and 576). ` 
‚Altensteinia Weddelliana : Reichb. f. Xen. Orch. 3: 19. Talca 
Chugiaguilla, Apr. 1890 (819). | 
ALTENSTEINIA BOLIVIENSIS Rolfe n. sp. 
Leaves lanceolate, acute or subacute, 6-10 in. long, 1 144—174 in. 
broad. Scapes 10-18 in. long. , Spikes 4-5 in. long, dense. 
Bracts ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acute, 4-6 lin. long. Sepals 
lanceolate-oblong, obtuse, 3 lin. long. Petals linear, obtuse, 3 lin. 
long. Lip elliptical, obtuse, the margin fimbriate in numerous 
short appendages, 4 lin. long. Column 2% lin. long. ` 
Yungas, 1890 (820). ` ; 
Allied to 4. fimbriata H. B. et K., but a less vigorous plant, 
with distinctly smaller flowers. 
SPIRANTHES Basen Rolfe n. sp. dn 
, Roots fascicled, stout. Leaves cauline, lanceolate, acute, 4-6 
in. long, %-ı in. broad, gradually reduced upwards into the : 
bracts. . Scapes. 114-214 ft. long, spikes 4-9 in. long. Bracts lan- | 
