SmitH—NeEw OrcHIDs. 193 
inches. Flowers rose, labellum darkest. August rg1g.’? G. 
Forrest. No. 19,06 
Calanthe plantaginea, Lindl. 
“West China :—Hills to the south of Tengyueh, Yunnan, in 
shady openings in thickets. Lat. 25° N. Alt. 6-7,000 ft. 
Plant of 1-1% ft. Flowers rose and dull yellow. March 1913.” 
G. Forrest. No. 9738. Also No. 12,294. 
‘‘Upper Burma :—Langyang Pass at 7,500 ft., on woodland 
banks coming down from the pass. April r919.”’ R. Farrer. 
No. 827. 
Not previously recorded, I pe io from China or Burma. 
{02 4> Calanthe shweliensis, W.W.Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species affinis C. angustae, Lindl. et C. Davidi, Franch. et 
C. ensifoliae, Rolfe; inflorescentia pro numero florum brevius- 
cula, lobo labelli alte bifido inter socios illos bene notata. 
Planta terrestris erecta 30-60 cm. alta rhizomate brevi radici- 
bus elongatis pilosis bene praedito. Folia basalia vulgo 3-4, 
basi fibris solutis circumdata, sub anthesi satis bene evoluta, 
anguste lanceolata, ad 20 cm. longa, 1.5-2.5 cm. lata, apice acuta 
vel acuminata, basi petiolatim angustata, plicata, in sicco mem- 
branacea, utrinque glabra. Scapus folia longe superans, flores 
12-20 subcongestos gerens, ubique minute pubescens, foliis re- 
ductis bracteiformibus 4-6 remotis ornatus; inflorescentia 7-8 
em. longa, 4-6 cm. lata; bracteae persistentes ad 1 cm. longae, 
ad 5 mm. latae, subpatentes, ovato-lanceolatae, obtusiusculae, 
textura subfoliaceae; flores mediocres; pedicelli circ. 5 mm. 
longi. Sepala lateralia circ. 1.2 cm. longa, fere 5 mm. lata, 
patentia, oblique ovata, obtusa, glabra, flava; intermedium ov- 
atum paulo brevius. Pe tala paulo minora ‘sepalis subsimilia. 
Labellum columnae adnatum, circ. 1.2 cm. longum, trilobum, 
lobis lateralibus oblongis 5 mm. longis 2 mm. latis integris, 
lobo intermedio late obovato ad medium in lobulos obovatos 6 
mm. longos 5 mm. latos integros apice rotundatos diviso; calcar 
9 mm. longum sublineare fere rectum subacutum. Colnmna car- 
nosa 5 mm. alta; pollinia 8. Ovarium subclavatum 1.3 cm. 
longum minute puberulum 
“West China :—Valley ae the = (Lungchiang), Yunnan,’ 
on margins of thickets. . Lat. 25° N. Alt. 5,000 ft. Plant of 
1-2 ft. Flowers biscuit-yellow with a tinge of pink or lavender 
on exterior; fragrant. May 1912.”’ G. Forrest. No. 7824. 
A very distinct member of the group which contains C. Davidi, 
Franch. and C. enstfolia, Rolfe. 
