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SMITH—NEW ORCHIDS. ae 
longe acuminata; bracteae 4-5, ad 4 cm. longae lineares valde 
acuminatae. Spica ad 19 cm. longa, 2 cm. lata, multiflora, sub- 
densiflora, floribus regulariter dispositis viridibus fragrantibus, 
bracteis floralibus ad 1.8 cm. longis linearibus acuminatis supra 
sensim decrescentibus. Sepala inaequalia; dorsale 4 mm. 
longum, ovatum obtusum, cucullatum; lateralia 6 mm. longa, 
deflexa, ovato-oblonga, subfalcata, obtusa. Petala sepalo dor- 
sali aequilonga late ovata, fere suborbicularia apice obtusissima. 
Labellum sepalis lateralibus aequilongum linguiforme a basi 
angustata paululo spathulato-dilatatum integerrimum; calear 
ovario dimidium longius gracile bene curvatum.  Pollinia 
ovoidea caudiculo aequilongo atque glandula lineari-oblonga 
munita; staminodia ovata parva; stigma in fovea processubus 
nullis. 
“West China :—Hills to the north-west of Tengyueh, Yun- 
nan, amongst grass on the margins of thickets. Lat. 25° 10’ N 
Alt. 6-7,000 ft. Plant of 114-2 ft. Flowers white and green, 
fragrant. June ror2.’’ G. Forrest. No. 
Habenaria (Piatanthera) multibracteata, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species ex affinitate Platantherae Henryi, Rolfe a qua habitu 
foliosiore, bracteis inanibus numerosis nunc ad 14, spica densi- 
flora, bracteis floralibus flores vulgo semi-aequantibus, sepalo 
dorsali obtusissimo, petalis haud acutis recedit. 
Planta ad 60 cm. alta habitu P. Henryi, tuberidiis anguste 
cylindricis. Caulis basi squamis paucis brevibus circumdatus. 
Folia vulgo 3-4, fere sessilia, parte vaginante brevissima, in 
spec. nostris 5-6 cm. longa, 2-3 cm. lata, late vel nunc anguste 
elliptica, apice obtusissima vel breviter obtuse angustata; 
bracteae numerosae nunc ad 14, anguste oblongo-lanceolatae, ad 
4 cm. longae, supra gradatim decrescentes. Spica 15-20 cm. 
longa multiflora subdensiflora, bracteis floralibus 7-15 mm. 
longis flores plerumque semi-aequantibus lanceolatis vel ovato- 
lanceolatis subacuminatis. Sepala paulo inaequalia ; dorsale late 
ovatum vel subellipticum, 5 mm. longum, 3-5 mm. latum, ob- 
tusissimum ; lateralia deflexa circ. 6 mm. longa, oblique oblonga 
obtusa. Petala 5 mm. longa, oblique ovata obtusa. Labellum 
7 mm. longum ligulatum integrum, calcari gracili curvato quam 
ovarium parte tertia longiore. Pollinia ovoidea caudiculo aequi- 
longo atque glandula suborbiculari praedita ; staminodia parva ; 
anthera medium petalorum superans latiuscula loculis sejunctis ; 
fovea stigmatica supra os calcaris posita 
West China :—Hills to the ‘north-east of Tengyueh, Yun- 
nan, in rocky pasture. Lat. 25° N. Alt. 6-7,000 ft. Plant of 
18-24 inches. Flowers green. June ror2.’” G. Forrest. No. 
8402. 
