ast 
218 SmitH—NEW ORCHIDS. 
ft. Epiphytic plant of 6-8 inches. Sepals and petals pinkish- 
rose; labellum the same, with a deeper shade of orange-pink 
down centre towards base; fragrant. June 1912.’’ G. Forrest. 
Nos. 8304, 8320. 
‘‘Shweli Valley. Lat. 25° N. Alt. 6,000 ft. Flowers 
pinkish-orange. July 1912.’’ G. Forrest. Nos. 8817, 18,586. 
ew to China. 
Pholidota Convallariae, Hook. f. 
“West China :—Lava bed west of Tengyueh, Yunnan, on 
rocks. Lat. 25° N. Alt. 5,000 ft. Plant of Q-I5 inches. 
Flowers creamy-white, fragrant. May 1912.’’ G. Forrest. 
No. 7799 
New to China. 
-Pholidota imbricata, Lindl. 
“West China :—Yung-peh mountains, Yunnan, on trees and 
cliffs. Lat. 26° 42’ N. Alt. 8-9,000 ft. Epiphytic plant of 
6-9 inches. In fruit. September 1918.’’ G. Forrest. No. 
17,149 
Apparently not recorded from China. 
Pholidota sp. 
Species affinis Ph. calceatae, Reichb. f. et Ph. Convallariae, 
Hook. f. et Ph. yunnanensi, Rolfe a quibus labello 4 mm. longo 
bilobo lobis rotundatis apice emarginato distingui videtur. 
“Upper Burma :—Salween Valley above Kunatong, 5~—7,000 
ft. Small tuberous orchid on trees and rocks. January 3rd, 
1914.”’ F. Kingdon Ward. 
This appears to be a distinct species but the material 1s 
scarcely adequate for description. 
Pleione scopulorum, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species affinis P. Hookerianae, (Lindl.) T. Moore a qua 
pseudobulbis diphyllis inter alia distinguitur; foliis synanthis, 
labello 7-fimbriato-nervoso, antice minute erosodenticulato ap- 
pinguat. 
Pseudobulbi ovati circ. 1.5 cm. longi, fere 1 cm. crassi, annulo 
parvo praediti, diphylli. Folia ad 15 cm. longa, circ. 1.5-2 cm 
lata, lanceolata, breviter acuminata, basi longe petiolatim an- 
gustata, in sicco membranacea, multinervia, nervis tribus tantum 
at sea Scapus foliis fere omnino evolutis synanthus et 
» erectus, uniflorus, basi vaginis tubulosis mem- 
“branaceis tandem in fbr s parallelas solutis circumda 
