SmMitH—NeEw ORCHIDS. 219 
bractea anguste obovata vel suboblonga, obtusa, circ. 2 cm. 
longa, vix ad summum ovarium attingens. Flos subnutans laete 
roseus. Sepala anguste ovata, circ. 2.5 cm. longa, 9 mm. lata, 
acuta. Petala sepalis aequilonga, oblonga, acutiuscula, vix an- 
gustiora. Labellum e basi latissime truncata obscure trilobum, 
lobis lateralibus rotundatis medio truncato, cire. 2.5 cm 
longum, ad 3 cm. latum, antice eroso-denticulatum, nervis mediis 
7 fimbriatis. Columna 1.7 cm. alta. 
“West China :—Mekong-Salween divide, Yunnan, on ledges 
of cliffs and humus-covered boulders in shady situations. Lat. 
28° 12’ N. Alt. 9,000 ft. Plant of 6-9 inches. Flowers bright 
scarlet-rose, labellum darkest. July 1917.’’ G. Forrest. No. 
14,230. 
Risleya atropurpurea, King et Pantling. 
“Upper Burma :—Ridge of Naung-Chaung, Nwai divide, on 
granite ridge about 10,000 ft. In deep shade of bamboo forest 
in damp leafy soil. Flowers bie — almost black. July 
1914.”’, F. Kingdon Ward. No. 
A rare monotypic genus at eae Rane from the Sikkim 
Himalaya at 13,000 
Saccolabium acutifolitum, Lindl. 
“West China :—Hills to the north of Tengyueh, Yunnan, on 
rocks in pine forest. Lat. 25° 15’ N. Alt. 7,000 ft. Epi- 
phytic plant of 6-12 inches. Corolla fleshy; petals and sepals 
dull deep olive-yellow with large blotches of crimson-lake. 
Labellum deeply pouched, saccate, with similar markings, 
lighter coloured and fringed round margin. May ig12.’”’ G. 
Forrest. No. 8549 
“‘Shweli Valley, Yunnan, in open situations on trees. Lat. 
25° 20/ N. Alt. 6,000 ft. Epiphytic plant of 6-8 inches. 
Flowers yellow, spotted deep purple; fragrant. August 1917.” 
rrest. No. 15,906 
New to China. 
Saccolabium gemmatum, Lindl. 
“Upper Burma :—Htawgaw, valley of Naung-Chaung, Lashi 
country, at 5,000 ft.,forming dense matted tufts in trees (alders). 
Flowers purple, petals cream-tipped. May 1914.’’ F. Kingdon 
Ward. No. 1556. 
Apparently new to Burma. 
Sarcanthus pallidus, Lindl. 
“West China :—Lava bed west of Tengyueh, Yunnan, in open 
situations on lava rocks. Lat. 25° N. Alt. 4-4500 ft. Epi- 
