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°* Hemipilia Bulleyi, Rolfe. Sp. nov. Plate xii. 
Tuber oblongum, 2-3 cm. longum. Caulis brevis, monophyllus, 
vaginis laxis membranaceis obtectus. Folia sessilia, amplexi- 
caulia, late cordata, apiculata, 2.5-4 cm. longa, 2. 5-4.5 cm. lata, 
subcoriacea. Scapi erecti, 15-25 cm. longi, vaginis paucis 
oblongo-lanceolatis obtecti; racemi 4-9 cm. longi, laxiflori. 
Bracteae ovato-lanceolatae, acuminatae, 8-10 mm. longae. 
Pedicelli incurvi, 1.5-1.8 cm. longi. Flores purpurei. Sepalum 
posticum erectum, ovato-oblongum, obtusum, concavum, 5-6 
mm. longum; sepala lateralia recurva, obliqua, semiovata, 
obtusa, 7-8 mm. longa. Petala suberecta, semiovata, subacuta, 
4 mm. longa. Labellum subsessile, trilobum, 7 mm. longum, 
lateribus reflexis ; lobi laterales oblongi vel triangulari-oblongi, 
apice breviter dentati, 2-3 mm. longi; lobus intermedius flabel- 
lato-obovatus, obtusus, crenulatus; discus minutissime puber- 
ulus; calcar 1.5-1.8 cm. longum, subrectum, crassiusculum, 
obtusum, basi anguste infundibuliforme. Columna lata, 3 mm. 
longa; rostellum. cordato-oblongum, cucullatum, ascendens, 
circiter 1.3 cm. 
‘“* Mekong-Salwin divide, behind Tzekou Mission. Elevation, 
Tibet. 1904.’ G. Forrest. No. 136. 
“Dry, shady banks, head of MHoching valley. Flowers 
ae Alt. 8000 ft. Yunnan, 1904.” G._ Forrest. 
No. 
Readily distinguished from H. flabellata, Bur. et Franch., 
by the shape of the lip, which is subsessile, strongly reflexed 
at the sides, and has well-developed side lobes. 
Hemipilia Forrestii, Rolfe. Sp. nov. 
Tuber oblongum, 3-4.5 cm. longum. Caulis brevis, mono- 
phyllus. Folia sessilia, amplexicaulia, ovato-oblonga, acuta, 
concava, circiter 4.5 cm. longa, 2.5 cm. lata, subcoriacea. Scapus 
erectus, 20 cm. longus, vaginis ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis 
obtectus ; racemus 6 cm. longus, laxiflorus. Bracteae lanceolatae 
vel ovato-lanceolatae, acuminatae, 1-1.2 cm. longae. Pedicelli 
circiter 2 cm. longi. Flores speciosi roseo-purpurei. Sepalum 
posticum erectum, ovato-oblongum, obtusum, concavum, circiter 
6 mm. longum; sepala lateralia recurva, obliqua, semiovata, 
subobtusa, concava, 1.2 cm. longa. Petala ovato-oblonga, 
obtusa, 5 mm. longa. Labellum sessile, quadrato-obovatum, 
truncatum, crenatum, 1.3 cm. longum, 1 cm. latum; discus basi 
obtuse carinatus ; calcar circiter 3 cm. longum, paullo incurvum, 
a basi attenuatum et subacutum. - Columna lata, 5 mm. longa; 
rostellum ovato-oblongum, subobtusum, cucullatum, ascendens, 
circiter 3 cm. longum. 
