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which kindly undertook its publication. I now give descriptions of 
the new species discovered in ; 
mia catopHytia, Par. § Rehb. f.; folio tenui cuneato 
cellata longe non sequantibus, sepalis triangulis, sepalo summo quidem 
minus attenuato, sepalis tri lis minus acutis, labello oblongo seu 
obovato antice retusiusculo _emarginato undulato, caleari conico 
ovario pedicellato duplo breviore, —- rostellari uncinato ascen- 
dente, cruribus stigmaticis minutis 
The leaf is dark green, very beautifully mottled and netted with 
brown, and equals that of the common Hemipilia cordifolia, Lindl., 
: secon 
note of the Rey. C. Parish, flowers wholl purplish occur. The 
striking features of the plant are found in its i leaf (though I 
have a single specimen from the Himalayas of H. cordifolia with such 
aleaf, whilst all the other specimens are duly cordate), and in the very 
distinct conical spur. I know nothing of the colour of the leaves in 
@ common H. cordifolia. The column is acute at its apex, and the 
Sides of the stigmatic hollow are retuse and emarginate. Therostellar . 
setting a beautiful specimen 8- » se and a very skilful amene 
Po “2g agen by the pean of = keen botanist, me _ C. 
it with a few drops of sdaoak exceeded the means of a private 
<e and drying a few specimens were beyond the powers of 
ABIUM FRAGRANS, Far. & Rehb. f. ; valde humile, foliis 
mug ligulatis apice subacutis obliquis inequalibus, siccis 
"raga racemis os urvis plurifloris pluribus, bracteis triangulis 
ligula _ bedicellata infima dimidio sequantibus, sepalis pe talisque 
; obtuse acutiuscutis, labello elongato trifido, laciniis latera- 
‘agmmes bay adratis hine repandulis, obtu sangulis, lacinia media 
laterale “pice rhombea acuta medio callosa, callo parvo inter lacinias 
vin ite calcari angulato apice inflato obtuso ovarium pedicellatum 
° equante, columnz basi ——— angulata. 
it was overlooked. The 
Meare been seven on the specimen (four fall 
vered wi m the — C. Parish’s nice sketch. They 
with flexu ose transverse wrinkles, which rand ari ore 
