6 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
apice rotundato fortiter trinerve. Columna brevis. Capsula 
ipsoidea sex-carinata. 
= ean m. 1. Leaves, blade 15-20 mm. 1. 7-9 mm. br. 
The flowers are less caducous than usual. Sepals dark crimson 
purple, 25 mm.1. Petals ‘7 mm. Sepa — oe L. brevipetala, 
but twice as ia ip 1:3 mm. 1 
. Hab.—On ire, Holly Mo Mount, Mt. Diabolo, 2600 ft, in fi. and 
fr., Feb., aoe 
Very n ee brevipetala, but is distinguished by the lateral 
ot ae ‘reo pee to the base, and the much larger very con- 
spicuous lip, 
epanthes arcuata. Herba parva caulibus folia elliptica vel 
rotundato-elliptica excedentibus, vaginew ore str risque ciliolata. 
acemi pluriflori fasciculati quam folia breviores, bracteolis bre- 
viter acutis glabrescentibus. Sepalum posticum ovato-lanceolatum 
acutum, sepala lateralia vix 4-connata late ovata apiculata uni- 
nervia. Petala trilobata, lobis subequalibus obtuse triangulari- 
bus. Labellum lobis lateralibus quam petala columnaque multo 
longioribus columnam amplectentibus lineari-lanceolatis subfal- 
catis, lobo medio ee acuto. Columna brevis. Capsula ob- 
ovata anguste sex-alat: 
ig S species is née L. tridentata, oe differs in the short 
column, and in other respects. Stem d¢ 
are variable e, being someti 
roundish-elliptical, 1-2-1-7 em agenta-crimson, dorsal 
2:3 mm. 1., la mm.l. Pets brick-orange yellow; in breadth 
barely 1 mm., while those of L. ise are 1 5mm. br 1 
1 mm.1. The 
ih that of L. tridentata, which is 1 
ade of magenta-crimson than the ee The anther is 
a 6.—On trunks of ies Holly Mount, Mt. Diabolo, 2600 ft., 
in fl. and fr., Feb., Harri 
epanthe Herba — aut parva, caulibus 
quam folia elliption ¢ er longioribus: va: 
isque muriculate. Racemi pluriflori siheves fasciculati quam folia 
breviores, bracteole acutiusculs glabre. Sepalum posticum late 
ovatum obtusum ateralia 4-connata. Petala obverse 
deltoidea apice brevi obtusa Labellum ut in ZL. sanguinea. 
Columna brevis superne ditatain 
Stems to 35m. 1. Leaves subsessile, enerally 8-14 mm. l. 
Sepals transparent yellow, dorsal 2 teral barely as long. 
Petals shade 
of yellow than ‘the sepals, shaded with 
Geaaacs, slighay over 1mm. br. Li rimson, ‘Smm. 1. Column 
deep pink. Anther-case white. 
ab. 
—On t eae of trees, Holly Mount, Mt. Diabolo, 2600 ft., 
in fl., Feb., Harris 
