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The new variety departs from type by the presence of 

 innumerable short setaceous hairs on stem, bracts, pedicels, 

 and outer-surface of flowers, the type being quite glabrous; 

 also by the pubescent condition of the posterior portion of 

 upper-surface of the labellum. 



In the bud, the face of the anther fits exactly into the 

 cleft in the tip of the labellum while the expanded lobes on 

 either side of this cleft embrace the apex of the column ; ^the 

 base of the column is at the same time clasped by the lateral 

 lobes of the labellum. 



llabifot—Mafulu (C. T. White, No. 445). 



Habenaria ramosa, n. sp. 

 PI. viii. 

 Planta robusta; caule excedenti 120 cm. alta ; foliis circa 

 novem, vaginantibus, alternatis, lanceolatis, 7*5 cm. 

 longis; bracteis non-nuUis, acutis, amplectantibus, prope 

 a spica; spica circa 30 cm.; ovario gracili, torto, calcari 

 longiore; sepalis lateralibus deflexis, circa 11 mm. longis, 

 oblique ovato-lanceolatis ; sepalo dorsali erecto, acumin- 

 ato, anguste cucullato, circa 10 mm. longo; petalis later- 

 alibus profunde bipartitis, partitione postica basi lata 

 alioquin anguste lineari circa 9 mm. longa, antica longiore 

 ramosissima; labello tripartito, lacinia intermedia anguste 

 lineari integra circa 12 mm. longa, laciniis lateralibus 

 aequalibus aut paulo longioribus ramosissimus ; columna 

 breve, staminodiis verucosis, processubus stigmaticis 

 oblongo-lanceolatis, carnosis, antherae canalibus porrectis 

 longioribus; caudiculis longissimis circa 2'5 to 3 mm., 

 pellucidis; glandulis nudis; calcari circa 20 mm. longa. 

 nnbifat—BilsiYSi (C. T. White, No. 680). 



A robust plant upwards of 120 cm. (4 feet) in height. 

 Leaves about 9, sheathing, alternate, lanceolate, 7'5-23*3 cm. 

 (3-10 inches) long; bracts several near the spike, acute, clasp- 

 ing, also an acute bract subtending each flower. Ovary very 

 slender, twisted, exceeding the spur in length. Lateral sepals 

 deflexed on either side of the spur, +11 mm. long, obliquely 

 ovate-lanceolate; dorsal sepal erect, acuminate, rather narrowly 

 cucullate, + 10 mm. long. Lateral petals erect, deeply bi- 

 partite, posterior division rather wide at the extreme base, 

 otherwise narrow-linear, +9 mm. long; anterior division 

 longer, markedly ramiferous. Labellum deeply tripartite; 

 middle lobe narrow-linear entire, ±12 mm. long; lateral lobes 

 at least as long, markedly ramiferous; spur about 20 mm. 

 long, linear, with wide funnel-shaped orifice and bulbous 

 extremity, pendent. 



