EulopMa.] oxLviii. oechidb^. (J. D. Hooker.) 7 



raceme short many-fld., bracts shorter than the ovary, sepals linear-oblong, 

 petals shorter elliptic obtuse, side lobes of lip short, midlobe large orbicular 

 crisped, nerves of disk as in H. bicarinafa. Oyrtopera Candida, JJindl. in 

 Jburn. Linn. 8oc. iii. 31 {in part). 



SiKEiM HiMAiATA, alt. 3-4000 ft., J. D. S. Assam, Mann. 



Flowering before leafing. Leaves 8-18 by 3-3 J in., elliptic-lanceolate, caudate, ' 

 5-nerved J petiole 6-8 in., slender. Scape 18-24 in. ; sheaths rather loose; raceme 

 3-4 in.; bracts ^-^ in., more turgid than in E.hicarinata; flowers Ij in. diam., 

 white or greenish j spur conical. Capsule 1 in., narrowly ellipsoid. — Perhaps a 

 var. of S. hicarinata. Lindley's description is taken from a specimen gathered by 

 myself, and a drawing of IB. nuda (Ic. Cathcart), from which the root, the colour, 

 and the anther are taken. 



22. E. flava, HooJc.f.; tall, robust, flowers very large, sepals oblong- 

 lanceolate finely acuminate, petals as long much broader elliptic many- 

 nerved, lip large saccate, side lobes large rounded, midlobe orbicular, disk 

 with 2 small pyriform basal calli and 3 crenate lamellss. Oyrtopera flava, 

 Lindl. in Wall. Cat. 7364; Oen. Sf Sp. Orchid. 189 ; Boi/le HI 370, t. 88; 

 BeicU.f. in Gard. Ghron. 1870, 1407. 0. Oulleni, Wight Ic. t. 1754; 

 Walp . Ann. vi. 667. Dipodium flavum, Serh. Sam. 



Wbstebn Tbopioal HiMAiATA ;■ from Garwhal, alt. 4-5000 ft., to Nepal. 

 Thavancoee, Gullen. — Distkib. Hong Kong. 



Flowering before leafing. Scape 2-5 ft.J as thick as the finger or less ; raceme 

 1-2 ft. ; bracts ^f in. ; flowers lemon-yellow ; sepals 1-lJ in. long, variable in 

 breadth ; lip as long as the sepals ; spur a broad sac ; anther with a 2-fid top, and 

 long anterior process ; pollen obtusely angled. — Wight describes the leaves as 2 ft. 

 long, lanceolate. 



23. E. macrobulbon, Parish Sf Seichh.f. in Trans. Linn. Soc. xix. 

 144 ; scape robust, raceme densely many-fld., bracts filiform, sepals linear- 

 oblong acute, petals shorter elliptic obtuse many-nerved, lip cuneate, side 

 lobes short subterminal, midlobe small orbicular crisped, disk with two 

 nerves thickened at the base and together with the middle nerve crenate 

 towards the apex. 



SiKKiM Himalaya {Ic. in Serh. Oalcutt.), Tenasseeim; at Moulmein, 

 Parish. , 



Tuher large. Scape with raceme 18 in., as thick as the little finger ; sheaths basal, 

 oose; bracts ^-| in., equalling the filiform pedicels; sepals i-} in. long; petals 

 rather broader ; Up shorter than the sepals ; spur conic, obtuse ; anther with a pro- 

 duced 2-fid top ; poUinia oblong. — Parish describes the leaves as oblong, acuminate 

 (more likely elliptic-lanceolate), sepals and petals brown, lip yellow, spotted red. The 

 Sikkim drawing represents a stem as thick as the middle finger, with sessile obovate 

 leaves 1-2 ft. long, purple beneath and on the margin ; a scape as thick as a goose- 

 quill, dark purple, as are the flowers ; raceme 12 in., many-fld. ; bracts very slender, 

 as long as the ovary ; sepals f in. long and petals violet-purple ; lip palfer. 



24. E. macrorhizon, ILooh.f. ; scape robust, raceme lax-fld., bracts 

 long slender, sepals lanceolate acuminate and shorter obovate petals many- 

 nerved, lip broad obtusely 3-lobed many-nerved, 3 median nerves tubercled, 

 disk of mid- and side-lobes rough, spur conical. 



Sikkim Himalaya; at Ryang, alt. 2000-ft., King {in Serb. Oalcuti.). 



RootstocTc elongate, as thick"as the thumb, ringed. Leames not seen. Scape 

 8-12 in., sheaths 3-4, loose, obtuse ; raceme 2-4 in. ; bracts i-f in., about equalling 

 the ovary; flowers 1 in. diam., reddish sepals adnate to the foot of the column but 

 free of the spur of the lip ; Up much shnrter than the sepals, nerves slender, con- 



