332 G. King & R. Pantling — Neiv Orchids from SiTthim. [No. 3., 



DENDROBIUM, Swartz. 



Dendrobium cokspitosum, n. spec. Pseud o- bulbs tufted, narrowly 

 conical, from '5 to 1 in. long. Leaves linear-oblong ; the apex sub- 

 obtuse, minutely and obliquely emarginate, about 1*5 in. long and '25 

 in. broad. Racemes terminal 1 to 2 in. long, the raeliis slender, minutely 

 bracteolate, 8- to 12-flowered. Sepals and petals sub-equal, narrowly 

 lanceolate acute, '25 in. long, slightly spreading. Lip slightly shorter, 

 fleshy obovate-oblongjdecarved at the base, otherwise flat, without lateral 

 lobes, the margins ciliolate near the base; disc much thickened and 

 deeply 3-grooved ; mentum concave. Anther papillose ; polliyiia thin. 



Sikkim : in the Nam Valley, at an elevation of G,000 feet; in 

 flower in June. 



This species belongs to the group Stachyobinm and is allied to D. 

 alpestrc, Royle, but that species has a lip with incised-serrate lateral 

 lobes, a small crisped terminal lobe, and a central bi-lamellate disc. It 

 is also allied, but not so closely, to D. ericeflorum, Griff. 



Denprobium paucifi.ordm, n. spec. Stems 2 to 3 feet long, as thick 

 as a goose-quill, branching, and tapering towards each extremity, 

 pendulous, smooth when young but slightly grooved when old. Leaves 

 linear-lanceolate, obliquely and minutely emarginate at the apex 3 to 

 4 in. long, and *5 to '75 in. broad. Racemes lateral about "5 in. long, 

 1-4-flowered ; flower-bract ovate, blunt '1 in. long. Flowers '75 in. 

 long. Lateral sepals ovate ; the dorsal narrower, blunt. Petals ovate- 

 lanceolate, ciliolate. Lip '5 in. long, oblong, clawed : basal lobes 

 narrow, directed forwards, fringed, the part between these lobes much 

 thickened and bearing on its surface 3 raised lines ; terminal lobe fiat, 

 hispid with no central thickening or lines ; mentum with a large 

 nectar-secreting chamber, its upper (posterior) portion partially 

 covered by the wings from the sides of the column. 



Sikkim above Engo, at an elevation of about 4,000 feet ; in Sower 

 in June. 



The flowers are of a golden yellow colour, the sepals and petals 

 being broadly margined with crimson. The apical lobe of the lip is 

 spotted with red. Its nearest ally is probably D. sphegidoglossum, 

 Reichb. fil. The position of the basal lobes of the lip is so far forward 

 that they are really not basal but lateral. 



BULBOPHYLLUM, Thouars. 



Bulbopityllum cornl'-Cervi, n. spec. Pseudo-bulbs globular, touch- 

 ing, only T in. in diam. Leaf coriaceous, sub-sessile elliptic or elliptic- 

 rotund tapering slightly to the base, 1 to 1 '5 in. long and '6 to '8 in. 

 broad. Raceme 14 to T7o in. long, on a sub-erect stalk rather longer 



