“74 NEW MALAY-ORCHIDS. 
the sepals, claw narrow linear edges and ridges crenu- 
late, apex with two narrow cuneate truncate labels 
half as long as the claw, white yellowish at the tip 
column stout conic, as long as the foot. Anther oblong- 
truncate in front. 
Lankawi Islands (Curtis). 
One of the Desmotrichum section resembling D. flabel- 
lum but remarkable for the terminal lobe of the lip formed 
of two narrow cuneate truncate lobes. 
Bulbophyllum variabile, n. sp. Rhizome stout woody, pseudobulbs 
curved 3 inches long. Leaf elliptic ovate acute 6 inches 
long, 2 to 8 inches wide, thin by coriaceous, petiole 
an inch long. Scape from near the pseudobulb stout, 
red with several sheaths at the base and three or four 
lanceolate red spotted ones scattered on it. Bracts large 
lanceolate acute spotted red half as long as the ovary. “S 
Flowers 1 or 2 large show 3 inches across. Upper ‘ 
sepal lanceolate acute, laterals falcate. Petals lanceolate 
nearly as long all yellow with red dots. Lip tongue- 
shaped recurved with a broader base, short, apex blunt 
yellow with red spots. Column short, foot twice as 
long, apex free, arms short rounded. 
B. Reinwardtii, Hook. fil. Fl. Brit. Ind. V. p. 754 (not B. Rein- 
wardti, Rehb. fil. Sarcopodium Reinwardtia, Lindl.) 
Thaiping Hills on trees and rocks; collected by Mr. 
Curtis and myself; and at Gunong Batu Putih, by 
Wray, 1122. 
There are two colour forms of this, one as described 
above, the other has the sepals and petals crimson, with red 
spots at the base; Jip dark crimson, column yellow with F 
crimson spots. Both forms are very beautiful and at- P 
tractive plants, but like so many of these large Bulbo- . 
phylla very troublesome to grow. 
B. pustulatum, n. sp. Stem stout crinite, pseudobulbs crowded 
oblong conic half an inch long. Leaf elliptic lanceolate 
acute four inches long by one inch wide, petiole } inch 
long. Flower solitary an inch across, pedicel slender $ an 
Jour, Straits Branch ; 
