in the H, C, Botanic Gardens^ Calcutta. 377 



descenti-albidi, in paleis subimmersi, superiores praeco- 

 ciores; interdum solitarii. Perianthium ringens, posticum. 

 Sepala oblonga, acuta, lateralia obliqua, et ob labellum 

 basi saccata. Petala lanceolata, pauUo breviora, margine 

 recurva fere conduplicata, vel semi-reflexa, alba. Label- 

 lum horizontale, saccatum, cum columna continuum, medio 

 constrictum et transverse septatum, septo lutescente, late 

 emarginato; lamina reniformis, emarginata, dente interjecto, 

 aucta crista obsoleta longitudinali margine crenulata sub- 

 recurva, Columna sepalis paullo brevior, medium versus 

 gibbere valido subbilobo instructa, gradatim attenuata in 

 pedem brevem, cum quo labellum continuum. Clinandri- 

 um 3-dentatum. Stigmatis labium superius (rostellum,) 

 bipartitum, parvum ; inferius carnosum^ magnum, revolu- 

 tum ; tela stigmatosa tantum subtus labium superius. An- 

 thera terminalis, 8-locellata. Pollinia 8, oblongo-obovata, in 

 glandulam rotundam rubescentem sessilia. Ovarium rectum, 

 costis inconspicuis. 



This plant was introduced by Mr. Gibson, during his resi- 

 dence on the Khasiya Hills. It succeeds well in mould mix- 

 ed with broken pots. I know it to be the Eria planicaulis of 

 Dr. Wallich, on the authority of a drawing in the Library. 

 The name would have been passed over entirely, had it not 

 made its appearance under the sanction of Dr. Lindley.* 

 And so grave are the mistakes that may be imposed by the 

 authority of MSS. names, which should very generally be 

 viewed with suspicion, that this plant which differs toto 

 coelo from Eria, and which belongs to the Section Vandese 

 of Dr. Lindley, has been characterised by that authority on 

 the species of this difficult family as an Eria ; and has also 

 been fully described by Mr. Booth as an Eria.f 



The gland is sufficiently well represented by the native 

 artist in the drawing alluded to, as well as also in another 



* Bot, Reg. loc. cit. 



t Bot. Reg. loc. cit. 



3 B 



