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Var. fusiform is Leavitt supra 204. 
Apical portions of the stem thickened through several internodes, 
forming fusiform pseudobulbs 3-4 cm long, clothed with imbricating 
acuminate sheaths; racemes denser. 
Flowers white with pink center. 
Luzon. 
3. E. H utch inson iana Ames in Philip. Journ. Sci. 2 (1907) Bot. 330; 
supra 204. 
Very like the last. Inflorescence 
few-flowered. Floral segments nar- 
rower in proportion to their length. 
Dorsal sepal 1 cm long, 2.5 mm 
wide. Lateral sepals triangular fal- 
cate , somewhat acuminate, acutish, 
3.5 mm wide at the base, 8 mm 
long. Petals lance-oblong, 8 mm 
long, 2.5 mm wide. Lip in general 
outline ovate , the base rounded and 
somewhat dilated , the forward por- 
tion oblong, obtuse, total length 5 
mm, width 3 mm. (Pig 4.) 
Flowers white, purple at the base inside. 
Mindoro. Fig. 4. — Eria Hutchinsoniana, from the type. 
4. E. ph il ippinensis Ames Orchidaceae 1 (1905) 94; supra 204. 
Stem not bulbous, 5 mm in diameter when 
dry. Members of the sympodium 12-15 cm 
long, new growth arising 2-3 cm below the 
extremity of the old. Leaves 9 cm long, 
1.4 cm wide. Inflorescences 13 cm long. 
Floral bracts lanceolate, 1—1.5 cm long. 
Ovary reddish-tomentose, 1 cm long. Pe- 
rianth l.lf. cm or more long. Sepals and 
petals oblong, reddish when dry. Lip 
broadly ovate, scarcely 5 mm long. Foot as 
long as, or longer than, the column. 
(Pig- 5.) 
Flowers white or pale-tinted, the lip red. 
Luzon. 
Fig. 5. — Eria philippinensis, from 
the type. 
