50 
AMES. 
176. AGROSTOPHYLLUM Bl. 
Agrostophyllum mal indangense sp. nt>v. 
Caules usque ad 2.5 dm longi, ad basim 2 mm in crassitudine, fasci- 
culati, teretes, exiles inferne, superne sensim dilatati vaginis foliorum 
tecti; vaginae foliorum imbricatae, persistentes, nitidae, flavidae, prope 
apicem caulis inflatae, (in sicco ?) marginibus nigricantes. Folia usque 
ad 1 dm longa, prope basim 4 mm lata, linearia, acuminata, acuta, coriacea, 
ad basim rotundata, nervo intermedio prominente pr'aedita. Inflores- 
centia terminalis dense capitata globosa, multiflora, 1.5 cm in diametro. 
Bracteae exteriores rigidae, lanceolatae, floribus longiores ; bracteae inter- 
iores obtusae, floribus breviores, glumaceae. Pedicelli cum ovario 5.5 
mm longi. Flores flavidi, conferti. Sepala lateralia oblongi-lanceolata, 
acuta, uninervia, 3 mm longa, ad basim 2 mm lata. Sepalum dorsale 
simile. Petala valde linearia, uninervia, 3 mm lqnga. Labellum carno- 
sum, 3-lobatum, hypochilio obtuso, valde scrotiforme, lamella transversa 
integra ab epichilio separato. Epichilium cupulam formans. Lobi 
laterales minuti, paene obsoleti. Oolumna crassa, 3.5 mm longa. 
Mindanao, Province of Misamis, Mount Malindang, For. Bur. ' 4610 M earns 
& Hutchinson, May 25, 1906, altitude 1,700 m. 
178. CER ATOSTYLIS Bl. 
Ceratostylis philippinensis Rolfe ex Ames Orch. 1 : 79, with fig. 
Among the orchids collected on Mount Mariveles by Elmer D. Merrill and 
sent alive in 1905 to North Easton was this interesting species which has grown 
luxuriantly in my collection, forming dense tuffs of semiterete leaves from the 
axils of which the sweet-scented, snow-white flowers emerge in August and 
September. The margin of the lip is slightly revolute near the middle and on 
the disk beyond the middle are two inconspicuous papillose calli. 
This species has also been collected recently by R. C. McGregor, Bur. Sci. 8447, 
near Pauai, Benguet Subprovince, Luzon, at an altitude of 2,100 m. 
218. PHAIUS Lour. 
Phaius flavus Lindl. Gen. Sp. Orch. PI. 128. 
The material which I refer here may be conspeeific with P. philippinensis N. 
,35. Brown, a species which I have not seen. There are several details, however, 
in Mr. Brown’s description which do not agree with my specimens. The entire 
lip of my plant suggests P. 'philippinensis, also the thin keels on the disk. On 
the other hand P. flavus is a very variable species and P. philippinensis may be 
one of its variants. Mr. Brown’s description refers to the fugaceous floral bracts. 
In my material the bracts are persistent. 
Luzon, Lepanto-Bontoc region, Bur. Sci. 5616 Dean C. Worcester, July 8, 1907, 
flowers with a rather rank odor, yellow, fringe of lip brown- pur pie. 
230. ACANTHOPH I PPI U M Bl. 
Acanthophippium Mantinianum L. Lind. & Cogn. Journ. des Orch. 7: 138. 
Roots fleshy, elongated. Stems 12 cm long, gradually tapering upward 
from a broad base, jointed. Leaves 2, plicate, ovate-oblong, petiolate, up 
