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seu trilobum, calearatum, ealcari septato. Columua erecta, semiteres. Anthera 2-locularis. Pol- 
linia 2, subspherica, postice fissa, glandula caudiculaque una.—Folia disticha plana y. teretia. 
1. S. Magarensis, (sp. nov.) Reichb. f.; paticula ampliuscula; ratmis abbreviatis; bracteis 
ovatis, acutiusculis, concavis, oyaria pedicellata subequantibus; sepalis oblongis; tepalis sub- 
soqualibus, retusiusculis ; labello trifido ; laciniis lateralibus quadrato-bidentatis, intus carina trans- 
versa, lacinia media triangula, callo 5-sulcato, oblongo, in fondo sub columna; callis geminis 
in basi lacinies medi; caleari conico-cylindraceo, didymo-sulcato, sepala externa semiequante ; 
septo obliquo, diviso ; columna crassa, brevi ; androclinio marginato, autice emarginato—lsland of 
Nagara on old trees (Seemann! n, 594). 
“Caulescent, climbing on old trees, and throwing out long aerial roots. Leaves fleshy (they 
were unfortunately lost). Outer sepals green, spotted with pale brown dots. Lip and column white.” 
Seemann, mss—Folinm ex memoria el. Seemann cuneato-obovatum, aptce inequale delineavit. Panicule 
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vultus tibi exacte partem inflorescentie Galeole in mentem revocat. Rhachis erassa. Vaging# ramorum 
valde ample, semiovatw, acute. Rami multiflori, tri- usque quadripollicares. Flores valde crassi, illis 
Saccolabii densiflori sequales. 
Obs. Exstant etiam specimina Buke Levu, Kadayn, Seemann! n. 581, quie forsan sunt Sarcanthi seu 
Saecolabii, que tamen a Dendrobiis, ad quorum exercitum adseripte a cl. Seemann, abhorrent. Vultus est 
Epidendri globosi, 8w. Caules tenues, fractiflexi. Vagine valde arpopbyllacez. Folia subtereti-talcata, 
usque ultra duos poll. longa. Inflorescentiw minute (vix dimidium poll. longi), multiflore. Flores desunt, 
XIII. Calanthe, R. Br. in Bot. Reg. p.578. Sepala et tepala subsqualia, libera. Labellum cum 
columna plus minus connatum, expansum, indivisum seu trifidum, calearatum v. ecalcaratum. Pol- 
linia octona, clavata, quaternatim glandule affixa.— Herbie terrestres ; rhizomate breyi; foliis amplis, 
plicatis ; inflorescentia racemosa, 
The following species occurs in the Society Islands:—C. gracillima, Lindl, Folia Calanthe, n. 26; 
racemo gracillimo puberulo; bracteis triangulo-acuminatis; ovariis pedicellatis, longe brevioribus ; sepalo 
summo oblongo, acuto; sepalis lateralibus cuneato-ovatis, apiculatis; tepalis oblongis, acutis ; labello trifido ; 
laciniis lateralibus lineari-ligulatis, retusis, antrorsis; isthmo elongato; cruribus anticis divaricatis, extus 
retusis; callo baseos depresso, semilunato; carunculis acutis, pluribus antepositis; carinula antejecta.— 
O. veratrifolia, Hook. et Arn. Bot. Beech. p. 71. 
1. C. ventilabrum, (sp. nov.) Reichb. f.; racemo densifloro; bracteis deciduis; ovariis pedicel- 
latis, calvis; sepalis oblongis, acuminatis; tepalis oblongis, obtusis; labelli trifidi laciniis posticis 
semioyatis rotundisve, abbreviatis ; lacinia antica rhombea, obtusangula, emarginata, nunc cum apiculo 
interjecto ; carinulis valde brevibus, quinis radiantibus in basi; calcari inflato, obtuso, oyarii pedicel- 
lati dimidium non zquante.—Somosomo, Island of Taviuni (Seemann! n, 606). 
Folia sesquipedalia, parte petiolari bene lata; lamina usque pedis tertiam lata, oblonga, acuminata ; 
nervis validis quinis, tenuibus innumeris. Pedunculus spithameus, basi vagina ampla cucullata acuminata 
. , 7 ' +e : . . * i. 
ainictus. “ Flores flavi, modo Gossypii Nankinensis.”’ Affinis Oulanthe speciose, Lindl. 
2. ©. hololeuca, (sp. nov.) Reichb. f.; racemo ...j; bracteis... ; ovariis pedicellatis, 
ealvis; sepalis tepalisque oblongis, apiculatis; labello bene adnato, oblongo, trifido ; laciniis basi- 
laribus semiovatis, antrorsum angulatis; lacinia media oblonga, paulo undulata, obtuse apiculata; 
carina transyersa in ima basi; calcari cylindraceo, clavato, ascendenti, incurvo, ovariam pedicellatum 
non «quante.—Namosi, Viti Levu (Seemann! n. 607).—‘ Flowers, pedicels, and bracts white.” 
Folium sesquipedale, a basi longe petiolari euneato ligulato acuminatum, nervis yalidis quinis tenuibus 
plurimis. De inflorescentia nihil dicam, cum non nisi unicum florem acceperim.— I'lowers, pedicels, and 
braets white.’’ Seemann, mss. 
XIV. Appendicula, Bl. Bijdr. p. 297. Sepala subaqnalia, lateralia tamen in perulam calcar 
mentientem extensa. Tepala sepalo summo subeequalia, Labellum unguiculatum. Columna nana; 
rostello vulgo erecto, bifido, Authera octolocellaris, Pollinia octona, quaterna in caudicula 
cereacea, glaudula (semper?) communi.—Herbe distichifoliz. 

