15060. Deemonorops gaudichaudii Mert. Rather 
Sm@ll rattan in the wooded ridge at 2750 feet, in rich 
black huow8 covered Soil. Stem 1/2 inch thiek toward 
the base, 1 1/2 inches thick at the leaf bearing portion; 
ieaves rather many, alternatingly scattered every 6 to 
10 inches, aScending, 10 feet long including the 1 yard 
long flagella, leaflet bearing to within 6 to 10 inches 
from the broadened basal Shoulder; sheaths dull green, 
with numerous 1 ineh long dull brown transverse divaricate 
Spines, those along the edge of the basal petiole portion 
twice a® long; petiole averaging 1/2 inch wide, compressed, 
Spiny on both sides, the rachis especially Spiny beneath, 
infrutescence from the leaf axils, pendant, lax, 2 feet 
long, branched from near the base; nuts 1/2 inch in diameter, 
between luteus and aurantiacus, sweet. Irosin, November, 
1915. 
15068, Dendrochilum confusum Ames, On the branches 
of a middle sized tree in dense woods along a ridge at 
2500 feet. Clusters dense and somewhat Spreading; 
pSeudobulbs dull green, aScending, clothed with marces cent 
Sheaths, giving rise to a Single leaf; petiole yellowish 
green, terete; blade coriaceous, somewhat recurved and 
folded on the upper Slightly greener Side; peduncle 
arising from the axil of the leaf, erect and yellowish 
&reen;. flowering spike recurved, the bud in conspicuous 
Spiral rowS and 80 are the dull yellow odorless flowers, - 
IvoSin, November, 1915, 
i6115< Bulbophyllum profusum ames. Small but 
dense Glumps on Small tree trunks in humid wooded places 
along a Streamlet at 1500 feet. The stems with branches 
flexible, dirty brown or greenish, the persistent scale 
tips whitish, descending; leaves thick and rigid, Similarly 
disposed, concave above, convex beneath, pale green on 
both Sides, with small darker green pSeudobulbs; young 
GapBuleS alSo green. Ivosin, November, 1915, 
15132. Spathoglottis plicata Bla, Among grass 
and other herbaceous thickets of well drained reddish clay — 
along a road cut at 750 feet. tLeafy stem short and erect, 
Composed of the sheathing portion of the few to several 
leaves; petiole pale green, curvingly ¢aniculate, fiuted; 
blades ascending but finally recurved, chartaceous, a 
trifle paler green beneath; flowering Spike arising from 
the ba®al side of the leafy stem, erect, Subterete; 
flowers odorless, pink, the stalk very deep red; young 
Capsule green, Irosin, November, 1915, 
15223.  OncoSperma gracilipes Bees, Irosin, 
December, 1915. 
(No deseription) 

