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Eria (To the species described on p)

To the species described on p. 519, Vol. 1., the following should now be added:

E. bigibba (twice-gibbous). fl, sepals and petals light reddish, lanceolate, the sepals with green median nerves; lip whitish, with small, purple dashes at base, transversely trifid, the antrorse lateral laciniae separated from the semi-ovate, obtuse middle one by a narrow isthmus; column yellowish-white, purple at the base inside; anther with two purple tumours at the top. l. long, petiolate, on a tumid, cylindraceous foot. Borneo, 1884. E. Elwesii (Elwes'). fl. light brown, small; outer perigone connate, three-toothed; petals rhomboid; lip oblong, retuse, with two rounded lobes at base. l. nearly 1in. long, stalked, oblong, acute. Pseudo-bulbs depressed, covered with fibrous sheaths. 1885. A tiny plant.

E. Fordii (Ford's). fl., sepals light yellowish-green, 1in. long, lanceolate, acute, keeled at back; petals yellowish-green, ovate-lanceolate, sub-acute; lip deep, dull yellow, veined crimson, narrow-oblong, obtuse, apiculate, with small, rounded, lateral lobes and three blunt keels on the lower half; racemes terminal, two or three-flowered. l. linear-lanceolate, acute, 8in. to 9in. long, 1 1/2in. to 1 3/4in. broad, leathery. Pseudo-bulbs ovoid, some-what compressed, smooth. Hong Kong, 1886.

E. lineoligera (line-bearing). fl. white, very thin; sepals and petals lanceolate, acute, curved; chin moderate; lip cuneate-dilated, trifid, the side laciniae triangular, curved, very short, the middle one projecting, triangular, apiculate, crenulate, undulated, with purple lines on each side; raceme nearly basilar, ascending, with orange bracts. l. four, rather thick, cuneate-oblong-lanceolate. Pseudo-bulbs fusiform. Siam, 1885. E. monostachya (one-spiked). fl., sepals and petals greenish-yellow; lip having a very small anterior lacinia, and two angular calli between the sinuses between the lateral and anterior laciniae; inflorescensce simple. Java, 1885.

E. muscicola (Moss-growing). fl. yellowish-green, very small, racemose. l. about 1/3in. long. Pseudo-bulbs racemose. Ceylon, 1887. An insignificant species.

E. rhodoptera (red-winged). fl., sepals whitish-ochre, as well as the pedicels, ovaries, and bracts; petals purple, ligulate, subfalcate, broad; lip trifid, the lateral segments purple, semi-oblong, produced, the middle one ligulate, retuse, emarginate; raceme elongated. l. linear-ligulate, acute. Stems cylindrical. 1882.

E. Rimanni (Riman's). fl. of a pellucid, pale yellow, the front lobe of the lip golden-yellow, with two purple spots; raceme nodding, dense, covered with a few reddish hairs. l. cuneate-oblong, acute, very leathery, light green, with dark nerves. Pseudo-bulbs pyriform, about 3in. long. Birma, 1885. E. striolata (slightly striated). fl., sepals and petals light ochrecolured, linear-ligulate, acute, the former marked with three stripes and the latter with one stripe of reddish-purple; lip ligulate, with very blunt side lobes, and three conspicuous, partly crenulate, yellow keels; raceme dense-flowered, the rachis only slightly hairy. l. cuneate-oblong, acute, very fleshy. Papuan Islands, 1888. (I. H. 1888, 48.)