genus, and with a peculiar habit, we cannot doubt is 
sufficiently distinct. 
The native country of this species is said to be Java; 
but we are not acquainted with the time or circumstances 
of its introduction to this country. For our drawing we 
have to thank Mr. Cattley, by whom fine specimens were 
communicated in February last. 
A siout, creeping, parasitical plant. leaves or 2 
feet long, erect, fleshy, smooth, lanceolate, 3-5 nerved, 
surrounded at base with ovate-lanceolate, sheathing, nerved 
scales. Scape 2 feet high, round, angular, covered all 
over witli thia rusty wool. Flowers spiked, at the end 
spreading in a stellate manner, of a yellow ferruginous 
colour, and covered on the outside with the same sort of 
wool as the scape; at the base supported by an ovate, 
concave, scarious, dry, deciduous bract, longer than the 
ovary. Perianthium connivent, spreading at end ; sepals 
linear-lanceolate, acuminate, equal, 5 -nerved ; the outer 
connate at base, and covered with ferruginous wool outside, 
the inmr quite smooth; those in front united by their 
dilated bases with the elongated foot of the column. 
Labelliim erect, parallel with the column, and jointed with 
its base, ovate-lanceolate, cucuUate at base, 3-lobed ; 
disk fleshy, 3-ribbed ; lateral lobes short, rounded, pale, 
veiny; intermediate long, acuminate, shorter than sepals. 
Column short, half-round. Gyniziis in front, a little 
concave, ovate at end. Anther fleshy, crested, with a 
dilated, truncate end, completely 2-celled, with distinct, 
2-valved cells. Pollen masses 4 in each cell, placed side 
by side, in two pairs, their bases pointing towards the 
•front of the cell, and united by a viscid substance. 
