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oblique lanceolata, acuta, retroflexa, circa 6 millim. longa; sepa- 
lum impar cucullatum, acutum, subcompressum, lateralibus equi- 
longum; petala indivisa oblique lanceolata, acuta, galez adhe- 
rentia; labellum lineare obtusum, marginibus revolutis, carnosum, 
Fig. 2. 
1 2 3 
Habenaria anguiceps, Bolus, 
1. Flower, side view. 2. Petal. 3. Column, oblique side view (ovary, 
spur, and lip being cut through). 
6 millim. longum, caleare inflato, obtuso, limbo parum longiore, 
praeditum. (Ex exempll. 3 exsice. ut infra.) 
-Hab. In colle argillaceo, prope Brookhuizen's Poort, Grahams- 
town, in Coloniâ Capensi, alt. circ. 675 metr., flor. Jan., anno 1887 
legi, No. 7312 i» herbb. Kewensi et meo; prope Van Staden's 
flumen, 25 Dec. 1884, legit Jos. Mackie. 
Peculiar by its very short flowers, which somewhat resemble 
those of H. levigata, Lindl. It appears to be a rare plant. 
HABENARIA INVOLUTA, Bolus, n. sp. (Fig. 3.) Herba erecta, 
glabra, bipedalis vel ultra. Folia 3-4 lineari-lanceolata acuta 
nervata basi vaginantia, inferum 22 centim. longum, superiora 
multoties breviora; racemus multiflorus, circa 14 centim. longus, 
diametro 3 centim., bracteis lanceolatis nervatis ovario cum pedi- 
cello equilongis ; sepala lateralia oblique obovata apiculata 3—4- 
vena recurva, 5 millim. longa; sepalum impar lanceolatum con- 
cavum acutum erectum, lateralibus brevius; petala indivisa 
linearia; labellum tripartitum, segmentis linearibus acutis invo- 
lutis, intermedio longiore cirea 9 millim. longo, caleare depen- 
dente inflata 1:2 centim. longo; clinandrium ovatum obtusum 
emarginatum ; antherarum loculi basi in processum linearem pro- 
ductum, brachiis rostelli adnatum eisque zquilongum ; rostellum 
