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sepalum alterum anticum cucullatum quasi medio deflexiim, vix 

 galcatun^, apice angiistatum, leviter eTnarginatum, 1'5 cm. loiiguni ; 

 sepala lateralia ovato-elliptica, subacuta, concava, erecto-patentia, 

 1-6 cm. longa, 1 cm. lata ; petala lateralia oblonga subfaleata, 

 obtusa, carnosa, recurvato-adscendentia, 7 mm. longa ; labellum 

 obloiigum, obtusissimiim, ca7'nosiim, adscendens, 1 cm. longum, 5 



mm. latum ; rostellum erectum, bracliiis parallelis approximatis ; 

 antbera leviter recurvata; ovarium rectum, 1 cm. longum, (Ex 

 exempli, plur. viv. sub num. 4968 distrib.) 



Hah. In bumidis montis Tabularis prope Cape Town locis 

 pluribus, alt. 2200-2S00 ped., mense Nov. (anno 1884) legit A, 



Bodhin. H, Bolus No. 4968 ! in Herb. Kew ; Herb. Norm. Austr.- 

 Afr. No. 333 ! 



The colour of tlie sepals is a dull red, the petals and labellum 

 deep purple in the middle with orange tips. Its nearest congener 

 is _D. Melaleuca^ Thunb. ; but it greatly differs from that by its 

 relatively much larger odd sepal, its wide obtuse labellum, and 

 otherwise, so that there is little probability of confusion even in 

 the dried state; in a living state their appearance is widely dif- 

 ferent. The base of the stem is sometimes surrounded with tlie 

 fibres of old leaves. 



PTERYGODiUAr XTAGNUM, Beiclih. f. in Flora, anno 1867, p. 117. 



This species was very briefly described ex sicca and without 

 any published locality, or other Indication of its origin. The 

 author had under his hands a single specimen sent to him by 

 Prof. MacOwan, which was returned witli tiiis name attached in 

 the author's hand-writing. It is probably the type speciimm, 

 but certainly an authenticated one. As I have seen this, and 

 also one other, and have had the advantage of examining it from 

 flowers freshly preserved in spirit, I venture to append a fuller 

 description ; 



ErectuSjTalidus, glaber, 60-70 cm. altus; scapus dense foliosus; 

 folia lanceolata, obtuse acuta, basi vaginantia, superiora angus- 

 tiora, acuminata, 15-20 cm. longa, ad basin spiea) attingentia; 

 spica dense multiflora, 20 cm. longa, 4 cm. lata; bracte^e subu- 

 lata^ vel anguste lanceolata?, infima^ flores multo superantes (in 

 exempl. MaeOw. 5-6 cm. longa^), superiores ovario a?quilonga.' ; 

 flores expansi ambitu fere orbiculares 1'2 cm. diametro ; sepalum 

 dorsale oblonizo-lanceolatum acutum, 9 mm. longimi ; lateralia 

 ajquilonga, snbconformia, magis concava, parum obliqua; petala 



