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denia micrantha, ihis plant forms a transition from the typical 
Dise to Monadenia. Y do not know whether the leaves appear 
at the same time with, or a little before, the flowers. Sonder 
and Lindley describe them; but I have never seen any thing 
more than some remains at the base ofthe stem. It is apparently 
a somewhat rare plant; for I have only had before me five ex- 
amples in the Cape Government Herbarium, and these, gathered 
probably by Ecklon, came from precisely the same locality as 
the five or six specimens gathered by Mr. Bodkin in May 1883, 
and brought to me ina living state. The leaves would be very 
easily overlooked, especially if they were withered. 
BRACHYCORYTHIS. 
BracuycorytHis Tysont, Bolus, n. sp.; foliis oblongo-lan- 
ceolatis ; sepalis ovatis acuminatis ; petalis cordato-ovatis ; labello 
circumscriptione ovato, unguiculato, marginibus unguis inflexis, 
limbo expanso elliptico; columna elevata quasi stipitata. 
Herba gracilis erecta glabra 1-1i-pedalis. Tubera ovoidea 
1-13 em. longa. Caulis leviter flexuosus. Folia sepius duo; 
inferius 10-125 em. longum, 1-2-1:8 em. latum, 3-nervium erec- 
tum; superius conforme paullulum minus; vaginis foliaceis 3-4, 
ovatis acuminatis. Spicalaxe6-10-flora. Bracteæ ovate acumi- 
nat, flores fere equantes. Sepala inter se equilonga, lateralia 
basi falcata, erecto-patentia, 3-lineata, 0'9 em. longa, 0:2 em. lata, 
virescentia. Petala erecta acuta, basi obliqua, 0°6 cm. longa, 
0:2 em. lata, albida. Labellum 1:0-1:2 em. longum, limbo cre- 
nulato crispoque, 0:5-0'7 em. lato; album, linea rubra medio 
striatum. Columna 0:4-0:5 em. longa; anthera erecta; stigma 
lunatum carnosum. Ovarium gracile, argute costatum, 1:0-1:2 
em. longum. (Hw exempl. plur. exsicc.) 
Hab. In uliginosis cirea Kokstad, Griqualand Orientalis (Kaf- 
fraria), alt. 5000 ped., flor. Febr.; legit W. Tyson No. 1083! 
Katberg, MacOwan 1109! Eastern Frontier, Hutton! Kaffraria, 
Mrs. Barber 40! 
The small town of Kokstad is situated not far from the south- 
west border of Natal, amongst the spurs of the great Drakens- 
berg range, and about sixty miles from the sea. It lies some 
distance from the track of Drége, the only collector of any note 
who has ever traversed and explored that region. Hence we may 
expect many novelties from Mr. Tyson, who has very diligently 
commenced work there, and has already sent many Orchids and 
