acuminate bracts, forming a joint at their junction with 
the stem. Flowers before expansion having some resem- 
blance to the beak of a bird, pale green with a brownish: 
tinge at the spur. Perianth of a greenish yellow, 
becoming of an orange colour when expanded. Sepals 
narrow and pointed, the three exterior ones being each 
about the same size and length, with their edges turned 
back. The two interior ones are rather shorter than the 
others, somewhat curved, and crossing so as almost to 
conceal the column. Labellum about half the length of the 
sepals, thick and fleshy, connected to the lengthened base of 
the column, which forms the spur; cucullate and crisp at 
the margin, which is rather paler than the sepals, otherwise 
it is of a brownish red colour, together with the column. 
“ It is obviously allied to M. picta and punctata, from both 
which the character assigned to it, abundantly distinguish 
it. 
* Like most of the terrestrial Orchideous plants from 
Tropical countries, it requires the constant heat of the stove, 
and to be kept rather moist. It seems to flourish in the soil 
we find in the hollow decayed trunks of trees, mixed with 
some finely chopped moss; and promises to increase freely 
by off-sets." 
