they always come in pairs we are unable to say with cer- 
tainty, our specimen had only two, but on other parts of the 
same plant we found the remains of five, and even as many 
as eight of these spikes. They are each from four to six 
inches long, with numerous cucullate, roundish acuminate 
bracteee, so closely imbricated at first as almost to conceal 
the flowers, which are small and produced on round, pale 
green, short foot-stalks. Sepals fleshy, conniving, the upper 
one arched, and rising nearly erect, three veined on the out- 
side, which is of a dull green. The inside is a yellowish 
green, beautifully marked with small dark brown spots. 
The two lower sepals are partlv connected together, and of a 
much darker colour and more glossy than the upper. Petals 
small, embracing the column, or closely joined to it; some- 
what cordate and pointed, of a dull green with their edges 
tinged with brown. Zabellum entire, rounded at the point 
and slightly undulated at the margin, which is also tinged 
like the petals. Column round, somewhat bent and club- 
shaped, largest towards the point.” 
