short as to be almost hidden by the upper scale of the pseudo- 

 bulb which partly embraces it. Pedicel round and slender, 

 an inch long, somewhat curved and slightly channelled, of a 

 pale green, with a small, thin, pale brown-coloured bractea 

 at its base. Flowers large in proportion to the size of the 

 plant and very handsome, continuing a long time in perfec- 

 tion. Sepals of a dingy brown, slightly spotted, oblong lan- 

 ceolate acute, much undulated at the margin, and spreading 

 so as to become recurved. They are all nearlv of the same 

 size and form. The two lower ones are undivided and narrow 

 at the base. Petals similar in colour to the sepals, but rather 

 shorter, and almost twice as wide, recurved at the point, and 

 undulated at the margin. Labellum 3-lobed, of a bright 

 yellow, excepting around the crest, which is blotched and 

 spotted with blood-red spots. The middle lobe is large and 

 spreading, somewhat cordate and apiculated, having a part of 

 the outer edge on one side of the point folded a little way over 

 that of the other. The margin is finely marked and undu- 

 lated back to the crest, where it becomes of a brown colour, 

 and is delicately fringed on either side. The lateral lobes are 

 also much undulated and very short. They are nearly as 

 broad at the extremity as they are long, and diminish gradu- 

 ally towards the crest at their base. Column erect, rounded 

 at the back, and hollowed out in front with the spreading 

 undulated wing on each side of the opening. In front of this 

 is a yellowish waxy process 2-lobed, and a little elevated. 

 Anther case 1-celled, hooded and conical, so as to resemble a 

 small cup, with a minute red spot in front, where it terminates 

 ir L \ P TJ' PoUen - m <™ses % roundish-ovate, deep yellow, 

 attached by a pale coloured elastic membrane to the small 

 red coloured body just mentioned. 



k " The P lant appears to grow in large masses on the 

 branches of trees, to which it is attached by its numerous 

 round, filiform, ash-coloured roots. It is grown at Carclew 

 in a warm moist stove, suspended from one of the rafters." 



