ish at the base within, erect, oblong, larger than the lateral — 
sepals, which are reflexed and bright red-purple on the upper 
side. Pedals lineari-subulate, curved forward, white. Zip much 
smaller than the sepals, articulated upon a stalk, oblong-ovate, 
obtuse, reflexed, deep-purple. Co/wmu short, with a tooth on 
each side below the anther-case. Pod/en-mass oval, subrotund, 
double. 
Fig. 1. Flower and portion of the rachis. 2. Front view of a flower. 3. 
Flower from which the sepals have been removed. 4. Pollen-masses :—all more 
or less magnified. 
