appressed, obtuse, black bracts. Raceme three to five inches 

 long, slender, many-flowered. Flowers rather close-set, shortly 

 pedicelled, three-quarters of an inch diameter, flat, pale straw- 

 colour. Lateral sepals obovate-spathulate, obtuse, rather re- 

 flexed ; dorsal very much smaller, arched over the column. 

 Petals a little larger and much broader than the lateral sepals, 

 orbicular, obovate, with short claws. Lip with an orbicular, 

 emarginate, or two-lobed flat blade, and short broad claw. 

 Spur about twice as long as the lip, flexuous, rather slender. 

 —J. J). H. 



Fig. 1. Portion of raceme and flower. 2. Column, lip and spur. 

 Pollen-masses, spur and gland : — all magnified. 



