Leaf about three inches long, oblong, retuse, tapering 

 gradually into a petiole. Peduncle from the base of the 

 leaf-stalk, taller than the leaf, scaly. Spike three to four 

 inches long, drooping. Flowers sessile, numerous, each 

 arising from a membranous, sheathing scale, of a sin- 

 gularly dark, sanguineous, or blood -red colour. Sepals 

 spreading, equal, broadly ovate, very obtuse, three-nerved. 

 Petals of the same shape, but not one-third of the size, and 

 destitute of the nerves. Lip about the size of the petals, 

 ovate, recurved towards the apex, the base grooved, from 

 the turning up of the sides, and on each side furnished with 

 a tubercle. Column short, mottled with purple. Anther- 

 case downy. 



Fig. 1. Portion of a Spike with two Flowers. 2. Flower from which the 

 Sepals are removed. 3. Column and Lip. 4. Anther-case. 5. Pollen- 

 masses : — magnified. 



