gular blossoms are inserted, and the appearance of these 

 flowers is more like little tadpoles, than any production of 

 the vegetable kingdom. The present kind was, as we are 

 informed by Dr. Lindley, first collected by Smeathman in 

 Sierra Leone ; and afterwards living specimens were sent 

 to Mr. Loddiges, through whose means the plant is now 

 known in our Collections. With us, its flowering season 

 is June and July. 



Descr. Pseudo-bulbs oblong, broad at the base, lon- 

 gitudinally marked with obtuse angles, and having a few 

 sheathing scales. Leaves two or three, terminating the 

 pseudo-bulb, ligulate, rather coriaceous. Scape arising 

 from the base of the pseudo-bulb, much longer than the 

 leaves, for more than half its length from the apex, sin- 

 gularly dilated and flattened, forming a sword -shaped 

 rachis, toothed at the margin, along the middle of which, on 

 the two opposite sides, the flowers are produced in a line 

 from the base to the apex. These are sessile, and arise 

 singly from a sort of articulation, at the centre of which is 

 a small subulate, reflexed bractea. The perianth is yellow- 

 green, variously spotted with blood-coloured dots, gen- 

 erally minute, some larger. Upper sepal erect, obovate 

 or broadly spathulate, thick and fleshy at the sides, almost 

 destitute of spots : the side sepals are spreading, triangular, 

 with a very broad base, the apex having the sides involute, 

 so as to form a narrow point. Petals spreading, very 

 small, spotless, linear. Lip also small, linear, reflexed, 

 dotted. Column short. Anther hemispherical. Pollen- 

 masses of two cereaceous, yellow lobes. 



Fig. 1 Front view of a Flower. 2. Anther-case. 3, 4. Pollen-masses: 

 — magnified. 



