large, oblong or oblong-ovate, inflated, membranaceous 

 sheath, which surrounds the lower part of the scape and base 

 of the leaves. Leaves two, a foot and more long, broadly 

 oblong, acuminate, closely striated and plaited, tapering at 

 the base. Scape radical, a foot or a foot and a-half long, 

 erect, terete, bracteated ; bractew lanceolato-subulate, the 

 lower ones distant, sheathing. Raceme, or rather spike, six to 

 eight inches long, with many cream-colored blossoms. Sepals 

 and petals scarcely at all spreading, lanceolate, acuminate, 

 decurved, the petals shorter than the sepals. Lip oblong- 

 ovate, acute, decurved, entire, with three red spots at the 

 apex. Column semicylindrical, white, with transverse red- 

 dish streaks in front. Anther-case acuminated. Pollen- 

 masses four, with a gland and short caudicle. 



Fig. 1. Flower. 2. The same, with the lateral Sepals removed. 



8. Column and Lip. 4. Apex of the Column, with the Anther-case. 



5. Back view of ditto, with the Anther-case removed. 6. Front view of 

 ditto, ditto : — magnified. 



