the apex acute, and curved upwards : this floral covering is 

 set obliquely on the germcn, as shown at fig 1. 2. When the 

 sepals are forced open, the rest of the flower is seen as at 

 fig 3. Petals much smaller than the sepals, ovate, acute, 

 pale purple at the edge. Lip oblong, acuminate, serrated at 

 the apex, with a small lobe on each side, near the middle. 

 Column semiterete. Anther-case hemispherical. Pollen- 

 masses two-lobed. 



Fig. 1. Entire Flower. 2. Flower, with the Sepals laid open, to show 

 the Petals, &c. 3. Petals, Lip and Column removed. 4. Column, with the 

 Lip laid open. 5. Pollen-masses : — all more or less magnified. 



