fragrant blossoms in the winter of 1846, and continued some 
time in blossom. 
Descr. The plant may be said to consist of a very short caudex, 
throwing out, in all directions, copious, long, flexuose, cylindrical, 
partially articulated, greenish, fleshy roots, about as thick as a 
goose-quill. The same caudex gives rise to one or more slender 
peduncles, simple and one-flowered, or divided and two-flowered, 
bearing two or three small brown appressed bracteas. Flower 
large, highly fragrant. Sepals and petals pale green, oblong- 
lanceolate, reflexed. Lip very large, white, three-lobed, the two 
side lobes turned up so as to be applied to the column, interme¬ 
diate one very large, obcordate, two-lobed; spur very long, slender, 
filiform. Column short. 
Fig. 1. Lip, with the spur. 2. Column. 3, 4. Pollen-masses :— magnified. 
