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from a slender stalk-like base, which is one-fourth of an inch 
in diameter, and covered by the leaf-sheath; the club-shaped 
portion is grooved and often three-quarters of an inch 
diameter. Leaves three inches long by three-quarters of an 
inch broad, spreading, linear-oblong or oblong-lanceolate, acute 
or notched at the tip, wavy, bright green, sessile on the 
sheath. Peduncles lateral, short, green, one to two flowered ;- 
bracts small, appressed ; pedicels two to three inches long, 
slender, pale rose coloured. Flowers three inches in diameter, 
white, suffused with rose red, except the lip. Sepals oblong- 
lanceolate, acute, the lateral recurved. Petals much larger 
and broader than the petals, apiculate. Zip when spread out 
broadly rounded, ovate or ovate-cordate, acute, membranous, 
margin wrinkled, surface tomentose, callus at the base 
obscure, dark orange yellow towards the centre, fading into 
golden yellow towards the margins. Column with two deep 
purple bands in front —J. D. H. 
Fig. 1, Lip; 2, column :—both enlarged, 
