nephews.” As stated above, I am indebted to Mr. Back« 
house for the specimen figured, which was sent up in June 
last. For its cultivation he recommends a strong light, but 
with slight shade in intense sunshine, a humid atmosphere, 
free watering with water of about the temperature of the 
house, but never below it, and a temperature of 60° to 70° 
in summer, and 55° to 60° in ‘winter. 
Descr. Leaves six to ten on a shoot ; Sheath flattened, pale, 
three to four inches long by one broad; blade six inches 
long by two broad, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, bright 
pale-green. Pedwneles one from each leaf, one-flowered, six 
inches long, very stout, erect, flexuous. Flowers four inches 
in diameter.’ Sepals broad, acute, violet-purple, with a 
broad much deeper band beyond thé middle and undulate 
edges, yellow towards the tips, all acute; dorsal smaller, 
obovate, hooded ; lateral larger, more oblong. Petals like 
the dorsal sepal, and about the same size, but paler coloured. 
Lip with a short claw and ovate limb which is deeply cor- 
date at the base, its margins are recurved, and tip produced 
and revolute; it is deep violet beyond the middle, paler 
with yellowish margins towards the base ; disk golden-yellow, 
much raised, tabular and rounded in front, deeply grooved 
as if formed of about twenty thick parallel raised connate 
plates with rounded tips. Column very large, arching over 
the disk, violet, obtuse, hairy in front within.—J. D. H. 
Fig. 1, column and lip; 2, lip; 3, top of column viewed in front :—all enlarged. 
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