to five-flowered, lax, drooping; pedicels one-half to three- 
fourths of an inch long, very slender. Ovary short. Flowers 
one and a quarter of an inch in diameter across the spread- 
ing petals. Dorsal-sepals and Petals subequal, elliptic- 
lanceolate, acuminate, pale straw-coloured, blotched with | 
brown-purple; lateral sepals hidden under the lip, rather 
larger than the dorsal, united to the middle, pale greenish- 
yellow, obscurely speckled with brown. Jp nearly as 
large as the rest of the perianth; claw very short, pubescent ; 
lateral lobes small, triangular; terminal one expanding into 
a broad undulate membranous reniform pale yellow blade; 
basal crest cordiform with the two-lobed end pointing 
downwards, much elevated, smooth, dark purple and 
shining; towards its base on each side is a narrow short 
linear crest. Column short, with a rounded wing on each 
side towards the top; sides pubescent, as is the anther- 
case, which has a short obtuse beak. a eae & 
Fig. 1, column and lip; 2, side view of the same and the ovary; 3, anther-case ; 
4, pollinia : :—all enlarged. 
