inhabitant of Ceylon. Our garden is indebted for this rarity to 

 our liberal friend Mr. Thwaites, from whom it was received in 

 1862, and it flowered, in a warm stove, in July, 1863. 



Descr. Terrestrial. Steins, somewhat clustered, a few inches 

 high, sheathed with large, purplish, imbricated scales, leafy 

 above. Leaves about four, suberecto-patent, three to four to 

 five inches long, oblong-ovate or ovate, acuminate, deep rich 

 purple, plaited and veined longitudinally, sometimes green at 

 the elegantly-crisped margin, tapering below into a broad sheath- 

 ing petiole. Peduncle terminal, bearing a long, slender spike of 

 very small flowers, at first yellow, then deep orange. Ovary not 

 twisted, so that the ovate, concave lip stands uppermost, and 

 is very conspicuous, for the narrow and nearly uniform sepals and 

 petals are secund, and point the opposite way. Column short, 

 with two teeth projecting beyond the small anther-case. 



Fig. 1. An advanced flower. 2. A younger flower. 3. Column and lip : — mag- 

 nified. 



