appearing with the young growth, of a dark-purplish colour, 

 somewhat rlexuose, longer than the leaves. Flowers about an 

 inch across of a firm texture, all but entirely white. Upper sepal 

 oblong subacute, lower sepals coalescing into one of the same 

 size as the upper. Petals oblong, subacute. Lip about the 

 same size as — or in some varieties larger than — the petals, with 

 a few small reddish spots on a yellow ground on the stigmatic 

 surface at its base. Coin am connate with the lip, short and 

 thick, furnished with jagged spreading membranous wings. 

 Pollen-masses oblong, provided with a double caudicula. — /. B. 



Fig. 1. Profile of the lip and column. 2. Lip seen in front. 3. Pollen- 

 masses : — magnified. 



