flower immediately after the resting period, and hence 
may require somewhat different cultural treatment at this 
period. 
Descr.—A densely tufted epiphyte, six to twelve inches 
high. Stems cylindrical, slightly swollen at the nodes; 
internodes rather over an inch long. Leaves lanceolate- 
oblong, obtuse, two to four inches long, about nine lines 
broad, bright green; sheaths rather shorter than the inter- 
nodes, with prominent white veins. Itacemes axillary, 
short, two- or three-flowered. Bracts broadly ovate- 
oblong, obtuse, conduplicate, about three lines long, mem- 
branous. Pedicels slender, about an inch and a quarter 
long. Sepals oblong, obtuse; dorsal an inch and a half 
long; lateral pair rather shorter and somewhat falcate, 
light purple-rose, veins somewhat darker. Petals ovate, 
obtuse, as long as the dorsal sepal, and similar in 
colour. Jip clawed at the base, then expanded into a 
nearly orbicular limb, over an inch broad, convolute at 
the base; disc puberulous, light purple-rose, veins rather 
darker, and the throat clear yellow, surrounded by a 
narrow cream-white zone. Column stout, nearly three 
lines long, its foot united with the base of the lateral 
sepals, forming a broad, obtuse, saccate chin, over four 
lines long; anther-case puberulous.—R. A. Rowe. 
_Fig. 1, column with its foot; 2 and 3, anther-case seen from front and 
side; 4, pollinia :—ell enlarged. 
