in the mountains near Santa Martha, and that plants were 
introduced to cultivation, gives a clue to the true habitat, 
and it is from this locality that it was re-introduced to 
cultivation, after being almost lost sight of for many 
years. 
The plant figured flowered in a Temperate Orchid 
House at Kew in February last; its usual time of flowering, 
though not constant, is during the winter and spring 
months, | 
Deser.—A tufted, epiphytic herb, a foot to a foot and a 
half high. Bulbs ovoid-oblong, somewhat compressed, 
about two to three inches long, with about four basal and 
two apical leaves. Leaves elongate-ligulate, acute, some- 
what coriaceous, about six to eighteen inches long by half 
to three-quarters of an inch broad. Scapes axillary, erect 
or somewhat arched, about nine to fifteen inches long, 
racemose, many-flowered. Bracts ovate-oblong, acute, 
concave, about a quarter of aninch long. Pedicels slender, 
three-quarters to an. inch long. Flowers white, with 
numerous dark purple blotches and a bright yellow disc 
to the lip. Sepals spreading, narrowly lanceolate, very 
acuminate, incurved, undulate, about an inch and a half 
long. Petals very similar to the petals, but rather shorter. 
Lip with a broad, erect claw; limb reflexed, hastate-ovate 
and velvety at the base, very acuminate, undulate and 
incurved at the apex, rather shorter than the sepals ; crest 
consisting of a pair of nearly parallel, erect, somewhat 
toothed plates. Colwimn club-shaped, about a third of an 
inch long, with a pair of slender, curved wings.—R. A. 
Rours, 
Fig. 1, base of lip and column; 2,anther cap; 3 and 4, pollinarium, seen 
from front and bazk :—all enlarged. 
