shorter than the bulb, bearing a solitary, small, dark pur- 
ple flower. Sepals and petals erect, nearly equal, oblong, 
obtuse. Jap erect, oblong, obscurely three-lobed, the 
middle lobe very blunt, emarginate, spreading: at the 
middle of the upper side is a callous disc. Column curved. 
Anther-case hemispherical. Pollen-masses four, on a nearly 
sessile gland. 
Fig. 1. Portion of a Plant with Flower. 2. Petals, Column, and Lip. 
3. Lip. 4.4. Anther-case. 5. 6. Pollen-masses :—magnified. 
