Canpotte has certainly given a wrong synonym in quoting 
Hatter, Helv. n. 1275. t. 30, which has a lip quite different 
from our plant, and is in reality O. acuminata of Desron- 
raines. I scarcely know whether to quote the O. tephro- 
santhos, 8. of Ker. in Bot. Reg. p. 375, because of the very 
sharp segments of the lip, and waved leaves, which is, 
moreover, far inferior, in point of beauty, to the present in- 
dividual. Its flowering season is in May. 
Descr. Bulbs two: roundish-ovate. Stem a foot high in 
our plants. Leaves oblong, or oblongo-lanceolate, some- 
what acute, striated, pale-green above, paler still, and some- 
what glaucous beneath; they are mostly confined to the 
lower part of the stem. Spike oval, of numerous, crowded, 
handsome, fragrant flowers. Sepalsand petals purplish-white, 
spotted, all ovate and much acuminated, forming a helmet 
over the column. Lip purple, variegated with white, and 
studded on the upper side with darker, red-purple, chrystal- 
line points, three-lobed, the middle lobe bipartite, with a 
mucro between; all the lobes linear, obtuse, and curved 
upwards. Spur short, decurved, swollen towards the apex. 
Bracteas small, much shorter than the twisted germen. 
Fig. 1. Side view of a Flower. 2, Front view of a Lip, with its Spur :— 
magnified. P P 
