deep division, and, consequently, long segments, which are 
spreading, of the lower (combined) sepal. The whole 
flower, too, is of an uniform pale green colour, nearly desti- 
tute’of fragrance. 
Descr. Bulb three to four inches in length, oblong, 
compressed so as to be ancipitate, striated, having on each 
side a small leaf with a long compressed sheathing base, 
and below them three or four sheathing brown scales. A 
pair of leaves also terminates the bulb, they are linear-lan- 
ceolate, and except the costa, which is keeled at the back 
and depressed in front, have no nerve or plica whatever. 
Scapes two, one from the axil of the leaf on each side the 
bulb, curved so as to have the long spike of flowers droop- 
ing. Flowers numerous, directed to all sides, pale green. 
Sepals and petals spreading, linear-oblong, much waved, 
the two lateral sepals placed under the lip, combined for 
rather more than half their length, so as to represent one 
deeply cleft sepal. Lip ovato-oblong, at the base having 
two, erect, thin plates, and on the disk near the middle two 
prominent callous lines, where the lip becomes suddenly 
and singularly reflexed. Column semiterete, marked with 
a bright orange line round the stigma. Anther-case he- 
imispherical, with a little point. Pollen-masses nearly 
globose. 
Fig. 1. Flower. 2. Lip: magnified. 
