more the appearance of some strange lepidopterous insect 
than any flower we know. Some specimens, are, however, 
much more brightly coloured than others, and we have here 
selected one of the best defined of those that have so fre- 
quently appeared in the stove of the Glasgow Botanic 
Garden, where bulbs are often imported from Trinidad. 
This variety is distinguished by the clear yellow or ground 
colour of the blossom, the distinctness of the rich ferrugin- 
ous blotches, and the broad uninterrupted margin of the 
same reddish-brown hue which adorns the middle lobe of 
the lip. We refer our readers to Tab. 2795 of this Work 
for a full specific description of this plant. 
Fig. 1. Column and lower portion of the Lip :—magnified. 
