bear flowers. Peduncles very short, almost none, lateral, from 
the apex of a joint, solitary or two or three, and bearing each 
one, sometimes two flowers, of a good size, and very fragrant. 
Sepals very patent, cream-colour, oblong, two lateral ones de- 
current into a rather long, obtuse spur. Petals also patent, 
_ broader and more ovate than the sepals, otherwise resembling 
them, and of the same colour. Zip pendent, somewhat ungui- 
culate and articulated on the prolonged base of the labellum, 
very obscurely three-lobed, lateral lobes obsolete, middle lobe 
very large, ovate or subpanduriform, and acuminated, the acumen 
much reflexed. The disc is cushioned and beautifully velvety ; 
the colour, externally cream-colour, but within deep, almost 
golden yellow, streaked and veined with sanguineous lines. Ovary 
slender, clavate, greenish-white. 
Fig. 1. Labellum. 2. Column, with its prolonged base. 3. Pollen-masses : 
—magnified. 
