recognized by Mr. Ridley as his var. purpurea. It differs 

 from the type in having flowers of a uniform bright 

 rose-purple, in having broader lateral sepals, and in 

 being a somewhat larger plant. On the whole it seems 

 most nearly allied to C. gamosepalum, GrifF., another very 

 variable species, but is smaller in all its parts. The plant 

 thrives in a tropical house under conditions and treat- 

 ment suitable for other species of the genus Cirrhopetalum. 



Description. — Herb, epiphytic ; pseudobulbs ovoid- 

 oblong, 1-foliate, about ^ in. long, clothed with mem- 

 branous sheaths. Leaves oblong or elliptic-oblong, 

 obtuse, somewhat narrowed at the base, coriaceous, 3-5 

 in. long, 1^-lf in. wide. Scapes produced at the base 

 of the pseudobulbs, slender, suberect, 2J-3 in. long; 

 umbels many-flowered ; bracts ovate-lanceolate, acu- 

 minate, -J- in. long. Flowers rather small, rose-purple. 

 Sepals : the posterior ovate-elliptic, very concave, with a 

 setaceous-acuminate tip, ^ in. long, margin ciliate- 

 fringed ; lateral connate almost to the tip, wide oblong, 

 tip subacute and recurved, about J in. long. Petals wide 

 ovate, subacute, about J in. long, margin ciliate-fringed. 

 Lip recurved, fleshy, ovate-oblong, acute, about J in. 

 long, margin entire. Column oblong, t l in. long, margin 

 membranous, teeth minute, blunt. 



Fig 1, a flower; 2, petal; 3, lip and column; 4, lip; 5, anther-case; 

 6, pollima :— all enlarged. 



