mity two oblong, firm and fleshy, patent Jeaves, from the 
centre of which, and from within a subcylindrical but cari- 
nated and slightly compressed sheath, arises the rounded 
eduncle, four to five inches long, single-flowered, but 
jointed and bearing one or two bracteas, as if occasionally 
two or more-flowered. Flower large, handsome. Sepals and 
petals spreading, yet imcurved, almost exactly similar to 
each other, of a yellowish-green colour, linear-lanceolate, 
faintly striated, often with a brownish tint. Lip externally 
whitish, cylindrical from the involuted sides, and much 
curved, three-lobed at the extremity, the central lobe white 
and crisped at the margin, yellow, and bearing three to four 
elevated lines in the centre, lateral lobes obtuse, slightly 
crenate and reflexed at the extremity. Within, the lip is 
very beautiful, having a broad, deep yellow, elevated line in 
the centre, the yellow gradually passing into rose-colour at 
the margin, and the whole is marked diagonally with forked, 
deep red, elevated lines, most branched near the margin. 
Column appressed to the labellum, semiterete, whitish, 
grooved within, and marked with red lines. Stigma large, 
convex, very glutinous. Anther sunk into a recessyom Th 
top of the column, four-celled, white, the cells dark brown. 
A native of Brazil, and introduced to the Gardens of the 
Horticultural Society at Chiswick, by their Collector, Mr. 
Forses. Our specimen, in the two seasons in which it has 
flowered, (in June 1832 and 1833,) produced only a one- 
flowered peduncle, whereas Mr. Linpiey represents two — 
blossoms on the flower-stalk. But as if to make up for the ~ 
deficiency, the size of our flower is much greater. 
Fig. 1. Lip. 2. Ditto laid open. 3. Column. 4, Anther-Case. 5. 5. 
Pollen-masses:—magnified. 
