Griffimance. Tab. 31. 
LISSOCHILUS SPECIOSUS. 
Nar. Orv. Orchidez. Sect. 5. Br. Linn. Syst. Gynandria Monandria. 
LISSOCHILUS, Br. MSS. Perianthii lacinie interiores maxime, patentes, aleformes: exteriorés minime, reflexee. 
Labellum anticum, gibbosum, sulcatum, porrectum ; basi auriculatum, saccatum, cum columna connatum. Pollinis 
masse 2, posticé 2-lobx, per processum communem dilatatum gynizi apici connatum cohwrentes. Herba terres- 
tris, bulbosa (Promontorii Bone Spei). Folia longa, plana, carnosa, enervia, ensiformia. Flores lutet, speciose, 
alati, in racemo simplict disposite. 
Lassocuinus speciosus. Br. MSS. 
Satyrium siganteum. Linn. Suppl. 402? 
Descr. Folia ensiformia, subrigida, erecta, enervia, e radicibus bulbosis confertis provenientia, scapo 3-plé breviora. Scapus 
radicalis, 3-pedalis, erectus, glaberrimus, teres, bracteis pluribus, striatis, internodiis brevioribus, vaginantibus, subinflatis 
vestitus. Flores maximi, speciosi, alati, in racemo multifloro elongato dispositi, glaberrimi, bracteis hor izontalibus, lanceolatis, 
margine crassioribus, basin versus subundulatis subtensi. Perianthii lacinie 3 exteriores virides, ovate, reflexe, equales; in- 
teriores lutew, maxime, elliptice, patentes, striate. Labellum anticum, ovatum, porrectum, pallidé luteum : medio gibbosum, 
sulcatum, purpureo tinctum ; basi auriculatum, saccatum, cum columné connatum. Columna aptera, erecta, gynizo elliptico, 
quadrato, apiculato, concavo. Anthera terminalis, opercularis, decidua, bilocularis, cristata. Pollinis masse du, cereacee, sub- 
rotunda, posticé 2-lobe, per processum communem, basi triangularem, gynizi cavitati summe connatum coherentes. Ovarium 
pedicellatum. 
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The name of this fine genus has been communicated to us by Mr. Brown from his unpublished manuscripts. The 
various groups of plants constituting a Section in the Orchidee with waxy pollen, to which we have previously had 
occasion to allude under Angrecum maculatum (since published as Geodorum pictum by Professor Link), as distin- 
guished by the appendages of the pollen masses, and certain other characters, from the genera with which they have 
hitherto been arranged, offer so few differences of structure in their columna, that it is perhaps useless to attempt 
to seize characters for them from that organ. The other parts of the fructification, however, present a great diversity 
of form and appearance ; from which excellent characters may be derived. This is particularly the case with the 
subject of this article; which, although possessing no striking peculiarities in its columna, is nevertheless deci- 
-dedly distinguished from the neighbouring genera by the little reflexed outer segments of its flower, and the great, 
wing-like, spreading inner divisions of it ; and by the crested labellum for ming a little bag from its union with the 
base of the columna. } 
Notwithstanding certain differences in the description of Satyriwm giganteum, we strongly suspect it is the very 
same as our plant: at least we feel persuaded that it is a species of Lassochilus. Unfortunately there are no speci- 
mens of it in the herbaria in London; nor did our friend Mr. Burchell ever meet with it during his residence at the 
Cape. 
The plant from which our figure was taken was imported by Mr. Griffin from the Cape of Good Hope some years: 
since, and produced its flowers, for the first time, in the early part of the last summer. We think, without any excep- 
tion, it is the finest plant of the order we ever saw alive. 
EXPLANATION OF THE PLATE. 
1. Columna and labellum. 2. Columna without the labellum. 3. 'The same seen in front. 4. Thesame, the anther being 
removed. 5. A vertical section of the columna. 6. The anther of the bud. 7. The anther after bursting. 8. The pollen 
- masses and their appendage from behind. 9. The same in front. 
