Described from several dried and living- specimens. The 

 drawing was made from plants sent by Mr. J. Glass (Bolus, 

 0)2048). Colour of the flowers, white— the lip with grey-blue 

 (faint markings) — sepals green-brown with whitish tips — ovary 

 and bract green-brown. 



B. Holothrix aspera, Reichenbach, f., in Otia Bot. Hamb. 

 (1881),/). 119.— Herba erecta gracilis, 10-20 cm. alta ; folia bina 

 humistrata, late ovata vel reniformia, glabra inajqualia, 1 •3-2-5 

 cm. longa ; scapus strictus hispidulus, racemo laxe 4-9fl., floribus 

 subsecundis patentibus ; bracteae ovatae cuspidatae ciliatae, ovario 

 duplo breviores ; sepala ovata vel oblongo-ovata, obtusa, 0*2 cm. 

 longa ; petala adscendentia ovata, 0-4-0-5 cm longa ; labellum 

 circuitu flabellatum, Sfidum, lobis lateralibus l-2fidis, intermedio 

 longissimo, omnibus obtusis vel truncatis, infra medium asperum, 

 0'5-0'7 cm. longum, basi calcaratum, calcare valde arcuato- 

 recurvo acuto, ovario breviore ; clinandrium subquadratum, apice 

 rotundatum ; pollinia in glandulas distinctas affixa. — {Ex exempli, 

 pliir. viv. exsiccatisqiie.) — Bucculina asoera, LitidL, in Conip. Bot. 

 Mag., vol. ii. (1836),/). 209. 



Hab. : South-western Region; Hex R. Valley, fl. Aug., 

 Wolley.Dod,^Q^^\ Clanwilliam Div., banks of the Olifants' R., 

 alt. 105 met., fl. Aug.-Sept., R. Schlechtcr, 5077! 503G. E. P. 

 Phillips! (Percy Sladen Memorial Expedition, Nos, 7641, 7562.) 

 Blauw-Berg, alt. 450 met., fl. Aug., R. Schlechter, 8465! near 

 Clanwilliam, alt. 75 met., fl. July-Aug., C. L. Leipoldt, 601 ! 

 Nama'land, Karreebergen, alt. 300 met., fl. July, R. Schlechter. 



Plate 19. B. Fig-. 1, flower, side view ; 2, ditto, front view ; 

 B, one of the sepals ; 4, one of the petals ; 5, column ; 6, pollinia. 



An erect slender herb, 10-20 cm. high ; leaves 2, flat on the 

 ground, broadly ovate or reniform, glabrous unequal in size, 

 l*3-2-5 cm. long; scape straight hispidulous, the raceme laxly 

 4-9fl., flowers subsecund spreading ; bracts ovate cuspidate ciliate, 

 half as long as the ovary ; sepals ovate or oblong--ovate, obtuse, 

 0*2 cm. long ; petals ascending ovate, O'4-O*;") cm. long ; lip 

 flabelliform in outline, 3fid, the lateral lobes l-2fid, the inter- 

 mediate longest, all obtuse or truncate, rough below the middle, 

 0'5-0-7 cm. long, spurred at base, the spur arcuate-recurved acute, 

 shorter than the ovary ; clinandrium subquadrate, rounded at the 

 apex ; pollinia attached to separate glands. 



Described from several living and dried specimens. The 



drawing was made from a plant sent by Mr. C. L. Leipoldt (No. 



601.) Colour of sepals and bract, grey-green ; of the petals and 

 lip, pale mauve with darker stripes. 



