leafy ; leaves erect or erect-spreading-, rig-id, prominently nerved, 

 linear, acute or acuminate, sheathing^ at base, gradually passing- 

 off into the bracts, 10-20 cm. long, the lowest shorter and broader; 

 spike oblong, laxly or somewhat densely 9-21 fl., the flowers erect- 

 spreading ; bracts membranous lanceolate acuminate, the lower 

 ones almost equalling the flowers, the upper ones usually much 

 shorter ; lateral sepals ascending, obliquely oblong, obtuse or sub- 

 acute, l'8-3 cm. long ; odd sepal incumbent or ascending, galeate- 

 concave ovate-oblong, obtuse or acute, as long as the lateral ones, 

 produced at the back into a spreading or pendent filiform spur, 

 l*2-2*2 cm. long; petals erect lanceolate acute, with a rounded 

 lobe at the base of the anterior margin, 8-1 '4 cm. long; lip 

 ascending-decurved, oblong or linear, obtuse or subacute, l*8-2"7 

 cm. long ; rostellum erect, 21obed or obscurely Slobed, the inter- 

 mediate lobe reflexed, the gland-bearing arms approximate ; anther 

 strongly resupinate ; ovary 1 •1-2*5 cm. long. 



Described from one living and several dried specimens. The 

 plant [Bolus, 10305) from which the drawing was made is unfortu- 

 nately not a very typical one and gives but a poor idea of this 

 beautiful species. 



