dense, 2-3 cm. long-, the flowers ascending- ; bracts leaf-like with 

 the margins membranous, ovate cuspidate-acuminate, the lower 

 ones much longer than the flowers ; lateral sepals spreading- 

 deflexed oblong obtuse, 0-3 cm. long ; odd sepal suberect galeate, 

 obtuse or acute, as long as the lateral ones, produced at the back 

 into an obtuse conical sac ; petals erect, suborbicular in outline, 

 produced at the apex into an obtuse incurved acumen, 0*2 cm. 

 long ; lip porrect linear oblong, a little dilated at base and apex, 

 as long as the petals ; rostellum abbreviate, the gland-bearing 

 arms very short, approximate ; anther resupinate. 



Described from several dried and living specimens. The 

 drawing was made from plants sent by Mr. Grisbrook. 



This is very closely allied to D. tenella, Sw. , and is regarded 

 by Dr. Schlechter as a var. of that species. The difference in the 

 spur and the smaller size of the flowers, seem to afford sufficient 

 grounds for keeping it as a distinct species. 



B. Disa micropetala, Schlechter, in Engl. BoLjahrb. vol. xx. 

 (1895), Beibl. 50, p. 7. — Herba erecta glabra pygmaea, 7-16 cm. 

 alta ; folia caulina erecto-patentia linearia, apicem versus attenuata, 

 acuta, in bracteas foliaceas abeuntia ; spica densa cylindrica multi- 

 flora, floribus inter minimos in genere, 3*5-10 cm. longa, 1 cm. diam. ; 

 bracteae suberectae lineari-lanceolatae acutae, inferiores flores super- 

 antes, superiores floribus aequilongae vel breviores ; sepala lateralia 

 ovata obtusa, 0*1 cm. longa ; sepalum impar ovatum obtusum 

 cucuUatum, dorso in calcar breve deflexum cylindricum obtusum, 

 limbo duplo brevius, productum ; petala minima reflexo-adscendentia 

 lanceolato falcata, obtusiuscula vel obtusissima, basi margine 

 anteriore lobulo rotundato porrecto aucta, sepalis lateralibus 

 subduplo breviora ; labellum lineare obtusum, apicem versus 

 dilatatum ; anthera valde resupinata. [Ex descr. cl. Schlechteri et 

 exenipl. unico sicco.) 



Hab. : South-western Region; Swellendam Div., in damp 

 giassy slopes of the mts. above A'ormannsbosch, fl. Oct., Ecklon ijy 

 Zeyher ! 



Plate 70, B. Fig. 1, sketch of the dried plant ; 2, flower, side 

 view ; 3, column with petals ; 4, column ; 5, odd sepal, side view ; 

 6, one ot the petals ; 7, lip, back view ; 8, ditto, front view — all 

 variously magnified. 



An erect glabrous dwarf herb, 7-16 cm. high ; cauline leaves 



