erect-spreading linear, attenuate towards the apex, acute, passing- 

 off into leaf-like bracts ; spike dense cylindrical many-flowered, 

 the flowers among the smallest in the genus, 3-5-10 cm. long, 1 cm. 

 in diam. ; bracts suberect linear-lanceolate acute, the lower ones 

 exceeding the flowers, the upper ones as long as the flowers or 

 shorter ; lateral sepals ovate obtuse, 0*1 cm. long ; odd sepal ovate 

 obtuse cucullate, produced at the back into a short deflexed 

 cylindrical spur, half as long as the limb ; petals very small 

 reflexed-ascending lanceolate falcate, rather or very obtuse, 

 furnished at the base in front with a porrect rounded lobe, about 

 half as long as the lateral sepals ; lip linear obtuse, dilated towards 

 the apex ; anther strongly resupinate. 



The sketch was made from a dried specimen lent to me by Dr. 

 Schlechter, whose description of this rare and interesting little 

 plant I have copied. 



