An erect stout g-labrous herb, 60-115 cm. hig-h ; leaves erect or 

 erect-spreading- oblong-lanceolate, acuminate or acute, sheathing^ 

 the stem at base, g-radually passing off into the bracts, attaining 

 28 cm. in length ; spike cylindrical densely many-flowered, flowers 

 erect-spreading ; bracts herbaceous spreading-deflexed linear- 

 lanceolate acuminate or acute, usually exceeding the flowers ; 

 lateral sepals spreading-porrect, obliquely ovate-lanceolate acu- 

 minate 0*9 cm. long ; odd sepal erect concave oblong-lanceolate 

 acuminate, as long as the lateral ones ; petals erect, almost semi- 

 orbicular in outline, somewhat truncate at base, the outer margin 

 lacerate-fimbriate, as long as the odd sepal ; limb of the labellum 

 deflexed cuneate-flabellate, the lower margin lacerate fimbriate, 

 0"5 cm. long, the appendix erect cucuUate, bifid at the apex, the 

 segments inflexed, O'o cm. long ; anther subhorizontal ; ovar}- 

 1-1 "nt cm. long. 



Described from one living specimen sent by Mr. J. Glass from 

 Coldspring Farm, nr. Grahamstown, from which also the drawing 

 was made, and several dried specimens. 



