acute, 2*5-6 cm. long" ; bracts leaf-like ovate acute, shorter than 

 the ovary ; lateral sepals divaricate, deflexed at the apex, obliquely 

 ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 1'2-1"4 cm. long, spurred almost at 

 the base, the spurs subarcuate obtuse, 0*4 cm. long" ; odd sepal 

 erect, the upper half projecting^ forward, vaulted, with the cohering 

 petals forming a wide open galea, lanceolate acuminate ; petals 

 clawed, the lamina semi-ovate acute, the anterior margin 

 undulate, 1*3 cm. long; lip erect, then incumbent over the 

 rostellum, linear gland-ciliate, 0'6 cm. long, the anterior segment 

 of the appendix projecting forward, lanceolate acuminate concave, 

 0*4 cm. long, the posterior erect thickened, truncate at the apex, 

 papillose, 0*2 cm. long ; rostellum cucullate, the gland-bearing 

 arms porrect-divaricate ; stigmas two, lateral. 



Described from several dried and living specimens. The 

 drawing was made from plants collected on the Cape Peninsula 

 {Bolus, 4499). 



