COLAX. 139 
and petals are creamy white without—the latter, however, 
are beautifully banded with transverse stripes of rich deep 
bluish purple on the inside (Dr. Lindley describes them 
as speckled with crimson, but this is at any rate by no 
Ree s 
Fig, 36. Flower of Colax jugosus 
(nat. size). 
means usual); the lip is three-lobed, with fleshy ridges, 
white, and striped and veined with deep velvety purple. 
This plant, when healthy, flowers freely during the months 
of April and May. 
Fig. 36; Botanical Magazine, t. 5661. 
