petals similar, nearly equal in length, lanceolate acuminate 

 spreading veined, about 1-6 cm. long, or the petals a little shorter 

 and broader ; lip inferior, nearly as long as the petals, cuneate- 

 obovate veined, traversed by three raised ridges, 3-lobed towards 

 the apex, the side lobes shorter, rounded or acute, ascending, the 

 intermediate lobe longer subulate acute deflexed; foot of the 

 column elongated, shorter than the lip ; anther incumbent affixed 

 to the apex of the column by a hinge-like joint ; pollinia — ? 

 (only seen in the numerous separated roundish granules) ; cap- 

 sule ovoid pendulous, 1-2 cm. long. 



Described and drawn from several dried specimens, with 

 separately and carefully dried flowers and notes of colour from 

 the collector. Colour of the sepals and petals pale greenish 

 yellow with brownish green veins ; the lip veined with purple. 

 The original description was based upon a plant in Sender's her- 

 barium supposed to have been found in the Magaliesbergen, 

 whence we may infer that it was most probably collected by 

 Zeyher, during the journey made by him to the Trans-Vaal with 

 Burke (a collector sent out by the Earl of Derby) in 1841. I have 

 not seen any authenticated specimen, but as Mr. Culver's excel- 

 lent specimens agree very well with Eeichenbach's brief des- 

 cription, as far as the latter goes, and as it is the only Pogonia 

 known from South Africa, I have very little doubt as to their 

 identity. Mr. Culver has been very successful in collecting the 

 Orchids of that region ; he is the only one who has found this 

 species since Zeyher, and I am indebted to him for several other 

 rare and novel species. 



