as long as the sepals and 2-3ce wider; lip as long as the sepals, 

 oblong or elliptical, more or less obscurely 3-lobed, side lobes 

 short obtuse, the sinus sometimes reduced to a mere notch, the 

 middle lobe much larger, narrowed to an obtuse point, furnished 

 below the middle with a shallow obtuse gibbosity hairy within, 

 a few raised but low longitudinal ridges towards the base, spur 

 slender incurved, 4-7 mill, long; column short, 5-8 times shorter 

 than the lip. 



Described, and the figure drawn, from a living plant which 

 flowered in the Royal Gardens, Kew, June 21st, 1893, sent by 

 Mr. Allison from Natal ; with this I have collated the dried 

 specimens named above. Colour of the sepals green, petals and 

 lip yellow, or sometimes white (Tyson), the latter with several 

 purple stripes at base and a pale green centre. The species is 

 very distinct by its saccate or gibbous lip, though the shape of 

 this organ varies, being in some specimens almost exactly oblong. 

 The wild specimens have mostly smaller flowers than those 

 shown in the figure. The manner in which the petals are bent 

 down resembles that of E. Dregeana, Lindley. Mr. Schlechter's 

 description was founded on dried specimens of Wood's No. 4626, 

 which I have not seen. But he has seen my figure and re- 

 cognised its identity with his type. 



