in diameter, bracts at length reflexed, lanceolate acuminate, 

 longer than the flowers ; side sepals spreading decurved, oblong 

 obtuse subfalcate, strongly 1-nerved below, about 1"5 cm. long; 

 odd sepal a little shorter, deflexed ; petals narrower, linear- 

 falcate, as long as the sepals, all connate below for about ^ of 

 their length ; lip galeate oblong, with a dorsal ridge, about 

 1*2 cm. long, free apex ovate obtuse crenulate, spurs funnel- 

 shaped above then filiform, variable in length, more or less 

 exceeding the ovary; rostellum short oblong, wider than long, 

 subtruncate or notched at the apex, with a minute sinus on 

 either side the middle for the passage of the caudicles of the 

 pollinia ; glands approximate l.ying flat and entirely upon the 

 upper surface of the rostellum ; connective of the anther free 

 from the column ; stigmatiferous lobe semiorbicular, cushioned, 

 much larger than the rostellum ; ovarium ovate, 6-10 mill. long. 



Described and drawn from a living plant sent by Mr. Flanagan 

 from the Kei E. mouth, and from numerous dried specimens. 

 Colour of flowers dingy white, variably tinged or blotched with 

 pink, red or dark brown-red. A variable and widely distributed 

 plant, well characterised by its deeply connate sepals and petals, 

 by its very short broad ovary, and by the glands lying wholly 

 upon the rostellum, and not in recesses on the same plane with 

 it, as is usually the case. The flowers are amongst the largest 

 of the genus. For the identification of this species with S. 

 militare, Lindley, we are indebted to Mr. N. E. Brown, of Kew. 



