1 6 THE WOODLANDS ORCHIDS 



rosy mauve along the edges, which looks unwholesome, as if 

 caused by disease. But the long paddle-shaped lip, crimson, 

 changing to purple as it expands, is very fine. It has two 

 pale yellow ' eyes ' elongated in an extraordinary manner. 



Lord Roberts. — Very handsome and peculiar. The 

 colour of the sepals, strongly folded back, is warm grey, 

 tinged and faintly lined with crimson ; this tinge is much 

 more pronounced in the petals. The large tubular lip, finely 

 opened, is uniform crimson-magenta, not so dark as usual. 



