the base of the stem, erect-spreading, ovate acute, 7-15 cm. long ; 

 spike dense, many flowered, cyUndrical, 8-12 cm. long ; bracts 

 deflexed lanceolate acute, exceeding the flowers ; flowers rather 

 large in the genus ; sepals and petals deflexed connate at base, 

 subequal in length, intermediate sepal linear-oblong obtuse, the 

 lateral broader, " petals at the apex so recurved as to appear 

 emarginate, 07-0"8 cm. long ; " lip as long as the petals galeate 

 carinate at the back, the apiculus free subquadrate obtuse, micro- 

 scopically lacerate-incised on the edge, spurs pendent rather acute, 

 a little longer than the ovary ; column slender, the rostellum 

 subquadrate at base, 31obed, lateral lobes very short tooth-like, 

 acute, the intermediate deflexed, lanceolate acute, deeply sulcate, 

 stigmatiferous lobe semi-orbicular, very obtuse or sub-emarginate, 

 as long as the rostellum ; ovary subcylindrical. 



In this species, not having seen the type, I have largely used 

 Mr. Schlechter's original description with which Miss Pegler's 

 specimen 212 fiiirly well agrees. 



