168 ORCHIDE& (Rolfe). [Satyrium. 
1 - ar arn eu. in Engl. Jahrb. xx. Beibl. 50, 37) ; 
Soir about 4 ft slender ; leaves 2, radical, spreading, broadly 
ovate or orbicular, shetty acuminate, 1-2 i}-13 
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odd sepal Uasce obtuse ; lateral sepals oblique, falcate-ovate, 
subacute, entire, 2 lin. long ; peta s oblong, subacute, entire, shorter 
than the sepals and united to them for nearly half their length ; lip 
cucullate, ovate, keeled behind, 3 lin. long, with revolute obtuse 
X; spurs saccate, short ; column curved, slender ; stigma oblong, 
bifid at the apex ; rostellum 3- lobed, middle lobe tooth-like, side 
lobes much shorter. Kriinal. Orch. Gen. et Sp. i. 669 ; Schlechter 
in Engl. Jahrb. xxxi. 142, t. 1, fig. A-F (S. muticum on plate 
Katanari Recion: Transvaal ; Little Olifant River, 5100 ft., Schlechter, 4047. 
. 8. pygmeum (Sond. in Linnea, xix. pee: plant 3-7 in. high, 
as ovoid tubers and rather slender s > leaves 2, radical, 
sessile, spreading, ovate, subacute or apiculate, j—1j in. long, $—] in. 
road, somewhat membranous; scapes 3-7 in. high, with numerous 
ovate amplexicaul acute sheaths ; spikes 1-3 in. long, lax, many- 
flowered ; bracts ovate, acute, 3-4 lin. long; pedicels 24-3 lin. 
segments red ; odd se oblong, obtuse, 14 lin. long ; lateral sepals 
nearly twice as broad ; petals ovate-oblong, obtuse, 1} lin. long ; 
lip cucullate, broadly ovate, Shee slightly crenulate, 3 lin. long ; 
spurs rather stout, curved, 3-3} lin, long g; column curved, 1? in. 
L gh Bolus, Ic. Orch. Aus et it. 20, and in Journ. Linn. Soc. 
v. 195; Durand & Schinz, ‘Conspect Fil. Afr. v. 98; Krénzl. Orch. 
een et Sp. i. 711; Schlechter in Engl. Jahrb. xxxi. 151, partly. 
Coast Recron: Tulbagh Div. ; Winterhoek Mountains, 3000-4000 i pits 
& Zeyher! Tygers Kloof, Pappe! 1 Ceres Div. ; Skurfde ber g 
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Swellendam Div. ; Grootvaders Bosch, Zeyhe 3014 | ! Zuurbraak, 800 ft., Galpin, 
45938, partly ! Riversdale Div. ; Garcias Pan 4 200 ft., Galpin, 4593! George 
Div. ; Outeniqua Mountains, above Montagu Pass, 2500 ft., Schlechter, Penther. 
38. 8. Schlechteri (Rolfe) ; plant 4—6 in. high ; stem sa 
stout ; leaves 2, radical, sessile, spreading, ovate or ovate-oblo ng 
obtuse or apiculate, 14-14 in. long, submembranous ; scapes 4— 
high, with 2 to 4 spathaceous sheaths; spikes 14-3 in. long, cae 
_ lax, many lowered bracts ovate or ovate-lanceolate, subacute, 
4-1 in. long; pedice els 3-4 lin. long; flowers rather small ; 
