Disperis. | ORCHIDEZ (Rolfe). 299 
verrucose at the apex, curve ed and acuminate; column short ; 
rostellum large, 3-lobed in front, with small rounded side lobes and 
an elongate-linear front lobe; arms straight, not curved at the 
apex, rather short 
Eastern Recion: Natal ; among grass near Nottingham Road, 5000 ft., Wood, 
6078. 
Said to be allied to D. gracilis and D. caepere on, but to be anomalous in the 
shape of the lip. I hive not seen a specimen of this. 
1l. D. concinna gaeeesrale in Engl. Jahrb. xx. Beibl. 50, 43) ; 
lant 5-10 in. igh ; stem ender, straight, glabrous ; leaves 
cauline, alternate, sessile, 1— 3, somewhat ere elliptic-oblong 
to lanceolate, subacute or obtuse, 4-3 i ; scapes 5-10 in 
high ; spikes short, somewhat lax, i- 3. Hone ae ’ practs lanceolate 
or ovate-lanceolate, acute, 5—7 lin. long ; pedicels about 4 lin. long ; 
oO : i 
flowers small, rose-coloured ; dorsal sepal galeate, with an obtuse 
rounded sac nearly as long as the limb, acuminate or obtuse, 24-5 
lin. long; lateral sepals spreading, oblong below, narro n 
acuminate above, with a large conic-oblong sac about the middle, 
3-35 lin. long; petals oblique, falcate-lanceolate, 24-3 lin. long; 
lip narrowly unguiculate ; limb ovate-oblong, obtuse, conduplicate, 
about | lin. long ; appendage broadly subpandurate- oblong, apiculate, 
keeled, longer than the limb; rostellum very large, ovate, acute ; 
arms 0 blong, 1 lin. ‘tig Schlechter in Bull, Herb. Boiss. 1 sér. vi. 
920 ; Krinal. Orch. Gen. et Ree 
Katanari Recion: Transvaal ; mars Wilge River, 4600 ft., Schlechter. 
Eastern Recion: Natal; Mohlamba goodies 5000-6000 ft., Sutherland ! 
. D. gracilis net in Engl. Jahrb. xx. Beibl. = 44) ; 
ee 4 3-11 ft. high; stem slender, glabrous; leaves cauline, 
alternate, sessile: usually 3, nee sia Shibuj- leaseolate, spats or 
subacute, glabrous, 9-12 lin. long; scapes 4-1} ft. high, 1-4- 
flowered ; bracts ovate or ovate-lanceolate, subacute, 5—6 lin. long ; 
edicels about 4 lin. long; flowers Darel small, white; dorsal 
sepal galeate, broadly saccate, ovate, nate, 4—5 lin. long, with 
a broad mouth ; lateral sepals s siren: Maloavoobing. acuminate, 
4-41 lin. long, with an oblong obtuse sac below the middle ; petals 
cohering with ig dorsal sepal, falcate-lanceolate, acuminate, 4-4} 
lin. long; lip bi we. unguiculate ; limb oblong-lanceolate, acu- 
minate, 24-24 lin. long ; appendage ovate below, narrowed upwards, 
subobtuse, sensed ucullate, as long as the limb; um 
ovate, obtuse, somewhat 3-lobed at the apex ; arms cartilaginous, 
twisted below, linear, about 2} lin. long. Schlechter in Bull. Herb. 
Boiss, 1° sér. vi. 925. D. Wealii, Krénzl. Orch. Gen. et Sp. i. 829, 
partly, not of Reich. J 
ARI ReGion: Transvaal; marshes on Houtbosch ie ag 5000-6500 
ft. ohne: 5853 ! ‘Schlechter, 4393. 
