Satyrium] Ill, ORCHIDE, 17 
clothed from base to apex with long-sheathing leaves bearing acutely 
prominent nerves. Spike pyramidal ending in a tuft of empty bracts, 
the whole excepting the ovaries a shining milk-white. Bracts at first 
erect, then just about flowering time spreading, finally subpendulous, 
far exceeding the ovaries, white, very acuminate, traversed by raised 
nerves ; ovaries oblong, scarcely twisted, densely hairy. Two outer 
lateral perianth-segments flat, tube helmet-shaped with two dorsal 
basal spurs ; two inner segments flat, narrow, looking forwards along 
with the strap-shaped lip, forming as it were a deeply trifid lip. 
Rather rare in sunny marshy places by streams near Lopollo. In 
fl. and fr. Nov. 1859. No. 728. 
2. 8. paludosum Rchb. f., J.c.; Durand & Schinz, Z.c., p. 97. 
Hovitia—aA narrowly erect slender herb with two tubers, white 
flowers and dull purple bracts. Here and there by the stream of 
Ferrio da Sola, near Lopollo, in marshy meadows. Jan.1860. No.727. 
3. S. Welwitschii Rchb. f., Uc. ; Durand & Schinz, lc., p. 99. 
Huitia.—A herb 2 ft. and higher, with the habit of Orchis latifolia, 
stem somewhat hollow, and like the leaves herbaceous-green ; flowers 
spotted with violet-purple ; bracts purplish-green, acute, elongated, 
originally crowded and crest-like. A variety with milk-white flowers 
and a denser spike is also found. In marshy places by streams near 
Huilla, growing with Ranunculus pinnatus and Salix hexandra; in 
fl. Nov. 1859. Marshy places near Lopollo, Dec. 1859 ; Varzea do 
Ferrio da Sola, Nov. and Dec. 1859. No. 726. 
4. S.Ivantale Rchb. f., /.c., p. 183; Durand & Schinz, lc., p. 96. 
HuriLa.—A herb with two tubers, with the habit of Orchis militaris, 
14 to 2 ft. high, the young tuber generally stalked, spherical, the older 
ovate, abruptly acuminate. Stem cylindrical, not very solid, leafy 
below, clothed above with sheath-like leaves. Lower leaves long- 
sheathing, elliptical or ovate-elliptical, rather fleshy, leathery, shining 
bright green, distantly nerved, paler beneath, 3 to 7 in. long, between 
erect and spreading, the upper ones appressed ; bracts greenish-purple 
deflexed at flowering time; perianth white, with rose-coloured or 
rose-purple streaks, two-spurred ; posterior lip concave, white on the 
outside, streaked inside with rose-purple ; segments all white with 
rose-coloured streaks, linear-spathulate. Somewhat plentiful in marshy 
places round the great lake of Ivantala, March 1860. Plentiful in 
grassy marshy places between Quilengues and Ivantala, Feb. 1860. 
No. 729. 
5. S. riparium Rchb. f., J.c.; Durand & Schinz, /.c., p. 98. 
Hu1iia.—A herb with two tubers, 14 to 2 ft. high, with strict habit ; 
radical leaves two, cordate-ovate, subfleshy, appressed to the ground, 
cauline short with long sheaths ; perianth a waxy-yellow ; posterior: 
segment with two spurs, spurs long, cylindrico-subulate. Very sparsely 
on the banks of streams at Humpata. Going off flower Jan. 1860. 
No. 730. 
16. DISA Berg. ; Benth. & Hook. f. Gen. Pl. iii. p, 630. 
1. D. ochrostachya Rehb. f. in Flora 1865, p. 181; Durand & 
Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. v. p. 105. 
Huitia.—aA herb with two tubers, flowers yellowish-white ; bracts. 
reddish, very beautiful. Morro de Lopollo ; Monino ; Jan., Feb, 1860. 
No. 712. 
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