short as to be almost hidden by the upper scale of the pseudo- 
bulb which partly embraces it. Pedicel round and slender, 
an inch long, somewhat curved and slightly channelled, of a 
pale green, with a small, thin, pale brown-coloured bractea 
at its base. Flowers large in proportion to the size of the 
plant and very handsome, continuing a long time in perfec- 
tion. Sepals of a dingy brown, slightly spotted, oblong lan- 
ceolate acute, much undulated at the margin, and spreading 
so as to become recurved. They are all nearly of the same 
size and form. The two lower ones are undivided and narrow 
at the base. Petals similar in colour to the sepals, but rather 
shorter, and almost twice as wide, recurved at the point, and 
undulated at the margin. Labellum 3-lobed, of a bright 
vellow, excepting around the crest, which is blotched and 
spotted with blood-red spots. The middle lobe is large and 
spreading, somewhat cordate and apiculated, having a part of 
the outer edge on one side of the point folded a little way over 
that of the other. The margin is finely marked and undu- 
lated back to the crest, where it becomes of a brown colour, 
and is delicately fringed on either side. The lateral lobes are 
also much undulated and very short. They are nearly as 
broad at the extremity as they are long, and diminish gradu- 
ally towards the crest at their base. Column erect, rounded 
at the back, and hollowed out in front with the spreading 
undulated wing on each side of the opening. In front of this 
is a yellowish waxy process 2-lobed, and a little elevated. 
Anther case 1-celled, hooded and conical, so as to resemble a 
small cup, with a minute red spot in front, where it terminates 
in a point. Pollen-masses Q, roundish-ovate, deep yellow, 
attached by a pale coloured elastic membrane to the small 
red coloured body just mentioned. 
“ The plant appears to grow in large masses on the 
branches of trees, to which it is attached by its numerous 
round, filiform, ash-coloured roots. It is grown at Carclew 
in a warm moist stove, suspended from one of the rafters.” 
