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Disa (To the species described on pp)

To the species described on pp. 483-4, Vol. I., the following should now be added:

D. atropurpurea (dark-purple). fl. rich purplish-lake, solitary, on slender peduncles 3in. to 4in. high; dorsal sepal hooded, with a very short, knob-like spur, the lateral ones elliptic-lanceolate, acute; petals auricled at base, bifid at apex; lip with a distinct stalk 1/4in. long, and a cordate, acuminate, wavy-margined blade, having two or three teeth on each side. l. linear, Grass-like. South Africa, 1885. A beautiful little plant. (B. M. 6891.) D. racemosa (racemose). fl. light purple, marked white, dark purple, and green; middle sepal rhombic, the lateral ones oblong; petals cuneate-triangular, serrated on the upper margin, with inflexed apex; lip rhombic-lanceolate, narrow, small; inflorescence one-sided, about six-flowered. 1887. (B. M. 7021.) SYN. D. secunda.

D. secunda (side-flowering). A synonym of D. racemosa.