This is one of the most remarkable and interesting plants that has ever been introduced into cultivation. Its dwarf habit, gigantic flowers, great snow-white erect sepals, its equally large strangely-colored petals, and its stigmas with shining black-purple humped bases (the latter organs resembling some monstrous insect), make up a flower of singular oddity, and such remarkable beauty that few can form any possible idea of this wonderful plant. The plant grows from five to six inches high, having large solitary flowers from three to five inches long; the outer segments of the flower are erect and of a snow-white color, with a few red spots towards the base, on the inner surface. The inner segments are of a yellowish-green, covered with wrinkled dark, shining purple, reticulate bands; the disc is a glossy black purple, and the stigmas are of a dull yellow color, mottled with reddish-brown. Such a curious combination of color is rarely seen in the same plant, and this will be eagerly sought after by all those who appreciate beautiful and interesting flowers, more especially as the subject of these remarks must be considered a floral wonder.