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VII. Orchis elaticr latifolia afphodeli radice, {pica ftrigofa. Cat.p. 119. Tab. 
IA7: fy . By 
F he ae of this was double, fungous, two or three Inches long, be- 
ing fomewhat of the fhape of thofe of the Afphodel’s or Oenanthe's, and not 
{o round as thofe of the Orchides Tefticulate. The Stalk was about a Foor 
and an half high, being flender, jointed, and befet with Leaves alterna- 
tively, which had Foot-Stalks of about an Inch long, by their under part 
next the Stalk incompafling ir, and ‘making a Sheath for it. The Leaves 
are about three Inches long, and one and an half broad in the middle where 
broadeft, whence they decreafe to both extremes, ending in a point, being 
nervous, and fomething like the Leaves of Saponaria. ‘The top of the Stalk, 
about two Inches in length, is a flender Spike of Flowers, under each of 
whichis a {mall membranous Leaf: the Petiolus of the Flower is crooked, 
the Spur blunt, the Labellum {mall, andthe Galea large, and divided as others 
of this Kind. 
Jc grew inthe Woods of Mount Diablo. 
IX. Vifcum radice Lulbosd majus > clatins, delphinii flore ferrugineo guttato. 
Cat. p. 119. Tab. 148. Fig. 1. An Tzanxochitl. Hernandez. p. 4332 vel 
Amazanili. Ejufd. p.349 2 Uracatu Marcgr. p. 35? 
This grows on the Truncs and Arms of Trees, as Mifletoe, or others of 
this Kind, and is the largeft of all thofe Ihave met with of its fort. The 
Roots are large, and the Leaves many, long, narrow, {mooth, of a dark 
green colour, and fomewhit like thofe of our common White Lillies. The 
Stalk is round, tough, brown, crooked, rifing fix Foot high, and join at 
every eight or nine Inches diftance, where are Branches ftanding ftraight 
out wich feveral Flowers, whofe Foot-Stalks are an Inch long. The Flowers, 
themfelves are of fix or feven Petala, each of which is narrow at the begin- 
ning, and round towards its end, being of the fhape of a Spoon, only not 
hollow, of a ferrugineous colour, and {potted, except one difform, hooded 
Petalum, which is in the middle of a white colour, and within which are 
feveral Orange colour’d Stamina. 
It grows on the Truncs and Arms of Trees, between the Town and the 
Salt-Ponds. 
XX. Vifcum radice bulbofa minus, delphinii flore rubro fpeciofo. Cat. p. 119. 
Tab. 121. Figs. An-vilcum arboreum feu epidendron {cille folits Barbadenfium. 
Pluk. Alm. p. 350 > 
This has a great many white, thick fibers or Roots, like the fibers of 
Leeks, or Capreoli of Ivy, taking firm hold of the Trees Bark whereon it 
grows, and being matted, or interwoven one within another. When united 
they fend up one thick greenifh, almoft round, a little comprefs’d bulbous 
or tuberous Leaf or Root, of an Inch Diameter, cover’d with fome brown 
wither d Filaments. From the top of this comes two {mooth, ftriated, hol- 
Jow, hard, light colour’d green Leaves, three Inches long, and one broad, 
between which fprings out a naked, brown, jointed, round, fmooth Stalk, 
about a Foot high; near, and at the top of which ftand feveral long, red- 
difh purple Flowers, very beautiful, made up of fix Petal, five whereof 
are broader, and fhorter than the others of this Kind, ftanding round, and 
inclofing in their] Center a fixth large difform one, or inward Flower, like 
the Flower of Lark-Spurs, which is in the inner part thereof yellowith, with 
purple ftreaks. | 
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