brevior petalis v. ullrei, in/erne dilatata, alba: cucullus sanguineus, termi~ 

 nalis, erectus antice retrorsum obliquatus, thecis svlco pro/undo gktndu- 

 latn albam intergerinam incompletam in/erne comprehendente distinctis : 

 gland ula antherifera obliquato-protuberans obtusa: pollinis massa? clava indi- 

 visa brevi eeruginea, stipite longo Jlavo lucido. Stigma areola didytna 

 antica niadida purpurascens parieti interiori cavitatis Jilamenti v. columnce 

 partis inferioris sub glandula antherifera adnata. 



Another of the species of this interesting genus which 

 have been introduced into our collections by Mr. Swainson, 

 of Elm Grove, Liverpool. It was found by that gentleman 

 growing plentifully on the mountains near Palermo, parti- 

 cularly on those of Capreto and Monreale, where it flowers 

 in the spring. That it is the Orchis variegata of his friend 

 Bivona Bernard!, Mr. Swainson tells us he can have no 

 doubt, that he has scarcely any of its being the O. acumi- 

 nata of Desfontaines; but not having seen the figure in Jac- 

 quin's works, he was less able to satisfy himself of its being 

 also the plant of that author. We have carefully reviewed 

 the synonymy adduced above, and are convinced that the 

 whole belongs to this species; which extends itself widely 

 over the South of Europe, and is known to reach the Coast of 

 Barbary. It comes the nearest to the Orchis milttaris, of 

 this country, of any other species we are aware of; and 

 was deemed a variety of that by Linnaeus ; but afterwards 

 properly distinguished from it by Allioni. 



Moot tuberous, twin, tubers oval, oblong, brownish. 

 Leaves about 7, multifariously disposed, uprightly spreading, 

 of a dullish glaucous or rather cinereous green, sometimes 

 marked with a few irregularly disposed spots, opaque, 

 3-5 inches long, seldom exceeding an inch in breadth, some- 

 times with a few spots, blade lanceolately oblong, sharp- 

 pointed, streaked: inner ones longest, and sheathing the scape 

 to a greater height. Scape 6 or 7 inches high, round, 

 fluted, pale green. Spike in flower short close cylindrical 

 spreading, in seed elongated distant adpressed. Flowers of 

 a middling size, slightly scented, very palely flesh-coloured, 

 nutant, about one third of an inch in diameter. Bractes 

 white, sometimes coloured, membranous, lanceolately sub- 

 ulate, pressed close to the germen, which is rather longer. 

 Germen sessile, twisted, pale green, round, angular, scarcely 

 longer than the petals. Corolla nutant, semiringent: petals 

 5, converging into a casque, at the lower part of a tawny 

 green, at the upper of a rosy-white, striped with deep purple. 



