642 ORCHIDE^J. 



212. S. speciosus, Rich. (R.). Leaves elliptical or elliptical-oblong, pointed ; bracts 

 oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, as long as the flowers ; perigone glabrous : sack adnate, 

 much shorter than the ovary ; lip-oblong-linear, shortly acuminate. — Jacq. Ic. Ear. t. 600. 

 —Neottia, Jacq.— 2' high ; leaves 4"-6", spike 2"-3", flowers 8'" long, the latter crimson, 

 approximate. — Hab. Jamaica !, Bancr., Wullschl., in moist woods ; [Cuba ! and Mexico ! 

 to Venezuela ! and New Granada !]. 



213. S. lanceolatus, Rich. (JR.). Leaves lanceolate-oblong, lluntish ; bracts lanceo- 

 late or lanceolate-linear, as long as the ovary ; perigone puberulous -. sack adnate, blunt at 

 the base, one-third as long as the ovary; lip oblong -linear, shortly acuminate. — S. or- 

 chioides, Lindl. (excl. synon.).—2'-S' high; leaves 6"-10", spike 3"-6", "red" flowers 

 6'" long.— Hab. Antigua!, Wullschl.; [Cuba!]. 



214. S. orchioides, Rich. Aphyllous at the time of flowering ; " leaves serotinous 

 (Mac/.), long, broadly lanceolate, pointed ;" bracts lanceolate-linear, as long as the ovary ; 

 perigone puberulous ; sack produced beyond the adnate portion into a bluntly conical,free 

 spur, half as long as the ovary; lip oblong, pointed. — Rot. Mag. t. 2797- — Neottia, Sw.: 

 but comprising probably the preceding, to which his analytical figure (Fl. t. 28. /• a, b) 

 seems to belong. S. aphyllus, Lindl.— 2'-3' high ; spike 3"-5", " lurid " flowers 8"'-10 

 long. — Hab. Jamaica!, all coll., in dry places, along roadsides, common; Dominica !, Imr., 

 S. Vincent!, Guild.; Trinidad!, Sch., Cr.; [Haiti! to Brazil !]. 



69. SAUROGLOSSUM, Lindl. 



Character of Spiranthes, but column slender with a deltoid, undivided stigma, and the 

 lip devoid of callosities. — Leaves usually rosulate ; flowers spicule. 



215. S. tenue, Lindl. ! Leaves ovate, pointed, as long as the petiole; scales of the 

 scape membranaceous, linear-acuminate, subappressed ; spike lew-flowered : bracts lanceolate- 

 acuminate, as long as the ovary ; perigonial divisions exterior blunt, superior oblong, lateral 

 and 2 interior linear ; lip long-clawed •. claw linear, channelled -. blade much shorter, round- 

 ish.— 6"-10" long, leaves 1", "white" flowers 6"' long.— Hab. Jamaica!, Pd., in moist 

 woods, S. Anns ; [Cuba !]. 



70. PELEXIA, Poit. 



Character of Spiranthes, but column low, lip devoid of callosities; and exterior lateral 

 divisions of the perigone produced at the base into an adnate or free spur. — Scape pubes- 

 cent ; leaves rosulate ; flowers distantly spicate. 



216. P. spiranthoides, Lindl. Leaves elliptical-oblong, pointed, long-petioled ; spike 

 long, loose : bracts lanceolate-acuminate, about as long as the flower ; perigonial divisions 

 lanceolate, downward bent ; lip dilated at the summit into a roundish, 2-lamellate blade ; 

 spur adnate.— Bot. Reg. t. 9S5.— Neottia adnata, Sw.— 1'-3' high; leaves 4"-5", spike 

 2"-8" long; flowers " greenish, with a white, variegated lip," 3'" long (except the spur).— 

 Hab. Jamaica {Sw.), in woods ; S. Vincent (Lindl.) ; [Cuba !, Haiti]. 



217. P. setacea, Lindl. "Leaves elliptical, pointed, long-petioled ; bracts linear-acumi- 

 nate, exceeding the ovary ; perigonial divisions linear, setaceous-acuminate ; lip lanceolate- 

 acuminate, ciliate ; spur half-free, filiform, curved." — Bot. Mag. t. 3403. — Neottia calca- 

 rata, Hook. (Sw.?).—"l'-2' high; leaves 3"-6", perigone about 1" long, greenish."— 

 Hab. Jamaica (Hook.) ; [Cuba to Brazil]. 



71. PHYSURUS, Rich. 



Lip anterior, free, spurred at the base : perigonial divisions 2 interior adhering to the ex- 

 terior superior one. Column straight: anther dorsal : pollinaria 2. — Roots divided; stem 

 leafy below ; leaves petioled : petiole dilated at the base into a loose sheath ; flowers in a 

 spiciform raceme. 



218. P. hirtellus, Lindl. (R.). Stem ascending, pilose; leaves ovate or ovate-oblong, 

 cuspidate; bracts lanceolate-acuminate, exceeding the ovary; perigonial divisons exterior 



