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Thf fifth fort hath fcveral oblong, oval, wor>lly leaves, 



•u'hich ipread on the ground ; between thefc comes 



out the brad of flowers fittin-^ clofe to the around •, 

 ' thefe heads are fmaller than any of the other, and 



the flowers are while. Some of thefe plants have 



been fomicrly cultivated for the table, bui it v/as be- 

 fore the Englilli gardens were well fupplied wiih other 



efeulent plan-s, for at prefent they are rarely e:iren 



here. I'hey require no culture, for if the feeds are 



permitted to fall, the plants will come up fad 



enough. 

 ONOSM A. Lin. Gen. 187. 

 The Characters are, 



The fozver hath a j)erm{irje>aewpalemenj of one leafy which \ 2. Ophrys {Cordato) bulbo fibrofo, caule bifolio fo- 



is ereEly and cut into five fegnients \ the corolla is bell- I liis cordatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 946. Twyblade %vitb a 



fljaped^ of one fetaU having afhort tuhe^ with a fwell- 



ifi'y tcpy the brim cut into five farts^ and naked pervicus 



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nercdy oltufe capfuky with one cell opening with three 

 valves^ and filled with fmall feeds like dufi. 

 This genus of plants is ranged in the firfl; feftion 

 of Linn^us's twentieth clafs, which contains the 

 plants whofe flowers have two (lamina, which arc 

 joined to the fliyle •, he has joined to this genus fevc- 

 ral fpecies of Orchis. 

 The Speciks are, 



Ophrys {Nidas avis) bulbis fibrofo-fafciculatis caulc 

 vaginato, neftarii labio biiido. Lin. Sp. Plan:. i^9q 

 Twy blade with a fibrous root bundled^ and a bifid V/n 

 to the ne£farium. Ophrys bifolia. C. B. P. 87. Cc;?;- 



Twybladi ^ 



fibrous rooty and, two heart-fhaped leaves on the fi. 

 Ophrys minima. C, B. P. 87. Smallefi TwyhUde. 



chaps \ it hath five fhort awl-fijaped fiajnina^ termi?tated \ 3. Ophrrys (^^/r^fo) bulbis aggregatis obloncris, caule 

 by arroW'fijnped funwiitSy which are the length of the I fubfoliofo, floribus fecundis, neclarii labio'iadivifo. 



corolla y ' and a gennen of four parts^ fupporting a flcnder 



ftyky crovoned by an obtufe ftigma \ the ger men afterward 

 becomes four feeds fitting in the empalement. 

 This genus of plants is ranged in the firft fe£tion of 

 Linnreus's fifth clafs, intitled Pentandria Monogynia, 

 the flowers having five flamina and one ftyle. 

 The Species ar 



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1. Onosma {Simpliciffima) fol'iis confertiffimis lanceola- 

 . to-linearibus pilofis. Lin. Sp. 196. Onofraa with hairy ^ 

 \ linear y fpear-fhaped leaves growing in cluflcrs. Echium 

 , . Greticum.- Alp. Exot. 130. Cretan Viper's Buglofs. 



2. On"OSma (Orientalis) foliis lanceolatis hifpidis, frufti- 

 bus pendulis. Lin. Sp. 196. Onofma with hifpid fpcar- 



. fioapcd leaves^ and hanging fruit. Cerinthe Orientalis. 

 Amoen. Acad. 4. p. 267. Eafi em Moneywort. 



3. Onosma {Eckioides) foliis lanceolatis hifpidis, frufti- 

 ■ bus ereftis. Lin. Sp, 196. Onofma with hifpid fpear- 



■fioaped leaves and erect fruit. Anchufa lutea minor. 



• r C. B..P. 255/ 'Smaller yellow Btiglofs* - ^'" :>';:rv5 .:: . 

 • :The firft and fecond forts are generally biennial plants, 



* r: which perifh fobn after they have perfefted feeds; 

 -. "though fometrrnes'"when they happen to "grow out of 



•the joints ofwalls, or the fiiTures of rocks, they will 



■ "abide three or fqurjears ; for in fuch fityations riie 



'*\ plants are ftinted in their growth, fo are lefs replete 



V?* with moifture, and more compaft, whereby they are 



V' J in lefs danger of fuffering from froft in winter. Th,ere- 



" - :fore, if all the three forts can be cultivated on a wall 



; or in rubbifh, where their feeds may fcatter, they 



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Aft. Upfal. 1740. Twyblade with oblong cliftered bulls 

 a leafy fialk^ fruitful flowers^ and an undivided lip to the 

 ne^arium. Orchis fpiralis alba odorata. J. B. 2, 769. 

 White., fweet-fcented^ fpiral Orchis^ called Triple Ladies 

 Traces, 



4. Ophrys (Monorchis) bulbo globofu, caule nudo, nec- 

 tarii labio trifido. Act. Upfal. 1740. Twyblads with a 

 globular bulb^ a naked fialk^ and a trifid lip to the nee- 

 tarium. Orchis odorata mofchata, five monorchis. 



. C. B. P. 84. Tellow, fweet, or Mufi Orchis. 



5. Ophrys {Anthrcpophora) bulbis fubrotundis, fcapo 

 foliofo, ncftarii labio lineari tripartito, medio elon- 

 gato bifido. Lin. Sp. Plant. 948. Twyblade with 

 roundifh bulbs ^ a leafy ft alk^ and a narrow three-pointed 



. lip to the neEiariuniy the middle fegment of which is ft retch- 

 ed cut and bifid. Orchis flore nudi hominis effigiem 

 " /'reptefentansToemina." C. B. P. 82.* Man Orchis* 



6. OpHKX^X^^fi^^fi^^) bulbis fubrptundis, fcapo foli- 

 ofo, neft.arii labio fubquinquelobo. Lin. Sp. Plant. 



,. g^S. Twy blade witj> roundifh bulbs ^ a leafy ft alk^ and 

 •- the lip of the neBarium divided almoft into five lobes. 

 Orchis mufcam referens major. C. B. P. 83. Greater 

 Fly Orchis. ' ' ' ■'.--, 'v * . , 



7. Ophrys {Adrachnites) bulbis fubrotundis, caule fo- 

 .'liofo, neftarii labio trifido.. Twyblade witbroundijb 



btilbs^ a leafy fialk^ and a trifid lip to the mUarmn. 

 Orchis fucum referens major, foliolis fuperloribus 

 candidis, aut purpurafcentibus. C. B. P. 83. Thi'chv- 

 men Humble Bee Orchis. 



may be maintained much better than in good ground. I 8. Ophrys (Sphegodes) bulbis fubrotundis, caule fub- 

 foliofo, neftarii labio trifido hirfuco. 



■ In order to have the plants grow in fuch fituations, 

 - it will be proper to fow their feeds foon after they 



] ■ are ripe, either on the joints of old walls, or in rub- 



,.bifn, laying the ftalks of the plants over the places 



..-.where their feeds are fown, which will fhade them 



. j*;from the fun, and thereby greatly forward the vege- 

 -.Vtatiori of the feeds ; and when the plants are well ella- 

 ■'bliflied in their fituation, if they are permitted to 

 /' fcatter ^heir feeds, they will maintain themfelves very 



. - well afterwards. 



Hurnble Bee Satyrion with. green wjngs. 



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V 



-. As thefe plants are feldom cultivated unlefs in botanic 



■ ■ V .g^rd^-"^^? ^P ^^ ^^^1 be unnecefTary to enlarge farther 

 r-- cz-about them;, they 'flower early in the fprino;, and 

 < ■•Vlv/theinleeds rfpen in June.^? ._ . .:,. . / ,-. ,-._ _ 



Twyblade with 

 roundifh bulbs^ a leafy ftalk^ and a hain trifid lip to the 

 ne^arium. Orchis five tefticulusfphegodes hirfutoflore. 

 J. B. 2. 727. 



The firft fort grows naturally in woods, and fometimes 

 in rnoift paftures in feveral parts of England. ^ The 

 root is compofed of many ftrong fibres, from which 

 arife two oval veined leaves three inches long, and two 

 broad, joined at their bafe ;" between thefe arifes a 

 naked llalk about eight inches high, terminated by a 

 loofe fpike of herbaceous flowers, refembling gnat?, 

 compofed of five petals, with a long bifid lip to the 



neftariiim, with a creft or ftandard above, and two 



gular 



^ QPHJI..QQLOSSUM, AdderVtongue. ,^ ,, 



^ r^V'f his pkpt grows n and is . ^. ,._ __„ ^ , 



;'|onot.eafily brought, to. thrive long in gardens, fo is I , feeds. This plant refufes culture, but may be tranf- 



wings on' the fide. The flowers fit upon an an 



germcn, which afterward fwells toacapfule, opemng 



dufty 



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rarely attempted. 



planted from the places where it grows naturally, into 



OPHRYS:-Toufn. Infl:. R. H. 437. tab. 250. Lin. I a fhady part of the garden, where, if the roots arc not 



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• v-Gen. Plane. 902. Twyblade. 



: ti:";'- The Characters are, 



; -l:i^ has a fingk ftalk with a vague fpatha ^or fheath.) 



■ *;:^The fiower hath no empalement j it confifts^ of five oblong 



I petals which afcend^ and join fo as to form a helmet^ 



- ^ y and the under one is bifid The ne5larium is dependent^ 

 i':&Hikeel-fijaped behind-^ it hath two fhort ftamina fitting 

 :. on Jhe point aly with ere£l fummits faftened to the interior 

 \- hrder^ ofthe^ne^arium^ and an oblong contorted ger men 

 -r fituated under the fiower^ with a ftyh adhering to the 



- ■ inner border pf the neilarium^ crowned by an obfoleteftig- 



ma. The germen afterward tur?is to an ovah thfee-cor- 



difl:urbed, they will continue feveral years, and fiower 



May 



1 is in July or Auguft, when 

 for it will be difficuk to find 



the leaves are decaying, 



the roots after the leaves are gone. 



The fecond fort is found in fome of the nortlicrn 



counties in England, but is feldom feen growing m 



thefouth. This hath a fmall bulb with many ftrong 



fibres to the root, and fends out two fmall, ribbed, 



heart-lhaped leaves at bottom. , The ftalk rifes about 



four inches high, and is terminated by a fpike of fmali 



herbaceous flowers fliaped like thofe of the firft fort. ■ 



