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NEOTTIA CALCARATA, SpurRRED NEOTTIA. 
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Class and Order. 
GynanpriA Monanpria. 
( Nat. Ord.—Orcuines. ) 
Generic Character. 
Cor. ringens : petalis exterioribus anticis labello imberbi 
suppositis ; interioribus conniventibus. Coluwmna aptera. 
Pollen farinaceum. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Neorria calcarata; labello acuminato denticulato basi 
decurrente, cornu apice libero tereti-subulato curvo, 
petalis lanceolato-acuminatissimis, foliis ellipticis acu- 
tis longe petiolatis. 
Neortia calcarata. Sw. Fl. Ind. Occ. v. 3. p. 1413. 
Srenorruyncnos calcaratum. “ Rich.” Spreng. Syst. Veget. 
v. 3. p. 710. 
From the rich collection of Cuartes Horsriexp, Esq. of 
Liverpool, where it was introduced from Jamaica. SWARTZ 
describes it as a native of St. Domingo : so that it 1s pro- 
bably to be met with in several of the West Indian Islands ; 
yet no author seems to have been acquainted with it except 
Swartz. 
Descr. Leaves three or four, all arising from a few 
large, brownish, oblong scales on the top of the root ; three 
or four inches in length, elliptical, slightly waved, very 
acute, about three-nerved, of a deep yellowish-green on the 
upper side, with a peculiarly satiny lustre, beneath paler 
and somewhat glaucous; the base tapers into a stout 
petiole, about equal in length with the blade of the leaf. 
Scape eight or ten inches high, pale, reddish, terete, bear- 
ing three or four sheathing, acuminated, pale green brac- 
teas, 
