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Neottia cernua. Nodding-flowered 

 Neottia. 



Clqfs and Order. 

 Monandria Diandria. Linn, (reclius MonandriaJ. 



Generic Character. 



Cor. 5-petaIa, ringens, petalis exterioribus Iateralibus antfce 

 circa bafin labelli ventricofam connexis. Anthera ftylo acuminato 

 parallela poftice inferta. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



NEOTTIA cernua; labello oblongo acuto, fpica dcnfa, floribus 



cernuis, foliis radicalibus linearibus, Swariz. Perfoon Syn. 2. 



>. 511. 

 NEOTTIA cernua. mild. Sp. PL 4. p. 75. 

 OPHRYS cernua; bulbis fafciculatis, caule foliofo, floribus 



cernuis, nectarii labio oblongo integro acuto. Linn. Sp. 



PI. 1340. Reich. 4. p. 22. Syjl. Veg. ed. 14, 1813. Mart. 



Mill. Ditt. n. 4. 

 OPHRYS cernua ; foliis radicalibus lineari-oblongis obtufiuf- 



culis : fcapo alterne vaginofo, puberulo : fpica fpiraliter 



fubimbricata, pubefcente : ovariis ovatis; calycibus recli- 



natis. Michaux Fl. Bor.-Am. 2. p. 158. 

 UMODORUM ? autumnale ; floribus majoribus, caule brae- 



teifque pubefcentibus, caule foliis obfito. (fpica Jerie duplici 

 Jpirali) Walter . FL Carol, p. 221. 



Our drawing was made feveral years ago at Mr. Wood- 

 ford's, of Belmont-Houfe, Vauxhall, from a plant purchaled 

 by him from Mr. Lod dices, by whom it was introduced from 

 North-America. 



Having miffed the opportunity of examining it at the time, 

 and not having met with it in any colleBion in the neighbour- 

 hood of London, nor feen any figure, we gladly availed ourfelves 



of 



