Class XX. Order I. 319 



ORCHIS CILIARIS. L. Fringed yellow Orchis. 



Lip oblong lanceolate, pinnately ciliate, twice as 

 long as the petals ; spur longer than the germ. 



Less common here than at the south. It nearly resembles 

 the preceding species in struc'ure, but the lip is somewhat 

 larger in proportion to the petals. Flowers of a bright, orange 

 yellow. Found at Northborough. July. Perennial. 



ORCHIS PSYCODES. Willd. Ragged Orchis. 



Lip three parted, capillary, many cleft ; petals ob- 

 tuse ; spur filiform-club shaped, as long as the germ, 

 mild. 



Syn. ORCHIS LACERA. Mich. 



This is our most common species. Stem two feet high, smooth. 

 Leaves oblong, smooth, tapering to a point. Flowers numerous, 

 of a faint yeilow, in a large, terminal spike. Germs appearing 

 like flower stalks, long and slender, arched, furrowed, and swell- 

 ing in the middle. Petals five, the three outer ones ovate, the 

 two inner ones oblong. Lip of of the nectary reflexed, divided 

 into three narrow, wedge shaped segments, fringed at the end. 

 Spur as long as the germ, curving, and thickened toward its ex- 

 tremity. Pastures and meadows. July. Perennial. 



OUCH is ORBICULATA. Pursh. Round leaved Orchis. 



Lip linear, entire, obtuse ; the three upper petals 



connivent, the two lateral ones spreading, oblique at 



base ; spur longer than the germ ; scape with two 



flat, orbicular leaves at base. 



A remarkable species with two large, round leaves spreading 

 flat upon the ground, their form sometimes varying to ovate. 

 Scape a foot or two high, bearing a spike of greenish flowers 

 with long, linear lips. In Danvers. Dr. Nichols. In Hallowell, 

 Maine, and Conway, New-Hampshire. July. Perennial. 



ORCHIS DILATATA. Pursh. Tall Orchis. 



Lip linear, entire, obtuse, dilated and rounded at 

 base ; spur as long as the lip, shorter than the germ : 

 bractes as long as the flowers ; stem leafy. 



