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GYNANDRIA, 



ilONAN- 

 DRIA. 



Oae Stamen. 



ORDER I. 



FLY ORCHIS. This curious flower is found in 

 chalky soils, but is not veiy common. It is most 

 plentiful in Kent and Cambridgeshire, and blossoms 

 in May and June. There are other plants of thi^ 

 genus that equally resemble a Bee and a Spider. From 

 the root of one species of this plant, when dried and 

 reduced to powder, salop is made. 



Britinh Plants of this Order. 



Botanical Generic Names, Common Names. 



50 Orchis lO Orchis 



34 Oi'H RYs 11 Opm kys 



14 Serapius 5 Serapius 



DIANDHIA 



Two Stamina. 



ORDER 2. 



LADY'S SLIPPER. This is the only British plant 

 of this Order 5 it blossoms in May, and the seeds ripen 

 in the beginning of August. The stem decays to the 

 root, and a new one is produced in the following 

 Spring. 



In its wild state it is confined to some remote and 

 little frequented woods in the north of Englandj it is 

 found in Lady Amherst's woods at Leven Grove, 



