Brookesiane. | | | Tab. D5. 
GOODVYERA PUBESCENS. 
Nar. Orv. Orchidex, Sect. 2. Br. Linn. Syst. Gynandria Monandria. - 
GOODYERA, Br. Cor. ringens: petalis exterioribus anticis labello inferné gibboso superné indiviso suppositis. 
Columna libera. Pollen angulatum. Br. in Hort. Kew. ed. alt. 5. 19%. 
Goopvera foliis radicalibus ovatis, labello ovato acuminato, petalis ovatis. Br. in l.c.p. 198. 
Neottia pubescens. Willd. Sp. Pl. 4. 76. 
Satyrium repens. Mich. Bor. Am. 2. 157. 
Descr. Radices fasciculato-fibrose, pilose ; unica ramosa, cateris simplicibus. Folia radicalia plana, ovata, obtusa, obscuré — 
viridia, venis pallescentibus; subtus pallidé viridia, unicolora. Scapus simplex, pedalis, teres, glandulis rufescentibus pubes- 
cens, folia ovata, acuta, sessilia gerens. Flores parvi, viridescentes, in spica simplici, subspirali dispositi. Bractee foliis caulinis 
conformes, ovarii longitudine, glandulosi. Perianthium globoso-connivens ; lacinits exterioribus pallidé viridibus, ovatis, obtu- 
sis, subequalibus, extis glandulosis : inferioribus labello suppositis ; inéerioribus nudis, diaphanis, superiori equalibus et ag- 
glutinatis. Labellum dependens, cum columné articulatum, album, carnosum, globosum, ventricosum, sub-5-nerve, apice in 
rostro acuminato productum. Columna erecta, libera, clavata, apice bidentata, labelli longitudine. Gynizus anticus, transver- 
sus, elevatus, viscidus, apiciilatus, mox emarginatus. Anthera dorsalis, ‘in cavitate verticis columne jacens, et ad apicem in api- 
culo gynizi incumbens, filamento brevi pedicellata, cordata, 2-locularis, loculis discretis. Masse pollinis 4, granulose, non de- 
cidua, apici loculorum affixe. Ovarium crassum, valdé glandulosum, contortum. : 
erence 
This is one of the genera established by Mr. Brown in the last edition of the Hortus Kewensis. It was named after 
Mr. John Goodyer, a Hampshire botanist mentioned in Gerarde’s Herbal ; and was founded upon the old Satyrium 
repens of Europe, and the Neotia pubescens of Willdenow. 
Sir James Smith has given it as his opinion that Goodyera is not distinct from Neottia of Brown ; an assertion 
which we apprehend he will be induced, after more mature consideration, to retract. If Ophrys spiralis be consi- 
dered the type of Neottia of Brown, or of Richard’s Spiranthes, as it undoubtedly must be, certain tropical plants re- 
ferred to it being excluded, a very natural group of plants is formed, differing equally in habit and technical charac- 
ters from Goodyera. ‘The latter genus has an inflated lip hanging down, and forming a very obtuse angle with the 
columna ; a transverse, slightly apiculate gynizus ; anda nearly sessile anther with angular pollen. Spzranthes, on 
the contrary, has a shovel-shaped lip, parallel with the columna, and furnished at its base on each side with a tuber- 
cle, by modifications of which, the species may be satisfactorily distinguished; a narrow, sometimes subulate gynizus ; 
and a pedicellate anther with round pollen. We prefer retaining M. Richard’s name Spiranthes, because Neotita 
should rather be applied to the Nidus Avis, referred to his Listera by Mr. Brown, but differing from that genus, that 
is to say, from Ophrys ovata and cordata, both in habit and structure. | ae eae 
Native of North America, particularly of the northern states, from many of which we have frequently received 
specimens. Our figure was taken from a plant which flowered in Mr. Brookes’s Nursery at Newington Green. It 
has also been sent us by Robert Barclay, Esq. | 
We believe M. Rafinesque has somewhere called this plant Nelis repens ; but we have not been able to ascertain 
in what work. ; 
pn represen 
EXPLANATION OF THE PLATE. 
1. Front of the flower. 2, Back ofthe same. 3. Side view of the same without the perianthium. 4. Front of the columna 
5, Back of the same. 6. Front of the same before the flower expands, 7. Front of the anther. 8. Back of the same 9. Pollen = 
