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HERMINIUM* cordatum. 

 Heart-leaved Herminium. 



GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 



Nat. ord. Orchidesl Juss. Sect. Ophrydeee Lindl. (Introduction to 

 the natural system of Botany, p. 262.) 



HERMINIUM R. Br. — Sepala et petala patentia v. conniventia sub- 

 aequalia. Labellum vix sepalis longius, tridentatum trifidum integrumve, 

 basi nunc planiusculum, saepius saccatum v. gibbosum ; saccus v. apertus 

 v. ore constricto vesiciformis. Anthera erecta, minuta, loculis basi di- 

 vergentibus, polliniorum glandulis nudis, saepius utrinque squama (anthera 



sterili) instructa. Herbae ; radicibus carnosis fasciculatis, lobo uno al- 



terove incrassato. Flores sapihs herbacei, nunc albi. — Obs. Gymnadenice et 

 Platantherce quam maxime affinis, ilia loculis antherae basi divergentibus, 

 hac labello ecalcarato tantum saccato, difficillime distinguendum. 



H. cordatum ; caule diphyllo, foliis cordatis acutis, spica secunda, sepalis 

 petalisque ovato lanceolatis acutis suboequalibus, labello trilobo basi 

 saccato, squamis antherae lateralibus elongatis clavatis. 



Satyrium diphyllum. Link in Schrad. diar. 1799. p. 323. 



Orchis corduta. Willd. sp. pi. 4. 28. 



Habenaria cordata. Br. prodr. p. 312. Spreng. syst. v. 3. 691. Hooker 

 in bot. misc. v. I. p. 270. t. 55. Bot. mag. 3164. 



A native of the north-west of Africa and south-west of 

 Europe ; Link and Brotero have found it in Portugal ; we 

 have specimens from shady hills near Tangier, collected 

 by Salzmann ; and the Rev. Mr. Lowe found it on walls 

 and rocks in Madeira. For the specimen from which our 

 drawing was taken, we are obliged to the Rev. Mr. 

 Berkeley, at whose request it was forwarded to us from 

 the rich collection of Lord Milton, by Mr. Joseph Hen- 

 derson. To the latter excellent cultivator we are indebted 

 for the following note upon its habits : — 



* An unexplained name of Linnaeus, mentioned in his Philosophia Bo- 

 tanica, under the head of words derived from the titles of divinities; from 

 which it is to be supposed that it has some reference to the god Mercury ; 

 but, as far as we know, not applied by that Botanist. 



